Vegetation Woody Cover

Benchmark Value

10 %

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

tree canopy cover >10%, tree canopy height >10m, dominance of Eucalyptus populnea (Poplar Box) in the canopy, as well having either a <50% perennial vegetation cover in ground layer or ≥ 20 native plant species per patch in the ground layer (DoEE, 2019).

Metric Definition:

Percentage of overstorey tree canopy cover across a defined patch.

Benchmark Definition:

Minimum woody canopy cover required to qualify a patch as the federally protected Poplar Box Grassy Woodland Threatened Ecological Community.

Justification:

This regulatory threshold represents the minimum woody canopy cover required to qualify a patch as the federally protected Poplar Box Grassy Woodland Threatened Ecological Community.

Sources (1)

Response to Information Stage - Attachment 1: Poplar Box Grassy Woodland Assessment Journal

Response to Information Stage - Attachment 1: Poplar Box Grassy Woodland Assessment

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Supporting Sources (5)

Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

Preview of Conservation Assessment of White Box – Yellow Box – Blakely's Red Gum Grassy Woodland and Derived Native Grassland - Environment and Heritage - NSW Government, accessed August 12, 2025,

Conservation Assessment of White Box – Yellow Box – Blakely's Red Gum Grassy Woodland and Derived Native Grassland - Environment and Heritage - NSW Government, accessed August 12, 2025,

Direct Evidence Journal

White Box – Yellow Box – Blakely's Red Gum Grassy Woodland and Derived Native Grassland - Conservation Assessment

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