EVC Benchmarks - Gippsland Plain bioregion

EVC Benchmarks - Gippsland Plain bioregion

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Below is a list of published Ecological Vegetation Class benchmarks for the Gippsland Plain bioregion.

The following list includes benchmarks that are relevant to the following assessment two methods: Vegetation Quality Assessment (VQA) - Vegetation Quality Assessment Manual or Wetland Vegetation Assessment (WVA) - Index of Wetland Condition.

Note:

The bioregional conservation status of EVCs was revised and updated in November 2007 following revised native vegetation mapping. To view the changes in the spatial datasets please go to the Accessing Native Vegetation Data page.
Before choosing any vegetation mapping units that are EVC mosaics, complexes and aggregates and generic wetland mapping units, some further on-site decision will be required before selecting the appropriate benchmark to apply. In addition, EVC 'variants' and those EVCs that are known to exhibit structural variation across their range will also need to utilise on-site information to determine the appropriate benchmark to apply.
The EVC benchmarks contain a subset of “typical” but not comprehensive lists of species for each EVC in a bioregion. It should also be noted that not all species listed in the benchmark will be appropriate to all sites across the range of an EVC in a bioregion nor readily available through local nurseries.

Further information for developing appropriate planting lists for a site should be sought from

regional revegetation guides

endorsed by DSE or expert advice from a botanist.

