EVC Benchmarks - Highlands - Far East bioregion

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Below is a list of published Ecological Vegetation Class benchmarks for the Highlands - Far East bioregion.

These benchmarks have been developed to assess native vegetation using the method for Vegetation Quality Assessment (VQA).

Please note: These benchmarks are endorsed for the purpose of implementing 'Victoria's Native Vegetation Management - A Framework for Action, 2002'. For Wetland Vegetation assessments, please follow this link.

Mosaic and complex mapping units have been removed from this page. When assessing a site, you should be able to determine which component EVC is dominant on-site.

• 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.

EVC no.	BCS	Ecological Vegetation Class Benchmark	Last Updated
16	LC	Lowland Forest (PDF 96 kb) - VQA
18	LC	Riparian Forest (PDF 97 kb) - VQA
21	LC	Shrubby Dry Forest (PDF 94 kb) - VQA
28	R	Rocky Outcrop Shrubland (PDF 96 kb) - VQA	Changed BCS - November 2007
29	LC	Damp Forest (PDF 98 kb) - VQA
30	LC	Wet Forest (PDF 97 kb) - VQA
31	R	Cool Temperate Rainforest (PDF 95 kb) - VQA
32	R	Warm Temperate Rainforest (PDF 97 kb) - VQA
33	R	Cool Temperate Rainforest/Warm Temperate Rainforest Overlap (PDF 96 kb) - VQA	Changed name - November 2007
35	LC	Tableland Damp Forest (PDF 96 kb) - VQA
36	LC	Montane Dry Woodland (PDF 96 kb) - VQA
37	V	Montane Grassy Woodland (PDF 96 kb) - VQA
38	LC	Montane Damp Forest (PDF 98 kb) - VQA
39	LC	Montane Wet Forest (PDF 96 kb) - VQA
40	V	Montane Riparian Woodland (PDF 98 kb) - VQA
41	LC	Montane Riparian Thicket (PDF 95 kb) - VQA
47	D	Valley Grassy Forest (PDF 96 kb) - VQA
1002	V	Alpine Damp Grassland

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

EVC 44 Treeless Alpine Vegetation - Lookup table [PDF File - 105.3 KB]

Wetland Vegetation Assessment
If you are interested in assessing a wetland area for the purpose of implementing 'Victoria's Native Vegetation Management - A Framework for Action, 2002', you must use an EVC Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment (VQA) in conjunction with the VQA methodology.

If a wetland EVC benchmark for the VQA is unavailable, please use the wetlands default habitat score of 0.45 as outlined in the 'Guide for Assessment of Referred Planning Permit Applications, 2007'.

If you are interested in undertaking a wetland vegetation assessment which is not for the purpose of implementing "Victoria's Native Vegetation Management - A Framework for Action, 2002', then the Index of Wetland Condition (IWC) methodology may be appropriate. The IWC method uses a set of dedicated wetland EVC benchmarks that you will find on the IWC webpage.

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.