Vegetation diversity - 2005
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Indicator description
What does the data tell us for 2000/2005
Approximately 82% of the
Shoalhaven is still covered by vegetation. Shoalhaven is constantly updating
areas of mapping to gain a more accurate picture of vegetation diversity and
cover across the Local Government Area (LGA). Shoalhaven consists of a high
vegetation diversity and recent studies have identified over 132 communities.
The following table (Table 8) gives the most recent figures for the amount of
each broad vegetation group that exists in the LGA and the percentage of each
vegetation group as part of the total vegetated area of the LGA.
A map illustrating the distribution of
vegetation communities can be viewed at
http://gis.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/soemaps
Table 8 - Broad vegetation types within the Shoalhaven Local Government
Area, their area and proportion of the total vegetation coverage.
|
Broad
Vegetation Type |
Area
(Ha) |
% of
Vegetated Total |
|
Acacia Forest/Woodland |
206.58 |
0.05 |
|
Bangalay
Forest/Woodland |
3,942.63 |
1.03 |
|
Banksia Forest/Shrubland |
776.81 |
0.20 |
|
Blackbutt Forest/Woodland |
30,095.38 |
7.85 |
|
Bloodwood Forest/Woodland |
26,756.83 |
6.98 |
|
Blue Gum
Forest |
21,890.10 |
5.71 |
|
Box Forest/Woodland |
2,306.74 |
0.60 |
|
Brittle Gum
Woodland |
1,888.43 |
0.49 |
|
Brown
Barrel Forest |
21,379.92 |
5.58 |
|
Casuarina Forest/Woodland |
3,363.49 |
0.88 |
|
Cool
Temperate Rainforest |
17.88 |
0.00 |
|
Grey Gum
Forest/Woodland |
33,185.67 |
8.66 |
|
Heathland |
18,375.90 |
4.80 |
|
Herbland |
6.98 |
0.00 |
|
Littoral Rainforest |
138.25 |
0.04 |
|
Mallee
Woodland |
26,307.54 |
6.87 |
|
Mangrove
Forest/Shrubland |
689.11 |
0.18 |
|
Messmate
Forest |
1,029.17 |
0.27 |
|
Paperbark Forest/Shrubland |
1,529.83 |
0.40 |
|
Peppermint Forest/Woodland |
43,001.28 |
11.22 |
|
Red Gum
Forest/Woodland |
7,070.55 |
1.85 |
|
Reedland |
36.27 |
0.01 |
|
Rushland |
731.69 |
0.19 |
|
Saltmarsh |
287.94 |
0.08 |
|
Scribbly
Gum Forest/Woodland |
33,577.86 |
8.76 |
|
Seagrass |
138.92 |
0.04 |
|
Sedgeland |
3,510.90 |
0.92 |
|
Shrubland |
262.34 |
0.07 |
|
Silvertop Ash Forest/Woodland |
5,568.20 |
1.45 |
|
Spinifex Grasslands |
36.00 |
0.01 |
|
Spotted
Gum
Forest |
48,124.51 |
12.56 |
|
Stringybark Forest |
25,661.92 |
6.70 |
|
Subtropical Rainforest |
14,722.34 |
3.84 |
|
Swamp
Mahogany Forest |
923.21 |
0.24 |
|
Teatree Shrubland |
1,076.18 |
0.28 |
|
Turpentine Forest |
18.86 |
0.00 |
|
Unknown |
1,257.50 |
0.33 |
|
Warm
Temperate Rainforest |
1,945.91 |
0.51 |
|
White
Mountain Ash Forest |
729.65 |
0.19 |
|
Woollybutt Forest |
642.62 |
0.17 |
|
Total |
383,211.89 |
100.00 |
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