Ground Cover - Grasses
Benchmark Value
Scoring Curve
This curve shows how a field measurement for this indicator would score across all available benchmark forms in this context.
Evidence & Context
One of the main condition thresholds is the “total perennial tussock cover represented by the native grass genera Themeda, Rytidosperma, Austrostipa or Poa is at least 50%”.
Cumulative projective foliage cover of perennial native tussock-forming grasses belonging to the genera Themeda, Rytidosperma, Austrostipa, or Poa.
Regulatory minimum condition threshold for total perennial tussock cover of native grass genera in the Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain.
This is the official federal regulatory threshold defined by the Threatened Species Scientific Committee to identify high-quality remnant patches of this critically endangered community under the EPBC Act.
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Approved Conservation Advice for the Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain
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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
EVC 175: Grassy Woodland - Gippsland Plain bioregion
View SourceEVC 55: Plains Grassy Woodland - Goldfields bioregion
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Natural Temperate Grassland of the South Eastern Highlands: a nationally protected ecological community
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EVC 3: Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland - Victorian Volcanic Plain bioregion
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