australian native vegetation assessment 2001 - National Program ...

Tables
1. National Vegetation Information System information hierarchy .............................. 11
2. Area of pre-European major vegetation groups ........................................................... 35
3. Area of major vegetation groups ...................................................................................... 39
4. Area of major vegetation groups in each State and Territory ................................... 41
5. Native vegetation remaining in the intensively used areas of Australia................... 43
6. River basins with less than 30% remaining native vegetation .................................... 44
7. Subregions with less than 30% remaining native vegetation ...................................... 45
8. Area of pre-European and present vegetation in Australia ........................................ 48
9. Pre-European and present major vegetation groups in the
Isaac – Comet Downs subregion ..................................................................................... 53
10. Changes to major vegetation groups in the Isaac – Comet Downs
subregion since European settlement ............................................................................. 53
11. Vegetation sub-formation in the Isaac – Comet Downs subregion ......................... 53
12. Area of major vegetation groups cleared in Australia and the
percentage cleared as a proportion of the total area of clearing in Australia ....... 56
13. Summary figures of clearing and remaining native vegetation for
IBRA bioregions with less than 30% of native vegetation remaining ....................... 58
14. Area of major vegetation groups and clearing for IBRA bioregions
with < 30% of native vegetation remaining .................................................................... 60
15. Area of major vegetation groups and clearing for the Tasmanian
Northern Slopes IBRA bioregion with 64% of native vegetation remaining ......... 60
16. Bioregions with greater than 800 000 ha of native vegetation cleared .................. 62
17. Area of pre-European native vegetation in the Australian Capital Territory ......... 64
18. Area of pre-European and native vegetation in New South Wales .......................... 72
19. Area of pre-European and native vegetation in the Northern Territory ................ 80
20. Area of pre-European and native vegetation in Queensland ..................................... 87
21. Area of pre-European and native vegetation in South Australia ............................... 93
22. Area of pre-European and native vegetation in Tasmania ........................................... 98
23. Alternative figures for area of pre-European and native vegetation
in Tasmania ............................................................................................................................. 98
24. Area of pre-European and native vegetation in Victoria .......................................... 104
25. Area of pre-European and native vegetation in Western Australia ....................... 112
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