Vegetation Extent

AUS-TDG-FOR-VEX General High confidence

Benchmark Value

6 m²/ha

Direction: Higher is desirable ↑

Form: MinimumOnly

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"Cypress. 6 m²/ha." (published in Table A of the Cypress and Western Hardwood Code)

Metric Definition:

Minimum stand basal area limit for single tree selection and thinning operations in Cypress pine woodlands.

Benchmark Definition:

Mandated regulatory limit under the NSW Local Land Services Act 2013 to protect woody vegetation extent from broadscale over-harvesting.

Justification:

Mandated regulatory limit under the NSW Local Land Services Act 2013 to protect woody vegetation extent from broadscale over-harvesting.

Private Native Forestry Code of Practice for Cypress and Western Hardwood Forests Journal

Private Native Forestry Code of Practice for Cypress and Western Hardwood Forests

Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

Forest Strategy Group Management Plan

Direct Evidence Journal

Forest Strategy Group Management Plan

FSC Global Review Report Criterion 6.5

Direct Evidence Journal

FSC Global Review Report Criterion 6.5

Private Native Forestry Code of Practice for Northern NSW

Direct Evidence Journal

Private Native Forestry Code of Practice for Northern NSW

Basal area serves as a structural proxy for overstory canopy extent in open dry woodlands.

Other benchmarks in the AUS-TDG-FOR-VEX family.