meth_2.28 Vegetation Assessment AM0024

Contributors: Kumari Rajapaksha Prathirajage (ORCID: 0000-0002-3480-1493), Jeff Powell (ORCID: 0000-0003-1091-2452)

AM Project ID:  AM0024

Method: Percent cover by grasses, shrubs and trees was recorded for each dominant species in floristic vegetation survey plots established in the context of mapping plant community types and assessing vegetation integrity. The method is described in detail in section 4.3.4 of the Biodiversity Assessment Method (State of NSW and Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, 2020).

References:

State of NSW and Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, 2020, Biodiversity Assessment Method, https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/research-and-publications/publications-search/biodiversity-assessment-method-2020 (ISBN 978-1-922493-29-3)