EVC Benchmarks - East Gippsland Uplands bioregion

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Below is a list of published Ecological Vegetation Class benchmarks for the East Gippsland Uplands bioregion.

These benchmarks have been developed to assess native vegetation using the method for Vegetation Quality Assessment (VQA).

Please note: These benchmarks are endorsed for the purpose of implementing 'Victoria's Native Vegetation Management - A Framework for Action, 2002'. For Wetland Vegetation assessments, please follow this link. Mosaic and complex mapping units have been removed from this page except where the scale is too fine to resolve at the site level. When assessing a site, you should be able to determine which component EVC is dominant on-site. See note below.

EVC no.	BCS	Ecological Vegetation Class Benchmark	Last Updated
3	V	Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
6	R	Sand Heathland (PDF 95 kb) - VQA	December 2004 - New
7	V	Clay Heathland (PDF 130 kb) - VQA
8	LC	Wet Heathland (PDF 128 kb) - VQA
14	LC	Banksia Woodland (PDF 96 kb) - VQA	December 2004 - New
15	V	Limestone Box Forest (PDF 97 kb) - VQA	December 2004 - New
16	LC	Lowland Forest (PDF 129 kb) - VQA
18	LC	Riparian Forest (PDF 130 kb) - VQA
19	R	Riparian Shrubland (PDF 140 kb) - VQA
20	LC	Heathy Dry Forest (PDF 130 kb) - VQA
21	LC	Shrubby Dry Forest (PDF 131 kb) - VQA
22	LC	Grassy Dry Forest (PDF 131 kb) - VQA
23	LC	Herb-rich Foothill Forest (PDF 131 kb) - VQA
24	V	Foothill Box Ironbark Forest (PDF 96 kb) - VQA	December 2004 - New
27	R	Blackthorn Scrub (PDF 128 kb) - VQA
28	R	Rocky Outcrop Shrubland (PDF 136 kb) - VQA	Changed BCS - November 2007
29	LC	Damp Forest (PDF 130 kb) - VQA
30	LC	Wet Forest (PDF 130 kb) - VQA
31	R	Cool Temperate Rainforest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
32	R	Warm Temperate Rainforest (PDF 130 kb) - VQA
33	R	Cool Temperate Rainforest/Warm Temperate Rainforest Overlap Complex
34	E	Dry Rainforest (PDF 130 kb) - VQA
35	LC	Tableland Damp Forest (PDF 97 kb) - VQA	December 2004 - New
36	LC	Montane Dry Woodland (PDF 95 kb) - VQA	December 2004 - New
37	V	Montane Grassy Woodland (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
38	LC	Montane Damp Forest (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
39	LC	Montane Wet Forest (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
40	E	Montane Riparian Woodland (PDF 132 kb) - VQA
41	LC	Montane Riparian Thicket (PDF 135 kb) - VQA
42	R	Sub-alpine Shrubland (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
43	LC	Sub-alpine Woodland (PDF 136 kb) - VQA
44	R	Sub-alpine Treeless Vegetation - refer to Sub-alpine treeless vegetation table	New - November 2007
45	LC	Shrubby Foothill Forest (PDF 130 kb) - VQA
47	D	Valley Grassy Forest (PDF 131 kb) - VQA
82	LC	Riverine Escarpment Scrub (PDF 138 kb) - VQA	Changed BCS - November 2007
83	E	Swampy Riparian Woodland (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
127	V	Valley Heathy Forest (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
133	E	Limestone Pomaderris Shrubland (PDF 139) - VQA
135	E	Gallery Rainforest (PDF 139 kb) - VQA
169	V	Dry Valley Forest (PDF 139 kb) - VQA
175_61	D	Rainshadow Grassy Woodland (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
175_62	D	Limestone Grassy Woodland (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
177	R	Valley Slopes Dry Forest (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
201	LC	Shrubby Wet Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA
206	R	Sub-alpine Grassland (PDF 135 kb) - VQA	Changed BCS - November 2007
316	LC	Shrubby Damp Forest (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
318	E	Montane Swamp (PDF 135 kb) - VQA
319	LC	Montane Herb-rich Woodland (PDF 138 kb) - VQA
877	LC	Lowland Herb-rich Forest (PDF 137 kb) - VQA

EVC - Ecological Vegetation Class
BCS - Bioregional Conservation Status
* - BCS rating to be used only if unable to determine the component EVC within the generic and/or aggregate wetland tables.
VQA - vegetation quality assessment

EVC 44 Treeless Alpine Vegetation - Lookup table [PDF File - 105.3 KB]

Wetland Vegetation Assessment
If you are interested in assessing a wetland area for the purpose of implementing 'Victoria's Native Vegetation Management - A Framework for Action, 2002', you must use an EVC Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment (VQA) in conjunction with the VQA methodology.

If a wetland EVC benchmark for the VQA is unavailable, please use the wetlands default habitat score of 0.45 as outlined in the 'Guide for Assessment of Referred Planning Permit Applications, 2007'.

If you are interested in undertaking a wetland vegetation assessment which is not for the purpose of implementing "Victoria's Native Vegetation Management - A Framework for Action, 2002', then the Index of Wetland Condition (IWC) methodology may be appropriate. The IWC method uses a set of dedicated wetland EVC benchmarks that you will find on the IWC webpage.

Note

• The bioregional conservation status of EVCs was revised and updated in November 2007 following revised native vegetation mapping. To view the changes in the spatial datasets please go to the Accessing Native Vegetation Data page.
• Before choosing any vegetation mapping units that are EVC mosaics, complexes and aggregates and generic wetland mapping units, some further on-site decision will be required before selecting the appropriate benchmark to apply. In addition, EVC 'variants' and those EVCs that are known to exhibit structural variation across their range will also need to utilise on-site information to determine the appropriate benchmark to apply.
• The EVC benchmarks contain a subset of “typical” but not comprehensive lists of species for each EVC in a bioregion. It should also be noted that not all species listed in the benchmark will be appropriate to all sites across the range of an EVC in a bioregion nor readily available through local nurseries.

Further enquiries and feedback on EVC benchmarks
EVC benchmarks will continue to be developed and refined as vegetation assessments are conducted across Victoria. DEPI has established a process for reviewing and revising changes to EVC benchmarks.

To request an unpublished EVC benchmark or feedback, email evc.benchmark@dse.vic.gov.au and provide the EVC name, mapping unit number and the bioregion name along with your contact details. Please allow approximately one week for a response.