A suite of resources on regional biodiversity conservation including classification, mapping and data analysis.
A suite of resources on regional biodiversity conservation including classification, mapping and data analysis.
Volume 1 – This report contains detailed vegetation community profiles for each of the communities of the Hunter, Central & Lower North Coast of New South Wales vegetation classification.
Volume 2 – This report provides an overview of all systematic survey data available within the region (at the time of writing) to inform the development of a new vegetation community classification scheme.
Volume 3 – This report aims to provide an overview of all systematic vegetation survey data currently available in within the study area.
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The interim biodiversity data has been produced through two independent studies conducted by the Landscapes and Policy Research Hub and the Environmental Decisions Hub of the National Environmental Research Program in collaboration with the HCCREMS team.
Related Publications:
This document is an excerpt from the main report (Whitehead A, Kujala H, & Wintle B (2015) Modelling Species and Threatened Ecological Plant Communities in the Hunter, Central & Lower North Coast Region of NSW, University of Melbourne, VIC) and provides information relevant to the HCCREMS Regional Biodiversity Program. This excerpt describes the sources of these data, how they were processed, and how they were used to model the feature’s distributions.
Others Involved:
Dr Amy Whitehead, University of Melbourne, NERP Environmental Decision Hub
Dr Heini Kujala, University of Melbourne, NERP Environmental Decision Hub
Dr Brendan Wintle, University of Melbourne, NERP Environmental Decision Hub
Related Publications:
2015 Application of Interim Biodiversity Data
Lower Hunter-Central Coast region habitat models for:
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Tiger Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus)
Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)
Yellow-Bellied Glider (Petaurus australis)
Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae)
Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua)
Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa)
Others Involved: Brendan A Wintle, Jane Elith, Mark A Burgman
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The LHCCREMS 2003 Vegetation mapping (GIS dataset) shows the extent and type of vegetation communities at the time of publication for the Lower Hunter and Central Coast region of NSW.
The accompanying technical report provides details, methods and results. The Pre-1750 modelling provides estimates of the distribution of the plant communities prior to the arrival of Europeans (pre-1750). The Biodiversity Conservation Strategy describes the methods and results from the Pre-1750 analysis.
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The Biodiversity Conservation Strategy describes the methods and results from the Pre-1750 analysis.
This study was commissioned as part of the SRD program to address a key information gap in the Lower Hunter regarding Important Agricultural Lands (IAL). Accordingly, it has mapped and assessed IAL across the entirety of the region, including the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Cessnock and Port Stephens Local government Areas.
In total, over 70 individuals and organisations with relevant agricultural interests in the study area, or technical expertise pertaining to the project’s mapping and analysis processes, were consulted. This included engaging local farming interests, relevant industry associations, technical specialists and government agency staff through a variety of methods.
A Technical Working Group (TWG) was also formed comprising representatives from Federal Government, State Government, local councils, and the various agricultural industries in the region.
The Hunter Joint Organisation acknowledges the country and history of the traditional custodians of the lands upon which we work and live. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, of our region, and of Australia.
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