Appendix 2 - Vegetation Communities and Regional Ecosystems

Regional
Ecosystem
Pre-clearing Area
(ha)
Area (2007 Coverage-ha) % Remaining
Land Zone 2 - Coastal Dunes, Cheniers and Sand Sheets and associated Dune Swales.
3.2.2 368.12 264.4 71.8
3.2.3 111.962 109.18 97.5
3.2.4 320.32 313.43 97.8
3.2.5 646.21 561.16 86.8
3.2.6 285.81 193.148 67.5
3.2.7 605.45 599.41 99.0
3.2.8 60.44 60.44 100.0
3.2.10 128.89 128.99 100.0
3.2.14 0.46 0.46 100.0
3.2.15 967.02 745.1 77.1
3.2.19 167.83 160.08 95.4
3.2.24 359.16 296.23 82.5
3.2.25 39.84 35.76 89.8
3.2.26 80.1 80.1 100.0
3.2.27 4.27 4.27 100.0
3.2.28 188.80 85.72 45.4
3.2.30 3.14 3.14 100.0
Land Zone 3 - Alluvial plains, alluvial fans, terraces and fluvial sediments
3.3.1c 8.03 0 0.0
3.3.5c 103.83 103.83 100.0
3.3.6 46.97 46.97 100.0
3.3.7 18.09 10.95 100.0
3.3.9 179.77 179.77 100.0
3.3.10 476.21 467.00 98.0
3.3.12 33.75 33.75 100.0
3.3.13 55.47 55.47 100.0
3.3.14 208.75 204.32 97.8
3.3.17b 185.33 182.05 98.23
3.3.20c 1143..37 1120.68 98.0
3.3.22 553.72 537.6 97.08
3.3.27 2277.73 2201.02 96.6
3.3.28 253.21 227.39 89.8
3.3.42 2999.52 2931.18 97.7
3.3.48 1124.00 1112.13 98.9
3.3.51 111.72 111.72 100.0
3.3.57 273.07 211.61 77.5
3.3.62 1331.87 1290.36 96.9
3.3.63 105.7 105.7 100.0
3.3.68 90.02 90.02 100.0
3.3.69 139.82 65.60 46.9
3.3.70 148.41 144.254 97.1
Land Zone 5 – Sandy plains and rises/ Lateritic profiles and remnant alluvial/colluvial surfaces.
3.5.5 2110.88 2110.88 100.0
3.5.8 73.37 73.37 100.0
3.5.15 3273.32 3273.32 100.0
3.5.17a 10.44 10.44 100.0
3.5.19 229.93 229.93 100.0
3.5.23x1 115.54 115.54 100.0
3.5.29 59.26 59.26 100.0
3.5.32 228.21 228.21 100.0
Land Zone 7 – Exposed or shallowly covered duricrust
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