Native Vegetation Group 7 - Wet or Damp Forests
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Wet or Damp Forests Native Vegetation Map
High resolution map of Simplified Native Vegetation Group 7 (PDF - 1.8 Mb) - includes major roads and towns.Ecological Vegetation Class Descriptions
| 7.1 Wet or Damp Forests – Wet |  |
| 7.2 Wet or Damp Forests – Damp |  |
Bioregional Conservation Status and EVC benchmarks
7.1 Wet or Damp Forests – Wet
EVC 30 Wet Forest
Grows on fertile, well-drained loamy soils on a range of geologies and elevation levels. It is largely restricted to protected sites in gullies and on southern aspects of hills and mountains where rainfall is high and cloud cover at ground level is frequent. Characterised by a tall eucalypt overstorey with scattered understorey trees over a tall broad-leaved shrubby understorey and a moist, shaded, fern-rich ground layer that is usually dominated by tree-ferns.
EVC 39 Montane Wet Forest
Grows on the most sheltered wet sites such as gully heads and south facing slopes at montane elevations in high rainfall areas. Soils are deep, fertile, well-drained and structureless and although well-drained, may remain saturated for long periods. The overstorey forms a tall open eucalypt forest over a secondary tree layer with occasional tall shrubs which provide shade and protection for a fern-rich ground layer. Scattered herbs occur in gaps in the ground layer.
EVC 201 Shrubby Wet Forest
Tall eucalypt forest with scattered understorey trees over a tall broad-leaved shrubby understorey and a moist, shaded, fern-rich ground layer that is usually dominated by tree-ferns. Herbs may also be abundant where light penetrates the ground layer.
7.2 Wet or Damp Forests – Damp
EVC 29 Damp Forest
Grows on a wide range of geologies on well-developed generally colluvial soils on a variety of aspects, from sea level to montane elevations. Dominated by a tall eucalypt tree layer over a medium to tall dense shrub layer of broad-leaved species typical of wet forest mixed with elements from dry forest types. The ground layer includes herbs and grasses as well as a variety of moisture-dependent ferns.
EVC 35 Tableland Damp Forest
Tall eucalypt forest with an understorey dominated by a tall, diverse shrub layer of broad-leaved shrubs and heaths with sometimes a scattering of tree-ferns. The ground layer is dominated by a variety of herbs and graminoids. Occurs on topographically protected south-facing slopes and occasionally in gully heads on northern or western slopes in low relief montane areas.
38 Montane Damp Forest
Grows on a wide range of geologies on well-developed generally colluvial soils on a variety of aspects at montane elevations. Dominated by a tall eucalypt tree layer over a medium to tall dense shrub layer of broad-leaved species typical of wet forest mixed with elements from dry forest types. The ground layer includes herbs and grasses as well as a variety of moisture-dependent ferns.
EVC 316 Shrubby Damp Forest
Grows in gullies and on protected slopes on relatively skeletal but fertile sedimentary soils. Eucalypt forest with a dense mid stratum comprised of medium to large shrubs characteristic of both drier and damper environments. The ground layer has a sparse cover of grasses and herbs, and commonly includes Austral Bracken Pteridium esculentum.
EVC 938 Shrubby Gully Forest
An open eucalypt forest to woodland confined to narrow bands along low gradient gullies on minor streams within foothills. Often associated with granite soils. The understorey is dominated by shrubs, sedges and ferns and lacks the diversity of herbs and grasses associated with drainage lines on more fertile soils.
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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