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145°30'0"E 147°0'0"E Alpine Sphagnum Bogs Tasmania and Associated Fens -35°0'0" -35°0'0"

40°30'0"S 40°30'0"S Ecological Community

NSW ACT Legend Launceston Locality BEL Important Wetlands Ginini and Cheyenne Flats SEH14 TCH Snowy Flats Alpine bogs EC 'Likely to occur' Queenstown TSE 42°0'0"S 42°0'0"S Cotter Flats Alpine Bogs EC 'May Occur' Rotten Swamp IBRA sub-Bioregions Cotter Source Bog Mainland - >1000m asl Tumbarumba TSR Hobart Tasmania - >600m asl

Coastline and State Borders Cabramurra -36°0'0" -36°0'0" AA1 43°30'0"S 43°30'0"S

012.52 5 50 75 100 Kilometers 1:4,400,000 Source: ‘May Occur’: follow the IBRA boundaries (AA1, AA2), moving outside to include boundaries of 1000m asl and excluding areas of IBRA SEH14 that are outside 145°30'0"E 147°0'0"E altitude criteria. Rennex Gap Club LakeBlue Lake For Tasmania, may occur boundary loosely follows IBRA regions (TCH, TSR) and the

Lake Albina Hedley Tarn altitude (600m asl) perimeter. ‘Likely to Occur’: Maxent modelling used as basis for this category. Using 80% and above of predicted probability that conditions are suitable for the EC. The output was Thredbo Village buffered (0.5km), with the Cotter Flats added manually (valley floor site). For Tasmania, NVIS source code MSP used and polygons buffered by 0.5km.

Ecological Modelling by Maxent software, version 3.1.0. Of the 1235 points, 40% of the data was used for validating and testing modelled outcomes. Data used for modelling: Bright Snowgum Flat Surfaces used: DEM, 3Sec, (90m res), NASA, 2000, with derived data of curvature, slope, flow drop, flow accumulation. Points used: AA2 Important wetlands (Ginnini Flats, Cotter Source Bog, Kosciusko Alpine Fens, Bogs and Lakes, Caledonia Fen, Cotter Flat, Nuniong Plateau peatland, Rennex Gap, Rotten Swamp, Bombala Snowgum Flat, Snowy Flats) and indicator species (Sphagnum cristatum, Sphagnum falcatulum, Carpha nivicola, Baeckea gunniana, Richea continentis) Hotham Heights from the SPRAT database. -37°0'0" -37°0'0"

Nuniong Plateau Peatlands Kosciusko Alpine Fens, Bogs and lakes include: Blue Lake, Hedley Tarn, Club Lake, Omeo and Lake Cootapatamba. All of these entities are unable to be labelled Nuniong Plateau Peatlands Mount Buller due to map scaling and label congestion. Elevation: Areas mapped on the mainland are above 1000m asl and for Tasmania are above 600m asl. Elevation, derived from Digital Elevation Model (DEM) 9 sec, (c) AUGLIG, 1996. Caledonia Fen Localities, © 2007 MapData Sciences Pty Ltd, PSMA.

The Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens ecological commmunity distribution map is also based on discussions and input from experts.

Caveat: Marysville The information presented in this map has been provided by a range of groups and agencies. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy and completeness, no guarantee is given, nor responsibility taken by the Commonwealth for errors or omissions, Victoria and the Commonwealth does not accept responsibility in respect of any information or advice given in relation to, or as a consequence of, anything containing herein. The map has been collated from a range of sources, with data at various resolutions. Data used are assumed to be correct as received from the data suppliers.

Produced by: Environmental Resources Information Network Baw Baw Village Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts July 2008 COPYRIGHT Commonwealth of Australia, 2008 This is an indicative map only and it is not -38°0'0" intended for fine scale assessment. -38°0'0"

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Projection: Geographic 0 12.5 25 50 75 100 Datum: GDA 1994 Kilometers