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

• Native tree canopy cover >10%. • Perennial ground cover > 50% native species, many of which are listed as characteristic in the Final Determination.

Metric Definition:

Overstorey native tree canopy cover percentage.

Benchmark Definition:

Minimum canopy cover threshold necessary to legally classify a patch as intact Grey Box - Forest Red Gum grassy woodland under the EPBC Act final determination.

Justification:

Defines the minimum canopy cover threshold necessary to legally classify a patch as intact Grey Box - Forest Red Gum grassy woodland under the EPBC Act final determination.

Sources (1)

Wollondilly Shire Council - Appendix G: Ecological Assessment Report

Wollondilly Shire Council - Appendix G: Ecological Assessment Report

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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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