EVC Benchmarks - Otway Ranges bioregion

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Below is a list of published Ecological Vegetation Class benchmarks for the Otway Ranges 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'. Mosaic and complex mapping units have been removed from this page except where the scale is too fine to resolve at the site level. When assessing a site, you should be able to determine which component EVC is dominant on-site. See note below.

EVC no.	BCS	Ecological Vegetation Class Benchmark	Last Updated
3	V	Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
8	LC	Wet Heathland (PDF 134 kb) - VQA	Changed BCS - November 2007
10	E	Estuarine Wetland - VQA [PDF File - 387.9 KB]	Revised - June 2008
16	D	Lowland Forest (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
18	LC	Riparian Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
21	LC	Shrubby Dry Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
22	D	Grassy Dry Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
23	D	Herb-rich Foothill Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
30	LC	Wet Forest (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
31	E	Cool Temperate Rainforest (PDF 136 kb) - VQA	Changed BCS - November 2007
45	LC	Shrubby Foothill Forest (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
48	LC	Heathy Woodland (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
53	E	Swamp Scrub - VQA [PDF File - 210.8 KB]	Revised - November 2007
83	E	Swampy Riparian Woodland (PDF 96 kb) - VQA	December 2004 - New
128	E	Grassy Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
161	D	Coastal Headland Scrub (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
163	V	Coastal Tussock Grassland (PDF 96 kb) - VQA	December 2004 - New
165	E	Damp Heath Scrub (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
175	E	Grassy Woodland - VQA [PDF File - 212.2 KB]	New - November 2007
198	V	Sedgy Riparian Woodland (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
201	LC	Shrubby Wet Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
233	R	Wet Sands Thicket (PDF 133 kb) - VQA
863	E	Floodplain Reedbed (PDF 93 kb) - VQA	Name change - March 2006
894	E	Scoria Cone Woodland (PDF 137 kb) - VQA

• 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.