Tree Recruitment

AUS-TDG-LVG-TRE General High confidence

Benchmark Value

250 stems/ha
Direction: Higher is desirable ↑
Form: MinimumOnly

Scoring Curve

This curve shows how a field measurement for this indicator would score across all available benchmark forms in this context.

Evidence & Context

For larger trees, thin to no less than 250 stems per ha (6 x 7 m spacing).

Metric Definition:

Density of advanced recruiting native overstorey trees retained during selective thinning or stand management, measured as stems per hectare

Benchmark Definition:

Minimum density of advanced woody recruits necessary to maintain long-term overstorey viability in managed agricultural landscapes.

Justification:

Federal regulatory threshold defining the structural floor of advanced woody recruits necessary to maintain long-term overstorey viability in managed agricultural landscapes.

Sources (1)

Preview of A guide to managing Box Gum Grassy Woodlands - DCCEEW, accessed August 4, 2025
A guide to managing Box Gum Grassy Woodlands - DCCEEW, accessed August 4, 2025 Journal

White Box - Yellow Box - Blakely's Red Gum Grassy Woodlands and Derived Native Grasslands National Ecological Community: A Guide to Managing Box-Gum Grassy Woodlands. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australian Government (2012).

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Context

  • Region Australia
  • Biome Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands
  • Land Use Livestock Grazing & Pasture
  • Assessment Agricultural Biodiversity Target
  • Vegetation Woodland
  • Evidence Type HealthyOperationalRange

Lifecycle

  • Status Active
  • Version 1
  • Effective From 10 Jul 2026

Notes

Represents the intermediate structural transition stage before the woodland canopy stabilizes at its final climax density.