findings by bioregion - Victorian Environmental Assessment Council

CENTRAL VICTORIAN UPLANDSKEY FINDINGSThe Central Victorian Uplands is a moderately clearedbioregion of which 3% is largely intact. In the fragmentedlandscape, native vegetation remains over almost half thebioregion and more than one third of this is on public land.A relatively small proportion is within the conservationreserve system. Site condition scores of native vegetationon public land are typically higher than those on privateland. Overall though, site condition scores are generallymuch lower than those of other moderately clearedbioregions. Landscape context scores for both public andprivate land are similar. In all patch size classes, includingthe largest (1,000+ ha), the proportion of total area onprivate land is greater than that on public land.TOTAL BIOREGION 1,217,609 ha• Largely-intact landscape 33,282 ha – 2.7%• Fragmented landscape 1,184,327 ha – 97.3%10.4%63.0%9.6%Remaining forest stands are largely on the foothills whilstfl atter more fertile plains have been extensively clearedfor agriculture. Signifi cant patches of remnant nativevegetation of high quality and connectivity adjoin thelargely-intact landscape of the Wombat Forest (including,for example, in the Trentham-Daylesford area) or arecentred on conservation reserves such as Mt Buangor,Langi Ghiran and Enfi eld State Parks and Lake EildonNational Park.Heavily cleared areas tend to be around older townson fl atter terrain, such as Kyneton and Mansfi eld.17.0%FRAGMENTED LANDSCAPE• Native vegetation extent 527,251 ha – 44.5%• On public land [total] 201,969 ha – 17.0%In conservation reserves 52,244 ha – 4.4%In other public land categories 149,725 ha – 12.6%• On private land 325,282 ha – 27.5%• Not native vegetation 657,076 ha – 55.5%82