Arid Mountain Ranges & Uplands — Biome

About this Biome

Arid and semi-arid regions featuring significant topographic relief, including mountain ranges, dissected plateaus, and uplands, characterized by skeletal rocky soils, localized enhanced rainfall due to orographic effects, ephemeral hydrology, and diverse vegetation concentrated in sheltered microhabitats and drainage lines.

Benchmarks (197)

AUS-AMR-AGR-BAR Low

Bare Ground

General

10–30 %

Australia Agricultural Crop Production Not Stated

AUS-AMR-FOR-BAR Moderate

Bare Ground

General

50 %

Australia Production Forestry Not Stated

AUS-AMR-FOR-BAR Low

Bare Ground

General

10–30 %

Australia Production Forestry Not Stated

AUS-AMR-FOR-BAR Moderate

Bare Ground

General

Australia Production Forestry Not Stated

AUS-AMR-CON-BAR Moderate

Bare Ground

General

0–15 %

Australia Conservation / Protected Natural Areas Pristine Reference

AUS-AMR-FOR-BAS Low

Basal Area

General

8–15 m²/ha

Australia Production Forestry Not Stated

AUS-AMR-LVG-BAS Moderate

Basal Area

General

2.6 m²/ha

Australia Livestock Grazing & Pasture Not Stated

AUS-AMR-LVG-BAS Moderate

Basal Area

General

0 m²/ha

Australia Livestock Grazing & Pasture Not Stated

AUS-AMR-LVG-BAS Moderate

Basal Area

General

15 m²/ha

Australia Livestock Grazing & Pasture Not Stated

AUS-AMR-LVG-BAS Moderate

Basal Area

General

1–5 m²/ha

Australia Livestock Grazing & Pasture Not Stated

AUS-AMR-CON-BAS High

Basal Area

General

5–12 m²/ha

Australia Conservation / Protected Natural Areas Pristine Reference

AUS-AMR-CON-BAS Moderate

Basal Area

General

2.5 m²/ha

Australia Conservation / Protected Natural Areas Pristine Reference

AUS-AMR-AGR-BAS Moderate

Basal Area

General

4 m²/ha

Australia Agricultural Crop Production Conservation Target

AUS-AMR-AGR-BAS Moderate

Basal Area

General

3–5 m²/ha

Australia Agricultural Crop Production Conservation Target

AUS-AMR-AGR-DNA Low

eDNA Biodiversity Detection

General

8 species/plot

Australia Agricultural Crop Production Agricultural Biodiversity Target

AUS-AMR-AGR-DNA Low

eDNA Biodiversity Detection

General

18 species/plot

Australia Agricultural Crop Production Agricultural Biodiversity Target

AUS-AMR-LVG-DNA Low

eDNA Biodiversity Detection

General

36 count

Australia Livestock Grazing & Pasture Conservation Target

AUS-AMR-CON-DNA Moderate

eDNA Biodiversity Detection

General

45 count

Australia Conservation / Protected Natural Areas Conservation Target

AUS-AMR-FOR-DNA Low

eDNA Biodiversity Detection

General

150 presence/absence

Australia Production Forestry Not Stated

AUS-AMR-FOR-DNA Low

eDNA Biodiversity Detection

General

Australia Production Forestry Not Stated

AUS-AMR-FOR-DNA Low

eDNA Biodiversity Detection

General

Australia Production Forestry Not Stated

AUS-AMR-FOR-DNA Low

eDNA Biodiversity Detection

General

Australia Production Forestry Not Stated

AUS-AMR-CON-SFB Moderate

Fungal:Bacterial Ratio

General

0.05 index

Australia Conservation / Protected Natural Areas Conservation Target

AUS-AMR-AGR-SFB Moderate

Fungal:Bacterial Ratio

General

0.1 index

Australia Agricultural Crop Production Not Stated

AUS-AMR-AGR-SFB Moderate

Fungal:Bacterial Ratio

General

Australia Agricultural Crop Production Not Stated

AUS-AMR-LVG-SFB Low

Fungal:Bacterial Ratio

General

1 index

Australia Livestock Grazing & Pasture Not Stated

AUS-AMR-FOR-SFB Low

Fungal:Bacterial Ratio

General

0.1–0.5 index

Australia Production Forestry Conservation Target

AUS-AMR-FOR-SFB Low

Fungal:Bacterial Ratio

General

0.05 index

Australia Production Forestry Conservation Target

AUS-AMR-CON-TCC Moderate

Ground Cover - Tree Canopy

General

20–60 %

Australia Conservation / Protected Natural Areas Conservation Target

AUS-AMR-CON-TCC Moderate

Ground Cover - Tree Canopy

General

20 %

Australia Conservation / Protected Natural Areas Conservation Target

AUS-AMR-CON-TCC Moderate

Ground Cover - Tree Canopy

General

80 %

Australia Conservation / Protected Natural Areas Conservation Target

AUS-AMR-CON-TCC Moderate

Ground Cover - Tree Canopy

General

60 %

Australia Conservation / Protected Natural Areas Conservation Target

AUS-AMR-IND-GUL Moderate

Gully Density

General

0 m/ha

Australia Industrial & Infrastructure Use Rehabilitation Target

AUS-AMR-AGR-GUL Moderate

Gully Density

General

0 m/ha

Australia Agricultural Crop Production Not Stated

AUS-AMR-URB-GUL Moderate

Gully Density

General

0 m/ha

Australia Urban & Developed Use Not Stated

AUS-AMR-LVG-GUL Moderate

Gully Density

General

0 m/ha

Australia Livestock Grazing & Pasture Pristine Reference

AUS-AMR-LVG-GUL High

Gully Density

General

0 m/ha

Australia Livestock Grazing & Pasture Pristine Reference

AUS-AMR-FOR-GUL High

Gully Density

General

0 m/ha

Australia Production Forestry Not Stated

AUS-AMR-IND-ISP Moderate

Invasive Species Presence

General

Australia Industrial & Infrastructure Use Not Stated

AUS-AMR-IND-ISP Moderate

Invasive Species Presence

General

30 %

Australia Industrial & Infrastructure Use Not Stated

AUS-AMR-IND-ISP Moderate

Invasive Species Presence

General

Australia Industrial & Infrastructure Use Not Stated

AUS-AMR-AGR-ISP High

Invasive Species Presence

General

Australia Agricultural Crop Production Conservation Target

AUS-AMR-URB-ISP High

Invasive Species Presence

General

Australia Urban & Developed Use Not Stated

AUS-AMR-CON-ISP High

Invasive Species Presence

General

Australia Conservation / Protected Natural Areas Conservation Target

AUS-AMR-LVG-ISP High

Invasive Species Presence

General

Australia Livestock Grazing & Pasture Not Stated

AUS-AMR-FOR-ISP Moderate

Invasive Species Presence

General

Australia Production Forestry Conservation Target

AUS-AMR-AGR-LIT Moderate

Litter Cover

General

85 %

Australia Agricultural Crop Production Not Stated

AUS-AMR-URB-LIT Moderate

Litter Cover

General

50 %

Australia Urban & Developed Use Not Stated

AUS-AMR-URB-LIT Moderate

Litter Cover

General

50–80 %

Australia Urban & Developed Use Not Stated

AUS-AMR-FOR-LIT Moderate

Litter Cover

General

60 %

Australia Production Forestry Not Stated

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