Native Vegetation Group 3 - Lowland Forests
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Lowland Forests Native Vegetation Map
High resolution map of Simplified Native Vegetation Group 3 (PDF - 818 Kb) - includes major roads and towns.Ecological Vegetation Class Descriptions
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3.1 Lowland Forests
EVC 14 Banksia Woodland
Open scrub to open woodland on well-drained Quaternary and Tertiary sandy soils of East Gippsland. The overstorey is dominated by Saw Banksia Banksia serrata, sometimes with emergent eucalypts while the understorey is shrub-rich.
EVC 15 Limestone Box Forest
Occurs on generally well-developed terra rossa soils derived from Tertiary limestones that outcrop around coastal streams, gullies and lakes. Open eucalypt forest with a tall shrub layer understorey and a grass and herb-rich ground layer on sheltered aspects but may be almost completely bare on drier aspects.
EVC 16 Lowland Forest
Widespread eucalypt forest on relatively fertile, moderately well-drained soils in areas of relatively high rainfall. Characterised by the diversity of life forms and species in the understorey including a range of shrubs, grasses and herbs.
EVC 877 Lowland Herb-rich Forest
Primarily occurs in gullies and along lower slopes close to minor drainage lines. Soils are reasonably fertile colluvial loams. Open eucalypt forest with a range of medium shrubs conspicuous in the mid-stratum. The ground layer is dominated by a dense cover of grasses and a high diversity of tussock-forming graminoids and herbs.
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Bioregional Conservation Status and EVC benchmarks
An EVC may have a different conservation status in each bioregion in which it is found. To look up an EVC's Bioregional Conservation Status (BCS), download the spreadsheet on the Simplified Native Vegetation Groups page.
You can also use this spreadsheet to help find the corresponding EVC benchmarks, which are listed by bioregion.
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