Ground Cover - Shrubs
Benchmark Value
Scoring Curve
The scoring engine could not generate a curve for this benchmark context. The primary form is Point, but the benchmark data may be missing required fields (e.g., optimal range bounds for an OptimalRange benchmark). This is typically a data quality issue in the benchmark pipeline.
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Evidence & Context
In a study comparing unburnt and burnt subalpine grasslands 15 years after the 2003 fires, unburnt plots—representing a stable, high-condition state—exhibited a shrub cover of 11.3%.
Percent cover measured in 30 x 20 m plots
Represents the stable state of high-condition subalpine grasslands 15 years after fire.
Unburnt plots are used as the reference condition.
Sources (1)
Williams, R. J., Papst, W. A., & McDougall, K. L. (2020). Subalpine grasslands of the Australian Alps are resilient to a single fire. Australian Journal of Botany, 68(2), 141-151.
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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
Snowy Monaro Regional Council. (2014). Lake Wallace Offset Management Plan.
View SourceDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania. (2025). TASVEG 5.0 Metadata Statement – November 2025.
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NSW Department of Planning and Environment. (2023). Kosciuszko Offset Strategy 2023: Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens.
View SourceInvasive Species Council. (2023). Feral Horses in the Australian Alps: Submission to Senate Enquiry.
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Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. (2006). Lowland Native Grasslands of Tasmania Listing Advice.
View SourceGoulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority. (2004). Assessment of Habitat Quality: Subalpine.
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