Hydrobiid Snail (Frome River)

Habitat​

• 'Habitat’ refers to both known habitat for the species (i.e. in or near habitat where the species has been recorded) and potential habitat (i.e. areas of habitat with appropriate characteristics for the species and within the species' potential range which have not yet been adequately surveyed).
• If in doubt about whether a site represents potential habitat for this species, contact the Threatened Species Section for further advice.
• The known range of B. fromensis includes six small streams flowing into the Frome and Ringarooma Rivers, in northeast Tasmania (see distribution map, above). The potential range for B. fromensis is not likely to extend greatly beyond the current known range.
• Habitat for B. fromensis includes the following elements: leaf litter and woody debris in the stream channels and rocks, where it may be found located on the underside of this submerged material.

What to avoid

• Damage to downstream habitat through upstream forestry practices and mining
• Damage to stream habitat through altered flow regimes (e.g. due to construction of water impoundments upstream of populations)

• B. fromensis is a very small, hard to find species which can be difficult to tell apart from other species of Beddomeia and some other hydrobiid snails. Identification to species level normally requires a specialist.
• For further information on surveying or identifying this species, contact the Threatened Species Section.​​​​​

• ​If you live or work in the area where the species occurs (see distribution map, above), look out for and record any observations of the species. All records of this species can provide important information on distribution and abundance.
• Important! Always report any observations of the species to the NRE Natural Values Atlas, or else provide the data direct to the Threatened Species Section. Records stored on the NVA are a permanent record and are accessible to other people interested in this species.
• Consider the needs of the whole habitat. Preserving a threatened species' habitat is the best way to manage both the species and the environment in which it lives.
• For long-term protection of populations on private land – consider protection of habitat through a vegetation management agreement or conservation covenant. See the NRE Private Land Conservation Program for more details.

• Activities which result in habitat degradation are the principal threat to B. fromensis, including clearing of streamside vegetation.
• To avoid damage to stream habitat – do not remove streamside vegetation around known localities.
• To avoid downstream impacts – do not clear streamside vegetation upstream of known localities.​

• ​Activities which result in habitat degradation are the principal threat to B. fromensis, including burning of streamside vegetation.
• To avoid damage to stream habitat – do not burn streamside vegetation around known localities.
• To avoid downstream impacts – do not burn streamside vegetation upstream of known localities.

• ​Activities which result in habitat degradation are the principal threat to B. fromensis, including permanent clearing of native streamside vegetation.
• To avoid downstream impacts do not clear and convert (e.g. to pasture or plantation) streamside vegetation upstream of known localities.

• ​Activities which result in habitat degradation are the principal threat to B. fromensis, including alterations to flow conditions within stream habitat.
• To avoid damage to stream habitat – avoid alterations to stream flow conditions, for example through construction of water impoundments upstream of populations.

Mining

• Activities which result in habitat degradation are the principal threats to B. fromensis, including clearing vegetation, siltation, chemical runoff and altered flow conditions from mining operations.
• To avoid damage to stream habitat - do not remove vegetation that will result in habitat clearance or habitat degradation at known localities.
• To avoid downstream impacts - do not remove vegetation or construct roading or impoundments that will result in alterations to runoff at known localities.
• To avoid downstream impacts resulting from chemical runoff or acidification - do not construct settling ponds in catchments immediately above known localities.

• ​Activities which result in habitat degradation are the principal threat to B. fromensis, including alterations to flow conditions within stream habitat.
• To avoid damage to stream habitat – avoid alterations to stream flow conditions, for example through construction of water impoundments upstream of the known known localities.

• ​Activities which result in habitat degradation are the principal threat to B. fromensis, including pollution of the waterway. Sources of chemical pollution include pesticides and herbicides, and fertiliser runoff into waterways.
• To avoid damage to stream habitat – do not use herbicides and pesticides in the vicinity of known localities where this could lead to input of chemicals into the waterway.
• To avoid damage to stream habitat – avoid application of fertiliser in the vicinity of known localities where this could lead to runoff of fertiliser into the waterway.