Guidelines and Field Methodology for Vegetation Survey and Mapping

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GLOSSARY.......................................................................................................53 REFERENCES................................................................................................. 58 APPENDICES ........................................................ 62 APPENDIX 1: Primary Vegetation Datasets ..................................................................................... 62 APPENDIX 2: Overview of Vegetation Survey and Mapping Procedures..................................... 63 APPENDIX 3: Cover and Structural Formation Comparisons for Common Classification Systems ............................................................................................................................................... 64 APPENDIX 4: Height Class Comparison for Common Classification Systems ........................... 65 APPENDIX 5: Comparison of Classification Systems Codes and Descriptions.......................... 66 APPENDIX 6: Vegetation Survey Report Formats........................................................................... 68 APPENDIX 7: Metadata Attributes .................................................................................................... 72 APPENDIX 8: Preliminary NT Vegetation Condition Indicators for Forests and Woodlands ..... 73 APPENDIX 9: Example of Eucalyptus Open Forest Synthetic Benchmark .................................. 74 APPENDIX 10: Definitive Vegetation Types Database Attributes - Example................................ 75 APPENDIX 11: IUCN Red List Categories ........................................................................................ 79 APPENDIX 12: Directions for the Collection of NT Weeds............................................................. 80 APPENDIX 13: NT Weeds Data Collection Sheet............................................................................. 81 APPENDIX 14: Landform Element and Pattern Codes and Descriptions ..................................... 82 APPENDIX 15: Common Soil Orders in the NT................................................................................ 84 APPENDIX 16: Field Data Proforma - Habitat Sheet........................................................................ 85 APPENDIX 17: Field Data Proforma - Flora Sheet........................................................................... 87 APPENDIX 18: Field Data Proforma - Vegetation Foliage Projective Cover................................. 90 APPENDIX 19: NT Site Procedure and Equipment List .................................................................. 91 Northern Territory Guidelines and Field Methodology for Vegetation Survey and Mapping v
LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Comparison of NT vegetation data stored in numerous databases................................................ 18 Figure 2. Proposed NRVIS data model. ......................................................................................................... 21 Figure 3. Cumulative scoring method............................................................................................................. 25 Figure 4. Sub-strata vegetation profiles for two vegetation communities (ESCAVI, 2003). ........................... 33 Figure 5. Vegetation profile height types (ESCAVI, 2003). ............................................................................ 36 Figure 6. Foliage projective cover transect set up and design. ...................................................................... 37 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Summary of primary vegetation datasets, 2006. ................................................................................ 2 Table 2. Vegetation mapping terminology. ....................................................................................................... 3 Table 3. Data resolution at various scales. ....................................................................................................... 9 Table 4. The NVIS Information Hierarchy. ...................................................................................................... 11 Table 5. NVIS height class codes and descriptions........................................................................................12 Table 6. NVIS cover class codes and descriptions.........................................................................................12 Table 7. NVIS growth form codes and descriptions........................................................................................ 12 Table 8. NVIS Classification System structural formation classes. ................................................................ 14 Table 9. NVIS height classes and corresponding growth forms. .................................................................... 15 Table 10. Recommended sampling intensity for various scales of mapping.................................................. 30 Table 11. Traditional stratum codes and NVIS sub stratum codes and descriptions. .................................... 32 Table 12. Cover and abundance measures....................................................................................................34 Table 13. Description of height types for stratum and growth form. ............................................................... 35 Table 14. Basal area count and suggested transect length............................................................................ 38 Table 15. Vegetation site data core attributes. ............................................................................................... 42 Table 16. Data recorded on field data proformas for sampling full sites, check sites and road notes. .......... 43 Northern Territory Guidelines and Field Methodology for Vegetation Survey and Mapping vi
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REFERENCES REFERENCES Abed, T. & St
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Disturbance, Succession, adjoining
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