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A Framework for Mapping Vegetation Over Broad Spatial Extents: a Technique to Aid Land Management Across Jurisdictional Boundaries
Landscape and Urban Planning 97 (2010) 296–305 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Landscape and Urban Planning journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/landurbplan A framework for mapping vegetation over broad spatial extents: A technique to aid land management across jurisdictional boundaries Angie Haslem a,b,∗, Kate E. Callister a, Sarah C. Avitabile a, Peter A. Griffioen c, Luke T. Kelly b, Dale G. Nimmo b, Lisa M. Spence-Bailey a, Rick S. Taylor a, Simon J. Watson b, Lauren Brown a, Andrew F. Bennett b, Michael F. Clarke a a Department of Zoology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia b School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia c Peter Griffioen Consulting, Ivanhoe, Victoria 3079, Australia article info abstract Article history: Mismatches in boundaries between natural ecosystems and land governance units often complicate an Received 2 October 2009 ecosystem approach to management and conservation. For example, information used to guide man- Received in revised form 25 June 2010 agement, such as vegetation maps, may not be available or consistent across entire ecosystems. This Accepted 5 July 2010 study was undertaken within a single biogeographic region (the Murray Mallee) spanning three Aus- Available online 7 August 2010 tralian states. Existing vegetation maps could not be used as vegetation classifications differed between states. Our aim was to describe and map ‘tree mallee’ vegetation consistently across a 104 000 km2 area Keywords: of this region. Hierarchical cluster analyses, incorporating floristic data from 713 sites, were employed Semi-arid ecosystems Mallee vegetation to identify distinct vegetation types. Neural network classification models were used to map these veg- Remote sensing etation types across the region, with additional data from 634 validation sites providing a measure of Neural network classification models map accuracy. -
Native Species
Birdlife Australia Gluepot Reserve PLANT SPECIES LIST These are species recorded by various observers. Species in bold have been vouchered. The list is being continually updated NATIVE SPECIES Species name Common name Acacia acanthoclada Harrow Wattle Acacia aneura Mulga Acacia brachybotrya Grey Mulga Acacia colletioides Wait a While Acacia hakeoides Hakea leaved Wattle Acacia halliana Hall’s Wattle Acacia ligulata Sandhill Wattle Acacia nyssophylla Prickly Wattle Acacia oswaldii Boomerang Bush Acacia rigens Needle Wattle Acacia sclerophylla var. sclerophylla Hard Leaved Wattle Acacia wilhelmiana Wilhelm’s Wattle Actinobole uliginosum Flannel Cudweed Alectryon oleifolius ssp. canescens Bullock Bush Amphipogon caricinus Long Grey Beard Grass Amyema miquelii Box Mistletoe Amyema miraculosa ssp. boormanii Fleshy Mistletoe Amyema preissii Wire Leaved Acacia Mistletoe Angianthus tomentosus Hairy Cup Flower Atriplex acutibractea Pointed Salt Bush Atriplex rhagodioides Spade Leaved Salt Bush Atriplex stipitata Bitter Salt Bush Atriplex vesicaria Bladder Salt Bush Austrodanthonia caespitosa Wallaby Grass Austrodanthonia pilosa Wallaby Grass Austrostipa elegantissima Elegant Spear Grass Austrostipa hemipogon Half Beard Spear grass Austrostipa nitida Balcarra Spear grass Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata Rough Spear Grass Austrostipa scabra ssp. scabra Rough Spear Grass Austrostipa tuckeri Tucker’s Spear grass Baeckea crassifolia Desert Baeckea Baeckea ericaea Mat baeckea Bertya tasmanica ssp vestita Mitchell’s Bertya Beyeria lechenaultii Mallefowl -
Revision of Australian Campylomma Reuter (Hemiptera: Miridae: Phylinae) M
