Vegetation Extent

AUS-ASC-CON-VEX General High confidence

Benchmark Value

3656 ha

Direction: Higher is desirable ↑

Form: Point

Scoring Curve

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Evidence & Context

The 3656 ha of Sphagnum shrub bog in Kosciuszko National Park can be compared to the 2713 ha of bog in alpine Victoria and the 2865 ha of Sphagnum moss communities that occur above 800 m in Tasmania.

Metric Definition:

Mapped spatial extent of Sphagnum-dominated shrub bog in Kosciuszko National Park.

Benchmark Definition:

Reference extent of Sphagnum shrub bog in Kosciuszko National Park.

Justification:

This isolates the specific, highly threatened Sphagnum shrub bog community in Kosciuszko National Park from general sedge fens, defining its baseline reference extent.

Sources (1)

Preview of Wilson, B. R., Oliver, I., Jenkins, M., & Robertson, S. (2021). Distribution, nature and threats to soils of the Australian Alps: A review. Austral Ecology, 46(2), 241-260.

Wilson, B. R., Oliver, I., Jenkins, M., & Robertson, S. (2021). Distribution, nature and threats to soils of the Australian Alps: A review. Austral Ecology, 46(2), 241-260. Journal

Peat-forming bogs and fens of the Snowy Mountains of NSW

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