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TASVEG 4.0 Vegetation Communities TASVEG 4.0 Vegetation Communities Modified land (DSO) Eucalyptus sieberi forest and woodland not on granite (NCR) Callitris rhomboidea forest (SCA) Coastal scrub on alkaline sands ! ! ! ! (FAC) Improved pasture with native tree canopy (DTD) Eucalyptus tenuiramis forest and woodland on dolerite (NLA) Leptospermum scoparium - Acacia mucronata forest (SCH) Coastal heathland ! ! ! ! (FAG) Agricultural land (DTG) Eucalyptus tenuiramis forest and woodland on granite (NLE) Leptospermum forest (SCL) Heathland on calcareous substrates (FMG) Marram grassland (DTO) Eucalyptus tenuiramis forest and woodland on sediments (NLM) Leptospermum lanigerum - Melaleuca squarrosa swamp forest (SED) Eastern scrub on dolerite (FPE) Permanent easements (DVC) Eucalyptus viminalis - Eucalyptus globulus coastal forest and woodland (NLN) Subalpine Leptospermum nitidum woodland (SHS) Subalpine heathland (FPF) Pteridium esculentum fernland (DVF) Eucalyptus viminalis Furneaux forest and woodland (NME) Melaleuca ericifolia swamp forest (SHW) Wet heathland H H H (FPH) Plantations for silviculture - hardwood (DVG) Eucalyptus viminalis grassy forest and woodland (SKA) Kunzea ambigua regrowth scrub H H H Other natural environments (SLG) Leptospermum glaucescens heathland and scrub HS HS HS (FPS) Plantations for silviculture - softwood Highland treeless vegetation (OAQ) Water, sea (SLL) Leptospermum lanigerum scrub S S S (FPU) Unverified plantations for silviculture (HCH) Alpine coniferous heathland (ORO) Lichen lithosere (SLS) Leptospermum scoparium heathland and scrub (FRG) Regenerating cleared land (HCM) Cushion moorland (OSM) Sand, mud (FSM) Spartina marshland (SMM) Melaleuca squamea heathland (HHE) Eastern alpine heathland Rainforest and related scrub (SMP) Melaleuca pustulata scrub (FUM) Extra-urban miscellaneous (HHW) Western alpine heathland (RCO) Coastal rainforest (SMR) Melaleuca squarrosa scrub (FUR) Urban areas (HSE) Eastern alpine sedgeland (RFE) Rainforest fernland (SRE) Eastern riparian scrub (FWU) Weed infestation (HSW) Western alpine sedgeland/herbland (RFS) Nothofagus gunnii rainforest and scrub (SRF) Leptospermum with rainforest scrub (HUE) Eastern alpine vegetation (undifferentiated) Dry eucalypt forest and woodland (RHP) Lagarostrobos franklinii rainforest and scrub (SRH) Rookery halophytic herbland (DAC) Eucalyptus amygdalina coastal forest and woodland Moorland, sedgeland and rushland (RKF) Athrotaxis selaginoides - Nothofagus gunnii short rainforest (SSC) Coastal scrub (DAD) Eucalyptus amygdalina forest and woodland on dolerite (MBE) Eastern buttongrass moorland (RKP) Athrotaxis selaginoides rainforest (SSK) Scrub complex on King Island (DAM) Eucalyptus amygdalina forest on mudstone (MBP) Pure buttongrass moorland (RKS) Athrotaxis selaginoides subalpine scrub (SSW) Western subalpine scrub (DAS) Eucalyptus amygdalina forest and woodland on sandstone (MBR) Sparse buttongrass moorland on slopes (RKX) Highland rainforest scrub with dead Athrotaxis selaginoides (SSZ) Spray zone coastal complex (DAZ) Eucalyptus amygdalina inland forest and woodland on Cainozoic deposits (MBS) Buttongrass moorland with emergent shrubs (RML) Nothofagus - Leptospermum short rainforest (SWR) Western regrowth complex (DBA) Eucalyptus barberi forest and woodland (MBU) Buttongrass moorland (undifferentiated) (RMS) Nothofagus - Phyllocladus short rainforest (SWW) Western wet scrub (DCO) Eucalyptus coccifera forest and woodland (MBW) Western buttongrass moorland (RMT) Nothofagus - Atherosperma rainforest (DCR) Eucalyptus cordata forest (MDS) Subalpine Diplarrena latifolia rushland (RMU) Nothofagus rainforest (undifferentiated) Wet eucalypt forest and woodland (WBR) Eucalyptus brookeriana wet forest (DDE) Eucalyptus delegatensis dry forest and woodland (MGH) Highland grassy sedgeland (RPF) Athrotaxis cupressoides - Nothofagus gunnii short rainforest (WDA) Eucalyptus dalrympleana forest (DDP) Eucalyptus dalrympleana - Eucalyptus pauciflora forest and woodland (MRR) Restionaceae rushland (RPP) Athrotaxis cupressoides rainforest (WDB) Eucalyptus delegatensis forest with broad-leaf shrubs (DGL) Eucalyptus globulus dry forest and woodland (MSW) Western lowland sedgeland (RPW) Athrotaxis cupressoides open woodland (DGW) Eucalyptus gunnii woodland (WDL) Eucalyptus delegatensis forest over Leptospermum Native grassland (RSH) Highland low rainforest and scrub (DKW) King Island Eucalypt woodland (WDR) Eucalyptus delegatensis forest over rainforest (GCL) Lowland grassland complex Saltmarsh and wetland (DMO) Eucalyptus morrisbyi forest and woodland (WDU) Eucalyptus delegatensis wet forest (undifferentiated) (GHC) Coastal grass and herbfield (AAP) Alkaline pans (DMW) Midlands woodland complex (WGK) Eucalyptus globulus King Island forest (GPH) Highland Poa grassland (AHF) Freshwater aquatic herbland (DNF) Eucalyptus nitida Furneaux forest (WGL) Eucalyptus globulus wet forest (GPL) Lowland Poa labillardierei grassland (AHL) Lacustrine herbland (DNI) Eucalyptus nitida dry forest and woodland (WNL) Eucalyptus nitida forest over Leptospermum (GRP) Rockplate grassland (AHS) Saline aquatic herbland (DOB) Eucalyptus obliqua dry forest (WNR) Eucalyptus nitida forest over rainforest (GSL) Lowland grassy sedgeland (ARS) Saline sedgeland/rushland (DOV) Eucalyptus ovata forest and woodland (WNU) Eucalyptus nitida wet forest (undifferentiated) (GTL) Lowland Themeda triandra grassland (ASF) Fresh water aquatic sedgeland and rushland (DOW) Eucalyptus ovata heathy woodland (WOB) Eucalyptus obliqua forest with broad-leaf shrubs (ASP) Sphagnum peatland (DPD) Eucalyptus pauciflora forest and woodland on dolerite Non-eucalypt forest and woodland (WOL) Eucalyptus obliqua forest over Leptospermum (ASS) Succulent saline herbland (DPE) Eucalyptus perriniana forest and woodland (NAD) Acacia dealbata forest (WOR) Eucalyptus obliqua forest over rainforest (AUS) Saltmarsh (undifferntiated) (DPO) Eucalyptus pauciflora forest and woodland not on dolerite (NAF) Acacia melanoxylon swamp forest (WOU) Eucalyptus obliqua wet forest (undifferentiated) (AWU) Wetland (undifferentiated) (DPU) Eucalyptus pulchella forest and woodland (NAL) Allocasuarina littoralis forest (WRE) Eucalyptus regnans forest (DRI) Eucalyptus risdonii forest and woodland (NAR) Acacia melanoxylon forest on rises Scrub, heathland and coastal complexes (WSU) Eucalyptus subcrenulata forest and woodland (DRO) Eucalyptus rodwayi forest and woodland (NAV) Allocasuarina verticillata forest (SAL) Acacia longifolia coastal scrub (WVI) Eucalyptus viminalis wet forest (DSC) Eucalyptus amygdalina - Eucalyptus obliqua damp sclerophyll forest (NBA) Bursaria - Acacia woodland and scrub (SBM) Banksia marginata wet scrub (DSG) Eucalyptus sieberi forest and woodland on granite (NBS) Banksia serrata woodland (SBR) Broad-leaf scrub Tasmanian Vegetation Monitoring and Mapping Program, Natural Values Conservation Branch, DPIPWE - May 2020.
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