Vegetation Extent
Benchmark Value
Scoring Curve
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Evidence & Context
"retaining 30% cover of native vegetation in a landscape could be used as a conservation surrogate if there is evidence that a substantial number of species will not persist below this level (threshold)."
Landscape-scale target for native vegetation cover to act as an effective multi-taxa conservation surrogate.
Landscape-scale target for native vegetation cover to act as an effective multi-taxa conservation surrogate.
Synthesized empirical target from literature on landscape-level ecological thresholds.
Sources (1)
Supporting Sources (4)
Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
Approved Conservation Advice for the Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) Grassy Woodlands and Derived Native Grasslands of South-east Australia
View SourceLandscape-level thresholds of habitat cover for woodland-dependent birds
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Approved Conservation Advice for the Natural Temperate Grassland of the South Eastern Highlands
View SourceWhite Box - Yellow Box - Blakely's Red Gum Grassy Woodland and Derived Native Grassland National Recovery Plan
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