J. Aust. ent. Soc., 1992, 31: 357-368 357 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN CAMPYLOMMA REUTER (HEMIPTERA: MIRIDAE: PHYLINAE) M. B. MALIPATIL Institute of Plant Sciences, Department of Food and Agriculture, Swan Street, Burnley, Vic. 3121. Abstract All Australian species of Campylomma were re-examined with emphasis on male genitalia. C. liebknechti (Girault) is resurrected for the Australian material previously identified as C. livida Reuter, a species restricted to the Oriental Region. Ragmus puicher Girault, R. argenteus Girault and Rhinacloa queenslandana Ghauri are synonymised with C. liebknechti. C. austrina sp.n., C. kununurraensis sp.n. and C. fusciantennata sp.n. are described from nbrthern Australia. A key to Australian species of Campylomma is given. Introduction The Old World genus Campylomma Reuter contains over 50 described species in the Indo-Pacific region excluding Australia (Schuh 1984). One species of the genus in Australia was known as Campylomma livida Reuter, commonly called the "apple dimpling bug". According to Schuh (1984), C. livida was originally described from India and later recorded from Sri Lanka and the Philippines. Girault described Ragmus liebknechti and R. pulcher in May 1934 (Girault 1934a) and R. argenteus and R. seminigricaput in December 1934 (Girault 1934b) from south-east Queensland. Carvalho (1974) synonymised the first three species with livida and transferred the last-named species to Campylomma. Ghauri (1961) described Rhinacloa queenslandana, which was transferred to Campylomma (see Schuh 1984). Schuh (1984) in his revision of the Indo-Pacific Phylinae, stressed the value of male genitalia in species level classification of this group, as he was able to separate the species only on the basis of male genitalia. -
The Following Is the Initial Vaughan's Australian Plants Retail Grafted Plant
The following is the initial Vaughan’s Australian Plants retail grafted plant list for 2019. Some of the varieties are available in small numbers. Some species will be available over the next few weeks. INCLUDING SOME BANKSIA SP. There are also plants not listed which will be added to a future list. All plants are available in 140mm pots, with some sp in 175mm. Prices quoted are for 140mm pots. We do not sell tubestock. Plants placed on hold, (max 1month holding period) must be paid for in full. Call Phillip Vaughan for any further information on 0412632767 Or via e-mail [email protected] Grafted Grevilleas $25.00ea • Grevillea Albiflora • Grevillea Alpina goldfields Pink • Grevillea Alpina goldfields Red • Grevillea Alpina Grampians • Grevillea Alpina Euroa • Grevillea Aspera • Grevillea Asparagoides • Grevillea Asparagoides X Treueriana (flaming beauty) • Grevillea Baxteri Yellow (available soon) 1 • Grevillea Baxteri Orange • Grevillea Beadleana • Grevillea Biformis cymbiformis • Grevillea Billy bonkers • Grevillea Bipinnatifida "boystown" • Grevillea Bipinnatifida "boystown" (prostrate red new growth) • Grevilllea Bipinnatifida deep burgundy fls • Grevillea Bracteosa • Grevillea Bronwenae • Grevillea Beardiana orange • Grevillea Bush Lemons • Grevillea Bulli Beauty • Grevillea Calliantha • Grevillea Candelaborides • Grevillea Candicans • Grevillea Cagiana orange • Grevillea Cagiana red • Grevillea Crowleyae • Grevillea Droopy drawers • Grevillea Didymobotrya ssp involuta • Grevillea Didymobotrya ssp didymobotrya • Grevillea -
Biodiversity Summary: Wimmera, Victoria
Biodiversity Summary for NRM Regions Species List What is the summary for and where does it come from? This list has been produced by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPC) for the Natural Resource Management Spatial Information System. The list was produced using the AustralianAustralian Natural Natural Heritage Heritage Assessment Assessment Tool Tool (ANHAT), which analyses data from a range of plant and animal surveys and collections from across Australia to automatically generate a report for each NRM region. Data sources (Appendix 2) include national and state herbaria, museums, state governments, CSIRO, Birds Australia and a range of surveys conducted by or for DEWHA. For each family of plant and animal covered by ANHAT (Appendix 1), this document gives the number of species in the country and how many of them are found in the region. It also identifies species listed as Vulnerable, Critically Endangered, Endangered or Conservation Dependent under the EPBC Act. A biodiversity summary for this region is also available. For more information please see: www.environment.gov.au/heritage/anhat/index.html Limitations • ANHAT currently contains information on the distribution of over 30,000 Australian taxa. This includes all mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and fish, 137 families of vascular plants (over 15,000 species) and a range of invertebrate groups. Groups notnot yet yet covered covered in inANHAT ANHAT are notnot included included in in the the list. list. • The data used come from authoritative sources, but they are not perfect. All species names have been confirmed as valid species names, but it is not possible to confirm all species locations. -
