EVC Benchmarks - Victorian Alps bioregion

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Below is a list of published Ecological Vegetation Class benchmarks for the Victorian Alps 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 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
18	LC	Riparian Forest (PDF 138 kb - VQA
19	R	Riparian Shrubland (PDF 136 kb - VQA
20	LC	Heathy Dry Forest (PDF 137 kb - VQA
21	LC	Shrubby Dry Forest (PDF 138 kb - VQA
22	LC	Grassy Dry Forest (PDF 139 kb - VQA
23	LC	Herb-rich Foothill Forest (PDF 138 kb - VQA
27	R	Blackthorn Scrub (PDF 136 kb - VQA
28	R	Rocky Outcrop Shrubland (PDF 136 kb - VQA
29	LC	Damp 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
35	LC	Tableland Damp Forest (PDF 136 kb - VQA
36	LC	Montane Dry Woodland (PDF 137 kb - VQA
37	LC	Montane Grassy Woodland (PDF 137 kb - VQA
38	LC	Montane Damp Forest (PDF 137 kb - VQA
39	LC	Montane Wet Forest (PDF 136 kb - VQA
40	LC	Montane Riparian Woodland (PDF 139 kb - VQA
41	LC	Montane Riparian Thicket (PDF 136 kb - VQA
42	R	Sub-alpine Shrubland (PDF 136 kb - VQA
43	LC	Sub-alpine Woodland (PDF 136 kb - VQA
44	R	Sub-alpine Treeless Vegetation - refer to Treeless Alpine Vegetation Lookup table	Name change - March 2006 Changed BCS - November 2007
45	LC	Shrubby Foothill Forest (PDF 136 kb - VQA
72	LC	Granitic Hills Woodland (PDF 137 kb - VQA
82	V	Riverine Escarpment Scrub (PDF 137 kb - VQA
83	V	Swampy Riparian Woodland (PDF 138 kb - VQA
156	V	Alpine Coniferous Shrubland	New - November 2007
169	V	Dry Valley Forest (PDF 137 kb - VQA
175	D	Grassy Woodland (PDF 138 kb - VQA
192	LC	Montane Rocky Shrubland (PDF 137 kb - VQA
201	LC	Shrubby Wet Forest (PDF 137 kb - VQA
206	R	Sub-alpine Grassland (PDF 135 kb - VQA
208	R	Sub-alpine Riparian Shrubland	New - November 2007
210	E	Sub-alpine Wet Heathland (PDF 136 kb - VQA	Changed BCS - November 2007
316	LC	Shrubby Damp Forest (PDF 137 kb - VQA
319	LC	Montane Herb-rich Woodland (PDF 138 kb - VQA
1001	R	Alpine Grassland	New - November 2007
1002	R	Alpine Damp Grassland	New - November 2007
1003	R	Sub-alpine Dry Shrubland	New - November 2007
1004	R	Alpine Grassy Heathland	New - November 2007
1012	V	Snowpatch Grassland	New - November 2007
1014	E	Late-lying Snowpatch Herbland	New - November 2007

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

• 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.