Vegetation Extent

AUS-ASC-CON-VEX General High confidence

Benchmark Value

24 ha
Direction: Higher is desirable ↑
Form: Point

Scoring Curve

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Evidence & Context

The current known extent of this community is 24 hectares (NSW Scientific Committee, 2015).

Metric Definition:

Total mapped geographic extent of the Windswept Feldmark Critically Endangered Ecological Community in NSW.

Benchmark Definition:

Reference extent of the Windswept Feldmark Critically Endangered Ecological Community in NSW.

Justification:

Windswept Feldmark is an extremely rare dwarf-heath community restricted to exposed alpine ridges of Kosciuszko National Park; its total known extent is a primary conservation reference target.

Sources (1)

Preview of Feldmark grass (Rytidosperma pumilum) 2018-19 survey
Feldmark grass (Rytidosperma pumilum) 2018-19 survey Journal

Feldmark grass (Rytidosperma pumilum) 2018-19 survey

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Supporting Sources (6)

Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

Preview of Alpine Sphagnum bogs: if we map them, we can manage them
Alpine Sphagnum bogs: if we map them, we can manage them
Contextual Support Government

Alpine Sphagnum bogs: if we map them, we can manage them

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Preview of Impacts of Nature Tourism on the Mount Kosciuszko Alpine Area ..., accessed May 28, 2025
Impacts of Nature Tourism on the Mount Kosciuszko Alpine Area ..., accessed May 28, 2025
Direct Evidence GreyLiterature

Impacts of Nature Tourism on the Mount Kosciuszko Alpine Area, Australia

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Preview of NSW BioMetric Vegetation Condition Benchmarks
NSW BioMetric Vegetation Condition Benchmarks
Direct Evidence Government

TLC Five Rivers Environmental Account

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Preview of NSW Department of Education. (n.d.). Alpine ecosystems in the Snowy Mountains.
NSW Department of Education. (n.d.). Alpine ecosystems in the Snowy Mountains.
Direct Evidence Government

NSW Ecosystems — Alpine Resource

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Preview of Sphagnum moss - sustainable use and management
Sphagnum moss - sustainable use and management
Contextual Support Government

Sphagnum moss - sustainable use and management

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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.
Direct Evidence Journal

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

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