Native Vegetation Council Rangelands Assessment Manual
Native Vegetation Council Rangelands Assessment Manual Native Vegetation Branch July 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution v4.0 (International Licence) www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ © Crown in right of the State of South Australia 2017 2 | NVC Rangelands Assessment Manual Contents CONTENTS 3 1 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 5 2 INTRODUCTION 6 2.1 How the method works 6 2.2 Background of the Rangelands Assessment 6 3 PRELIMINARY OFFICE PROCEDURE 7 4 FIELD PROCEDURE 12 4.1 Equipment 12 4.2 Determining locations of Sample Points in an application area (Block) 12 4.3 Completing the Rangelands Field Assessment 13 4.3.1 Background to the field assessment 13 4.3.2 Undertake the field assessment 13 4.3.3 Sample Point assessment details explained 17 5 FILLING IN THE RANGELANDS ASSESSMENT SCORESHEET 24 5.1 Landscape Context Scores 24 5.1.1 Number of landform features in Block 24 5.1.2 Size of the Block 25 5.1.3 Percentage (%) area protected in IBRA sub-region score 25 5.1.4 Presence of a wetland, watercourse or lake score 25 5.2 Vegetation Condition Scores 25 5.2.1 Utilisation scores 26 5.2.2 Biotic and physical disturbance scores 27 5.2.3 Vegetation stratum score 27 5.2.4 Introduced plant species cover score 27 5.3 Conservation Significance Scores 27 5.3.1 Conservation significance of ecological community score 28 5.3.2 Plant species of conservation significance 28 5.3.3 Fauna species of conservation significance 28 5.4 Site Scores 29 NVC Rangelands Assessment Manual | 3 5.4.1 Unit Biodiversity Score 29 5.4.2 Total Biodiversity Score 29 6 SUBMISSION OF DATASHEETS AND SCORESHEETS 30 6.1 Rangelands Assessment Site information and scores 30 6.2 Clearance application or regulation reports 30 7 INTERPRETATION & REVIEW OF THE RANGELAND ASSESSMENT METHOD 31 7.1 Revisits to Rangelands Assessment Sites 31 7.2 Review of the Rangeland Assessment Method 31 8 REFERENCES 32 9 APPENDICES 33 Appendix A. -
Ne Wsletter No . 80
Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants Ref No. ISSN 0725-8755 Newsletter No. 80 – June 2008 GSG NSW Programme 2008 GSG VIC Programme 2008 For more details contact Peter Olde 02 4659 6598. For more details contact Neil Marriott (Vic Leader), Meet at 9.30am to commence at 10.00am for all on (03) 5577 2592 (Mon–Fri), (03) 5356 2404 (Fri meetings unless stated otherwise. night–Sun 5pm), or email at [email protected] Saturday, 5 July (Dunkeld), [email protected] (Stawell). Despite extensive effort on behalf of Max McDowall to VENUE: Kowmung River Crossing to Tuglow Caves get members along to Vic Chapter excursions, there TIME: 9am at McDonalds on nth side of Goulburn has been a very disappointing response. As a result SUBJECT: Examination of wild population of Grevillea Max has decided to resign from this role and we have rosmarinifolia hybrids with Grevillea arenaria decided to put the Vic chapter into recess until further & c.1km upstream with Grevillea juniperina. notice. See page 10 for more details. Saturday, 30 August – Monday, 1 September Newsletter No. 80 Newsletter No. VENUE: ‘Silky Oaks’ 140 Russell Lane Oakdale GSG S.E. QLD Programme 2008 SUBJECT: Open garden Morning tea at 9.30am, meetings commence at Friday, 10 October – Monday, 13 October 10.00am. For more information contact Noreen Baxter on (07) 3202 5008 or Beverley Leggett VENUE: Annual Field Trip & Grevillea Crawl on (07) 3870 8517. TIME: Meet 10am at Information centre on Sunday, 29 June Newell Highway, south-east of Gilgandra (c. 800m before bridge over Castlereagh VENUE: Denis Cox & Jan Glazebrook, River). -
Selecting and Planting Trees to Lower Risk of Pipe Blockages
