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HClNC Vegetation Classification & mapping Project: Volume 1: Vegetation Classification Technical Report
Appendix 6: Collated review continued
Outliers
Action
Final notes
accepted
Group
undersampled
Further notes No Location
Site
cleaning
Check
Split
Merge
Remove
accepted
Proposed
name change Group
Preliminary community name
Group
Y Merge Group 148, Group
153 and Group 154
based on statistical and
geographic similarities.
N Groups 148 and 154 might all be one group – John
Hunter. Leave as separate group.
N x Merge with Group
154 – John Hunter.
Mountain
Ribbon Gum /
Brown Barrel
grass / forb
open forest of
Barrington area
and escarpment
148 Forest Ribbon Gum / Brown
Barrel grass / forb open forest of
Barrington area and escarpment
Detailed notes Group
Merge Group 148, Group
153 and Group 154
based on statistical and
geographic similarities.
N Groups 148, 154, 155 might all be one group – John
Hunter.
Groups 148 and 154 might be the same – John Hunter.
May need to be merged.
N x Merge with Group
148 – John Hunter.
154 Messmate / Forest Ribbon
Gum / New england Blackbutt
shrub / grass open forest of the
ranges of the Lower North Coast
N Could possibly be merged
with Group 45 (which
now includes Group 46)
or remain unallocated. I
will leave unallocated at
this stage.
N x N Possible observer bias, high cover scores – Doug Binns.
Lands owned by a prominent developer was probably
done by one survey person – David Tierney.
Believes it could be dubious – David Tierney.
It is disturbed and on a drainage line (drainage line has
been planted), it is different from other Spotted Gums
community but be careful of this community group,
check against local Wyong map – David Tierney.
Look at local Wyong veg map to determine the veg
community at this location – David Tierney.
159 Spotted Gum / Brown
Stringybark / paperbark;
Warnervale
178
Y Merge Group 160, Group
197, Group 198 and
Group 199.
This group is missing sites from the Wallum area –
Hunter Councils should have sites – need to check
where these sites have fallen out in the classification –
Steve Griffith (check Steve’s mapping).
Y ? Group is missing
sites – Hunter
Councils to
check.
N x Merge with groups
198 and 197 – David
Tierney.
160 Melaleuca sieberi / Melaleuca
nodosa / Red Mahogany swamp
forest of the Central Coast
N Groups 164 and 165 could be merged together. Merge Group 164 and
Group 165.
N x Merge with Group
165.
164 Parramatta Red Gum / Melaleuca
nodosa shrubby woodland
N Groups 164 and 165 could be merged together. Merge Group 164 and
Group 165.
N x Merge with Group
164.
165 Parramatta Red Gum / Melaleuca
nodosa shrubby woodland
Y Statistically distinct.
N x Requires checking. N x Possibly a distinct group.
Undersampled.
169 Leptospermum polygalifolium /
Lepyrodia leptocaulis drainage
line shrubland of the western
Blue Mountains
Y Probably a distinct
community.
N N Could be ecotone community – andrew Paget, Phil G.
Need to recheck – all.
177 Forest Red Gum / Angophora
subvelutina / grassy woodland on
serpentinite at Nowendoc