Ground Cover - Tree Canopy

AUS-ASC-FOR-TCC General Moderate confidence

Benchmark Value

40 %

Direction: Higher is desirable ↑

Form: Point

Scoring Curve

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Evidence & Context

Wet Forest (EVC 30) canopy cover benchmark is 40%.

Metric Definition:

Canopy cover percentage benchmark for Wet Forest (EVC 30)

Benchmark Definition:

This benchmark represents the canopy cover percentage for the Wet Forest (EVC 30) vegetation type in the Alpine and Subalpine Complex biome under Production Forestry.

Justification:

Structural condition benchmark for natural systems in Victoria

Sources (1)

Preview of Central Victorian Uplands bioregion - EVC 30: Wet Forest

Central Victorian Uplands bioregion - EVC 30: Wet Forest Journal

Central Victorian Uplands bioregion - EVC 30: Wet Forest

Supporting Sources (6)

Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

Preview of First Urban Tree Canopy Cover Benchmark In Australia - Citygreen

First Urban Tree Canopy Cover Benchmark In Australia - Citygreen

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

First Urban Tree Canopy Cover Benchmark In Australia - Citygreen

Preview of Health and distribution of the Snow Gum Eucalyptus pauciflora ssp. pauciflora in the Ballarat region of Victoria

Health and distribution of the Snow Gum Eucalyptus pauciflora ssp. pauciflora in the Ballarat region of Victoria

Contextual Support Government

Health and distribution of the Snow Gum Eucalyptus pauciflora ssp. pauciflora in the Ballarat region of Victoria

Preview of Major Australian cities fail international tree canopy goals: study - RMIT University

Major Australian cities fail international tree canopy goals: study - RMIT University

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

Major Australian cities fail international tree canopy goals: study - RMIT University

Preview of Mapping Windthrow Severity as Change in Canopy Cover in a Temperate Eucalypt Forest

Mapping Windthrow Severity as Change in Canopy Cover in a Temperate Eucalypt Forest

Direct Evidence Journal

Forestry Tasmania. (2011). Monitoring and protecting eucalypt regeneration. Native Forest Silviculture Technical Bulletin No. 12.

Preview of Technical Bulletin 2: Eucalyptus delegatensis forests

Technical Bulletin 2: Eucalyptus delegatensis forests

Direct Evidence Journal

Forestry Tasmania. (2001). Eucalyptus delegatensis Forests. Technical Bulletin No. 2.

Preview of WDR Eucalyptus delegatensis forest over rainforest

WDR Eucalyptus delegatensis forest over rainforest

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

WDR Eucalyptus delegatensis forest over rainforest