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APPENDIX 6 SITE PRIORITISATION METHOD<br />

To determine the conservation significance and the need for ground-truthing (surveying), sites were<br />

prioritised according to the following table (GBCMA in prep.). If ground-truthing was required and no<br />

survey was completed (eg. more than 100 sites required survey), the minimum priority status was<br />

applied. *LCM refers to the <strong>Landscape</strong> Context Model.<br />

<strong>Conservation</strong><br />

status of EVC<br />

Potential habitat<br />

within known dispersal<br />

range of threatened<br />

taxon or focal species,<br />

or within priority areas<br />

as identified by LCM*<br />

EVC<br />

Patch<br />

Size<br />

Ground-truthing<br />

required to confirm<br />

priority rank on<br />

basis of vegetation<br />

condition<br />

Priority<br />

Status:<br />

Very High,<br />

High,<br />

Medium,<br />

Low<br />

Endangered Y 40ha VH<br />

Vulnerable Y 40ha VH<br />

Rare Y 40ha VH<br />

Depleted Y 40ha VH<br />

Least Concern Y 40ha Ground-truthing needed H or VH<br />

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