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HClNC Vegetation Classification & mapping Project: Volume 1: Vegetation Classification Technical Report
1.3 Structure of reporting for the project
The reporting of this second stage of the vegetation classification and mapping project has been
completed as three stand-alone volumes which together provide the detail of the methods and
outcomes of the various project elements. The three volumes are:
➜ Volume 1: Vegetation Classification Technical Report (this publication)
➜ Volume 2: Vegetation Community Profiles (HCCREMS 2008a)
➜ Volume 3: Vegetation Survey Data Audit (HCCREMS 2008b)
1.4 The project’s study area
1.4.1 Geographical extent
The project's study area is the Hunter, Central and Lower North Coast region of New South
Wales, Australia. The area was selected to encompass the geographical boundaries of the
Hunter–Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority and of the 14 member councils of
the Hunter and Central Coast Regional Environment Strategy (HCCREMS). A 1.5 km buffer
zone was generated around the most external boundary for the purpose of data collation and
integration (See Figure 1.1).
The study area referred to within this document includes the 1.5 km buffer and will be termed
the Hunter, Central Coast and Lower North Coast (HCLNC) study area. The geographical extent
of the HCLNC is between latitudes 31°16' to 33°35' south, and longitudes 149°40' to 152°48' east,
encompassing a total land area of 4 026 761 ha.
Figure 1.1. Geographical extent of the study area
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