What is it about?
Assigning one of six growth forms to the native vascular plant species in NSW allows for the consistent comparison of vegetation communities in terms of representativeness relative to derived benchmark values.
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Why is it important?
It ensures consistency in the assignment of species to a particular grouping. The representation of each group (in terms of diversity and cover) can be compared to a benchmark value for vegetation communities of similar form and composition in both impacted (development) and managed (offset) sites.
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The consistent application of a species to a growth form ends the variation between observers that has been a problem in the past when comparing sites and permitting an appropriate environmental offsetting scheme to counteract loss due to development.
Mr Gregory Leo Steenbeeke
University of Sydney
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This page is a summary of: Expert allocation of primary growth form to the New South Wales flora underpins the biodiversity assessment method, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, April 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2019.1595186.
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