MU no.	BCS	Mapping Unit	Last Updated
1	D	Coastal Dune Scrub/Coastal Dune Grassland Mosaic (PDF 137 kb) - VQA	Changed BCS - November 2007
2	V	Coast Banksia Woodland (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
3	V	Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
6	R	Sand Heathland (PDF 134 kb) - VQA
7	D	Clay Heathland (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
8	D	Wet Heathland (PDF 135 kb) - VQA Wet Heathland (PDF 107 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
9	LC	Coastal Saltmarsh (PDF 134 kb) - VQA
10	LC	Estuarine Wetland (PDF 135 kb) - VQA
11	V	Coastal Lagoon Wetland (PDF 93 kb) - VQA Coastal Lagoon Wetland (PDF 104 kb) - WVA	Updated - March 2006
12	V	Wet Swale Herbland (PDF 95 kb) - VQA Wet Swale Herbland (PDF 107 kb) - WVA	Changed BCS - November 2007 Updated - March 2006
14	LC	Banksia Woodland - VQA (PDF - 163 KB)	New - November 2007
15	V	Limestone Box Forest (PDF 97 kb) - VQA	December 2004 - New
16	V	Lowland Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
17	V	Riparian Scrub/Swampy Riparian Woodland Complex (PDF 137 kb) - VQA	Name Change - November 2007
18	V	Riparian Forest (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
19	E	Riparian Shrubland (PDF 140 kb) - VQA
21	LC	Shrubby Dry Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
22	LC	Grassy Dry Forest (PDF 139 kb) - VQA
23	V	Herb-rich Foothill Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
29	E	Damp Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
30	D	Wet Forest (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
32	E	Warm Temperate Rainforest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
34	E	Dry Rainforest (PDF 99 kb) - VQA	December 2004 - New
45	E	Shrubby Foothill Forest (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
47	V	Valley Grassy Forest (PDF 139 kb) - VQA
48	LC	Heathy Woodland (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
53	E	Swamp Scrub - VQA (PDF - 212 KB) Swamp Scrub (PDF 108 kb) - WVA	New BCS - November 2007 New wetland - March 2006
53_62		Estuarine Swamp Scrub	See EVC 953 Estuarine Scrub
55	E	Plains Grassy Woodland (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
56	E	Floodplain Riparian Woodland (PDF 140 kb) - VQA Floodplain Riparian Woodland (PDF 112 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
59	V	Riparian Thicket (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
61	V	Box Ironbark Forest (PDF 97 kb) - VQA	December 2004 - New
68	E	Creekline Grassy Woodland (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
73	R	Rocky Outcrop Shrubland/Rocky Outcrop Herbland Mosaic (PDF 96 kb) - VQA	December 2004 - New
74	E*	Wetland Formation - refer to generic wetland table	former wetland mapping unit - March 2006
82	E	Riverine Escarpment Scrub (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
83	E	Swampy Riparian Woodland (PDF 138 kb) - VQA Swampy Riparian Woodland (PDF 110 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
125	E	Plains Grassy Wetland (PDF 93 kb) - VQA Plains Grassy Wetland (PDF 128 kb) - WVA	Updated - May 2005 New wetland - March 2006
126	E	Swampy Riparian Complex (PDF 139 kb) - VQA
127	E	Valley Heathy Forest (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
128	E	Grassy Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
132_61	E	LaTrobe Valley Plains Grassland (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
132_62	E	South Gippsland Plains Grassland (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
133	E	Limestone Pomaderris Shrubland (PDF 139 kb) - VQA
134	V	Sand Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
135	E	Gallery Rainforest (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
136	V	Sedge Wetland (PDF 135 kb) - VQA Sedge Wetland (PDF 108 kb) - WVA	Updated - March 2006
140	LC	Mangrove Shrubland (PDF 133 kb) - VQA
141	E	Sandy Flood Scrub (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
151	V	Plains Grassy Forest (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
155	R	Bird Colony Succulent Herbland (PDF 135 kb) - VQA
160	D	Coastal Dune Scrub (PDF 136 kb) - VQA	Changed BCS - November 2007
161	D	Coastal Headland Scrub (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
163	V	Coastal Tussock Grassland (PDF 135 kb) - VQA	Changed BCS - November 2007
164	E	Creekline Herb-rich Woodland (PDF 139 kb) - VQA
169	E	Dry Valley Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
172	E*	Floodplain Wetland Aggregate (PDF 142 kb) - refer to wetland aggregate table	former wetland mapping unit - March 2006
175	E	Grassy Woodland (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
191	V	Riparian Scrub (PDF 135 kb) - VQA Riparian Scrub (PDF 107 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
195	E	Seasonally Inundated Shrubby Woodland (PDF 108 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
259	E	Plains Grassy Woodland/Gilgai Wetland Mosaic
300		Reed Swamp - see 821 Tall Marsh	Removed November 2007
308	V	Aquatic Sedgeland (PDF 105 kb) - VQA - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
309	V	Calcareous Swale Grassland (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
311	E	Berm Grassy Shrubland (PDF 135 kb) - VQA
315	E	Shrubby Foothill Forest/Damp Forest complex
316	LC	Shrubby Damp Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
334	E*	Billabong Wetland Aggregate (PDF 84 kb) - VQA Billabong Wetland Aggregate (PDF 116 kb) - refer to wetland aggregate table	former wetland mapping unit - March 2006
408	V	Valley Grassy Forest/Herb-rich Foothill Forest Complex	New - November 2007
418	V	Damp Sands Herb-Rich Woodland/Heathy Woodland Complex	New - November 2007
537	V	Brackish Aquatic Herbland (PDF 124 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
538	R	Brackish Herbland (PDF 122 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
591	E	Calcareous Wet Herbland (PDF 116 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
636	R*	Brackish Lake Aggregate (PDF 101 kb) - refer to wetland aggregate table	New - former wetland mapping unit - March 2006
641	E	Riparian Woodland (PDF 138 kb) - VQA	December 2004
651	E	Plains Swampy Woodland (PDF 138 kb) - VQA Plains Swampy Woodland (PDF 109 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
653	E	Aquatic Herbland (PDF 135 kb) - VQA Aquatic Herbland (PDF 108 kb) - WVA	Updated wetland - March 2006
656	E	Brackish Wetland (PDF 136 kb) - VQA Brackish Wetland (PDF 108 kb) - WVA	Changed BCS - November 2007 Updated wetland - March 2006
674	E	Sandy Stream Woodland (PDF 100 kb) - VQA	December 2004 - New
681	V	Deep Freshwater Marsh - refer to generic wetland table	Changed BCS - November 2007 former wetland mapping unit - March 2006
707	E	Sedgy Swamp Woodland(PDF - 220 KB)	New - November 2007
710	R	Damp Heathland (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
723	R	Forest Bog (PDF 107 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
728	V	Forest Creekline Sedge Swamp (PDF 107 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
793	V	Damp Heathy Woodland (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
804	E	Rushy Riverine Swamp (PDF 109 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
821	E	Tall Marsh - VQA (PDF - 209 KB)	New - November 2007
842	R	Saline Aquatic Meadow (PDF 106 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
858	V	Coastal Alkaline Scrub (PDF 138 kb) - VQA	Changed BCS - November 2007
863	E	Floodplain Reedbed (PDF 94 kb) - VQA	Changed BCS - November 2007 Status Changed - March 2006
875	R	Blocked Coastal Stream Swamp (PDF 135 kb) - VQA Blocked Coastal Stream Swamp (PDF 103 kb) - WVA	Updated wetland - March 2006
876	R	Spray-zone Coastal Shrubland (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
877	D	Lowland Herb-rich Forest (PDF 131 kb) - VQA
878	V	Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland/Swamp Scrub Complex (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
879	D	Coastal Dune Grassland (PDF 135 kb) - VQA	Changed BCS - November 2007
883	E	Sedge Wetland/Calcareous Wet Herbland Complex (PDF 124 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
895	E	Escarpment Shrubland (PDF 140 kb) - VQA	February 2005
900	V	Coastal Saltmarsh/Coastal Dune Grassland/Coastal Dune Scrub/Coastal Headland Scrub Mosaic	New - November 2007
902	E	Gully Woodland (PDF 139 kb) - VQA
914	E	Estuarine Flats Grassland (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
934	E	Brackish Grassland (PDF 134 kb) - VQA Brackish Grassland (PDF 107 kb) - WVA	Changed BCS - November 2007 Updated wetland - March 2006
937	E	Swampy Woodland (PDF 136 kb) - VQA Swampy Woodland (PDF 111 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
938	V	Shrubby Gully Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
953	E	Estuarine Scrub - VQA (PDF - 209 KB)	New - November 2007
958	E	Plains Grassy Wetland/Calcareous Wet Herbland Complex (PDF 107 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
960	E	Plains Grassy Wetland/Spike-sedge Wetland Complex (PDF 107 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
963	V	Sedge Wetland/Aquatic Sedgeland Complex (PDF 108 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
968	E	Gahnia Sedgeland (PDF 116 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
976	E	Coastal Ephemeral Wetland (PDF 104 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006
1010	E	Plains Sedgy Wetland/Sedge Wetland Complex (PDF 107 kb) - WVA	New wetland - March 2006

MU - Mapping Unit
EVC - Ecological Vegetation Class
BCS - Bioregional Conservation Status
* - BCS rating to be used only if unable to determine the component EVC within the generic and/or aggregate wetland tables.
VQA - vegetation quality assessment
WVA - wetland vegetation assessment

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Generic wetland EVC - lookup table (XLS - 35 Kb)
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EVC wetland aggregate table (XLS - 30 KB)

Further enquiries and feedback on EVC benchmarks
EVC benchmarks will continue to be developed and refined as vegetation assessments are conducted across Victoria. DSE has established a process for reviewing and revising changes to EVC benchmarks.

To request an unpublished EVC benchmark or feedback, please email evc.benchmark@dse.vic.gov.au and provide the EVC name, mapping unit number and the bioregion name along with your contact details. Please allow approximately one week for a response.

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