Ground Cover - Tree Canopy

AUS-ASC-FOR-TCC General Moderate confidence

Benchmark Value

30 %

Direction: Higher is desirable ↑

Form: Point

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Evidence & Context

Alpine Ash/Rainforest (WDR) canopy cover benchmark is 30%.

Metric Definition:

Canopy cover percentage benchmark for Alpine Ash/Rainforest (WDR)

Benchmark Definition:

This benchmark represents the canopy cover percentage for Alpine Ash/Rainforest (WDR) in the Alpine and Subalpine Complex biome under Production Forestry.

Justification:

Structural condition benchmark for natural systems in Tasmania

Sources (1)

Preview of WDR Eucalyptus delegatensis forest over rainforest

WDR Eucalyptus delegatensis forest over rainforest GreyLiterature

WDR Eucalyptus delegatensis forest over rainforest

Supporting Sources (6)

Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

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

Central Victorian Uplands bioregion - EVC 30: Wet Forest

Direct Evidence Journal

Central Victorian Uplands bioregion - EVC 30: Wet Forest

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.