Vegetation Extent

AUS-ASC-FOR-VEX General High confidence

Benchmark Value

1 trees/ha

Direction: Higher is desirable ↑

Form: MinimumOnly

Scoring Curve

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Evidence & Context

"patches containing >1 large living Eucalyptus delegatensis subsp. delegatensis (>60 cm dbhob*) per 1 ha as Class A or Class B habitat."

Metric Definition:

Density of large, ecologically intact trees per hectare.

Benchmark Definition:

This benchmark defines the minimum density of large living Eucalyptus delegatensis trees per hectare to qualify as Class A or B Alpine Ash habitat in the Alpine and Subalpine Complex biome under production forestry.

Justification:

Benchmark for high-quality structural diversity within the forest extent.

Sources (1)

VNPA-Alpine-Ash-forests-of-mainland-Australia

VNPA-Alpine-Ash-forests-of-mainland-Australia

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Supporting Sources (8)

Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

Australia state of the environment 2021: land, accessed May 11, 2025

Direct Evidence Journal

Buffel grass in Queensland's semi-arid woodlands - CSIRO Publishing, accessed July 13, 2025

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Bago State Forest - Snowy Valleys Tourism Upgrade Program - Forestry Corporation

Direct Evidence Journal

Forest Biodiversity Declines and Extinctions Linked with Forest ...

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Forestry Tasmania. (2010). Silvicultural systems for native eucalypt forests. Technical Bulletin No. 5.

Direct Evidence Journal

Thinning regrowth eucalypts Technical Bulletin

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Management Standards and Procedures for timber harvesting operations

Direct Evidence

Management Standards and Procedures for timber harvesting operations

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Monitoring Eucalyptus delegatensis in Tasmania

Direct Evidence

Monitoring Eucalyptus delegatensis in Tasmania

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Policy for Maintaining a Permanent Native Forest Estate

Direct Evidence

Policy for Maintaining a Permanent Native Forest Estate

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Silvicultural monitoring in uneven-aged highland dry Eucalyptus delegatensis forests in Tasmania

Direct Evidence

Silvicultural monitoring in uneven-aged highland dry Eucalyptus delegatensis forests in Tasmania, accessed April 1, 2026,

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Technical Bulletin 5: Silvicultural systems for native eucalypt forests

Direct Evidence

Technical Bulletin 5: Silvicultural systems for native eucalypt forests

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Context

Region Australia
Biome Alpine and Subalpine Complex
Land Use Production Forestry
Assessment Alpine Ash habitat
Evidence Type ReferenceCondition

Lifecycle

Status Active
Version 1
Effective From 10 Jun 2026

Notes

Lower Critical Threshold: 1 trees/ha. No upper detrimental threshold — higher values are always better up to natural saturation.

Related Benchmarks

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