Pipes : Selecting and planting trees to lower risk of blockages This guide is designed to help you select tree and shrub species that will minimise a common problem caused by trees in home gardens – blockages (or chokes) in sewerage and water pipes. Blockages of pipes don’t only cause inconvenience; they can also result in serious health problems if they lead to sewage overflowing. They are expensive to clear and if sections of pipe need to be replaced, or a problem tree removed, the cost can be significant. Many people don’t plant trees anywhere near their pipes, though this guide lists many species you can confidently plant as close as two metres. Fine hair roots will seek out and penetrate even small cracks or joints in pipes. In addition, the force from larger roots can crack previously sound pipes, creating an entry point. Once roots have entered a pipe they grow quickly and can cause serious and costly failures in pipe systems. Some species’ roots, for instance willows and poplars, can be found more than 30 metres from the tree base. It’s much better to avoid the cause of tree root problems rather than face an inconvenient and costly remedy after the damage has been done. What if the blockage is on my property? If you have a blockage in pipes before the connection to SA Water’s mains in the street or an easement, it is your responsibility. To clear any blockages and replace sections if necessary, the services of a registered plumber must be used – this is a legal requirement of the Sewerage Act 1929. -
Powerful Pollinators Encouraging Insect Pollinators in Farm Landscapes
Mallee: Victoria and SE South Australia Powerful pollinators Encouraging insect pollinators in farm landscapes Pollinators are an essential component of agricultural production and of healthy, biodiverse landscapes. Protecting and enhancing pollinator resources on farms will help support a diverse range of pollinators. This brochure provides an introduction to encouraging insect pollinators on farms, including a guide to choosing plants that will support diverse pollinators throughout the year. The power of pollinators Different animals — mostly insects, but also birds and mammals — help to transfer pollen between flowering plants, allowing the formation of seeds and fruit. Pollinators do this by visiting flowers in search of food (nectar, pollen or both) and transferring pollen from one flower to another in the process. In Australia, honey bees, native bees and other native insects like hoverflies, wasps and butterflies provide essential © Almond Board of Australia pollination services for native plants, Native vegetation supports pollinators by providing food and nesting sites. Nearby crops and pastures, crops, fruits and vegetables. pastures will benefit from the increased abundance and diversity of pollinators in the landscape. Pollinators and food security Insect populations are in decline Healthy ecosystems Without insect pollinators, the quantity worldwide due to land clearing, Pollinators are both essential to, and and diversity of food grown for humans intensive or monocultural depend upon, healthy ecosystems. in contemporary agricultural systems A growing human population and agriculture, pesticide use, would be severely restricted. Many increasing demand for food puts of the food crops we eat, as well as environmental pollution, colony pressure on ecosystems, while declining pasture and fodder crops, benefit from disease and climate change. -
A Summary of the Published Data on Host Plants and Morphology of Immature Stages of Australian Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), with Additional New Records
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Insecta Mundi Florida 3-22-2013 A summary of the published data on host plants and morphology of immature stages of Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), with additional new records C. L. Bellamy California Department of Food and Agriculture, [email protected] G. A. Williams Australian Museum, [email protected] J. Hasenpusch Australian Insect Farm, [email protected] A. Sundholm Sydney, Australia, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi Bellamy, C. L.; Williams, G. A.; Hasenpusch, J.; and Sundholm, A., "A summary of the published data on host plants and morphology of immature stages of Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), with additional new records" (2013). Insecta Mundi. 798. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/798 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Insecta Mundi by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. INSECTA MUNDI A Journal of World Insect Systematics 0293 A summary of the published data on host plants and morphology of immature stages of Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), with additional new records C. L. Bellamy G. A. Williams J. Hasenpusch A. Sundholm CENTER FOR SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY, INC., Gainesville, FL Cover Photo. Calodema plebeia Jordan and several Metaxymorpha gloriosa Blackburn on the flowers of the proteaceous Buckinghamia celcissima F. Muell. in the lowland mesophyll vine forest at Polly Creek, Garradunga near Innisfail in northeastern Queensland. -
South Coast, Western Australia
Biodiversity Summary for NRM Regions Species List What is the summary for and where does it come from? This list has been produced by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPC) for the Natural Resource Management Spatial Information System. The list was produced using the AustralianAustralian Natural Natural Heritage Heritage Assessment Assessment Tool Tool (ANHAT), which analyses data from a range of plant and animal surveys and collections from across Australia to automatically generate a report for each NRM region. Data sources (Appendix 2) include national and state herbaria, museums, state governments, CSIRO, Birds Australia and a range of surveys conducted by or for DEWHA. For each family of plant and animal covered by ANHAT (Appendix 1), this document gives the number of species in the country and how many of them are found in the region. It also identifies species listed as Vulnerable, Critically Endangered, Endangered or Conservation Dependent under the EPBC Act. A biodiversity summary for this region is also available. For more information please see: www.environment.gov.au/heritage/anhat/index.html Limitations • ANHAT currently contains information on the distribution of over 30,000 Australian taxa. This includes all mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and fish, 137 families of vascular plants (over 15,000 species) and a range of invertebrate groups. Groups notnot yet yet covered covered in inANHAT ANHAT are notnot included included in in the the list. list. • The data used come from authoritative sources, but they are not perfect. All species names have been confirmed as valid species names, but it is not possible to confirm all species locations. -
APS Mitchell Newsletter 2017.4.1 February
NEWSLETTER February 2017 Volume 4, Issue 1 February news...! Mitchell Diary Hello, Happy New Year and welcome to our contributions since Dates.. first newsletter edition for 2017! 2014. If like me, you • MONDAY FEBRUARY found the regular Over every summer my garden in Pyalong 20th 7:30pm garden reports an usually looses a few plants as much of the MEETING inspiration and garden here needs to survive on minimal JOHN TAYLOR ROOM pleasure to read, do let water. This year has been no exception but KILMORE LIBRARY her know. with the irregular weather patterns some SYDNEY ST KILMORE plants here are positively thriving, one such Our March edition will Guest Speaker: is the very different looking Eryngium be issued on or close Steve Sinclair “The ovinum (pictured at right). to the second Monday history of Banksia For our group and newsletter, 2017 will (March 13th). marginata on Victoria's lowland herald a change or two here and there. Contributions both grassy plains” We will be returning to the John Taylor Eryngium ovinum - large and small are Room at the Kilmore Library as the venue Blue Devil always enthusiastically • MONDAY MARCH 20th for our meetings. Photo: J Petts welcomed and should 7:30pm MEETING Barbara Mau also needs to take a break be sent in by Monday Guest Speaker: To Be Advised from writing regular articles for the newsletter March 6th 2017. Email contributions to: so the monthly garden guide will be no longer [email protected] or • MONDAY APRIL 17th be a feature but we do have other ideas and are post to PO Box 381 Pyalong Vic 3521.