Vegetation diversity - 2006
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Indicator description
What does the Data tell us for 2000/2006
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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