Vegetation Extent
Benchmark Value
Scoring Curve
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Evidence & Context
The 9120 individual peatlands in the Snowy Mountains region total 7985 ha, of which 6037 ha is in Kosciuszko National Park, 556 ha in the ACT, and 1392 ha in other reserves or on leasehold or freehold land.
Total mapped baseline extent of peat-forming bogs and fens within Kosciuszko National Park.
Reference extent of peat-forming bogs and fens in Kosciuszko National Park.
This represents the gold-standard baseline mapping of high-elevation peatlands in mainland Australia's largest national park, providing the definitive spatial reference for environmental accounts and threat management.
Sources (1)
Peat-forming bogs and fens of the Snowy Mountains of NSW
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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
Alpine Sphagnum bogs: if we map them, we can manage them
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Feldmark grass (Rytidosperma pumilum) 2018-19 survey
View SourceImpacts of Nature Tourism on the Mount Kosciuszko Alpine Area, Australia
View SourceTLC Five Rivers Environmental Account
View SourceNSW Ecosystems — Alpine Resource
View SourceSphagnum moss - sustainable use and management
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