Tree Recruitment
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
Semi-arid woodlands | 150 stems per hectare | Approximate spacing between retained stems 8.2 metres
Minimum density of woody stems (at least 2 meters in height) that must be retained per hectare during thinning operations on regulated rural land.
Statutory lower boundary of stem density for drier, semi-arid woodland systems where moisture limits tree cover.
Represents the statutory lower boundary of stem density for drier, semi-arid woodland systems where moisture limits tree cover.
Sources (1)
Ecological Thinning Guide: Environmental Protection Works on Regulated Rural Land
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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
Trust for Nature EcoThinning Brochure: Canʼt see the forest for the trees? Improving tree density for habitat
View SourceForest Management Options for Private Landowners
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Guidelines for Assessing Regeneration and Stocking: Private Native Forestry Code of Practice Guideline No. 1
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Guidelines for Sustainable Forestry on Private Lands in NSW
View SourcePrivate Native Forestry Code of Practice for Cypress and Western Hardwood Forests
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