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9.0 Appendices

Appendix 9.1 Species Cover (%) 1 x 1 m plots Transect A Snowy Range (+ = <1%, R = one individual <1%) 4 February 2009 Snowy Trans A (1m 2): Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 10 25 + + 24 68 65 68 45 36 70 4 50 27 41 56 5 54 Athrotaxis selaginoides 3 6 5 6 montana Carpha alpina Celmisia asteliifolia + 1 Coprosma nitida Cyathodes dealbata Cyathodes petiolaris Cyathodes straminea Danthonia sp. Epacris serpyllifolia 15 5 43 15 11 45 Erigeron gunnii Erigeron pappocromus Erigeron stellatus Eucryphia milliganii Euphrasia gibbsiae Ewartia planchonii Ewartia sp. Exocarpos humifusus 2 4 4 1 21 Gahnia grandis Gentianella diemensis Gonocarpus serpyllifolius + + + 2 21 1 + + 1 R + R

Snowy Trans A (1m 2): Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Hierochloe fraseri + R R + R juniperina Leptospermum rupestre + 45 63 Lycopodium scariosum Nothofagus cunninghamii 15 100 70 2 100 Olearia ledifolia R Olearia pinifolia Oreobolus acutifolius 1 acicularis 20 Orites revoluta + 1 + 23 R 33 Ozothamnus ledifolius Ozothamnus rodwayi 1 3 7 R 5 21 5 + 12 11 Pentachondra pumila 1 + 1 2 + + R Phyllocladus aspleniifolius Poa gunnii + Poa sp. + Podocarpus lawrencei Poranthera microphylla 56 20 1 + 5 45 30 12 10 4 17 1 + 17 93 43 79 20 36 10 3 + + + 3 4 2 4 3 + 2 1 2 R Rubus gunnianus + + + + Schizacme montana R + + 1 1 + R 15 1 + 17 13 Tetracarpaea tasmanica 15 Trochocarpa cunninghamii 5 + Uncinia compacta 1 + + + R + + R Viola sp.

Appendix 9.2 Species Cover (%) 1 x 1 m plots Transect B Snowy Range (+ = <1%, R = one individual <1%) 19 February 2009 Snowy Trans B (1 m 2): Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Astelia alpina 5 + 60 6 27 34 25 25 60 56 8 30 33 52 60 43 51 Athrotaxis selaginoides Bauera rubioides R 1 80 14 4 Bellendena montana Carpha alpina Celmisia asteliifolia + 1 + + + Coprosma nitida 6 4 Cyathodes dealbata Cyathodes glauca 5 9 Cyathodes petiolaris Cyathodes straminea R 14 3 4 10 3 12 14 Danthonia sp. Epacris serpyllifolia 1 15 + 15 24 + 20 4 5 12 Erigeron gunnii + Erigeron pappocromus Erigeron stellatus + Eucalyptus coccifera 3 1 14 Eucryphia milliganii 8 Euphrasia gibbsiae Ewartia planchonii + Ewartia sp. Exocarpos humifusus 1 3 + 23 14 Gahnia grandis Gentianella diemensis Gonocarpus serpyllifolius 2 1 + + + + + + + + Hierochloe fraseri + + + + R Leptecophylla juniperina Leptospermum rupestre 26 Lycopodium scariosum +

Snowy Trans B (1 m 2): Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Nothofagus cunninghamii 64 75 Olearia ledifolia R 1 6 + 1 4 Olearia pinifolia Oreobolus acutifolius + 10 + Orites acicularis 2 10 29 97 45 56 Orites diversifolia Orites revoluta 16 4 3 20 6 3 4 10 2 1 Ozothamnus ledifolius Ozothamnus rodwayi 1 1 1 R 4 1 3 + R Pentachondra pumila + + 3 5 R 10 1 Phyllocladus aspleniifolius Poa gunnii + R Poa sp. + + Podocarpus lawrencei 54 25 6 Poranthera microphylla Richea pandanifolia Richea scoparia 1 6 22 11 R 2 7 50 23 35 35 29 1 18 Richea sprengelioides 60 21 8 1 4 3 + 12 4 + 3 1 2 4 26 Rubus gunnianus R + R Schizacme montana + + + Tasmannia lanceolata + 1 8 2 1 2 + 1 + + + R Telopea truncata Tetracarpaea tasmanica Trochocarpa cunninghamii + + 2 2 Uncinia compacta 6 + R + + Viola sp.

Appendix 9.3 Species Cover (%) 10 x 10 m plots Transect A Snowy Range (+ = <1%, R = one individual <1%) 4 February 2009 Snowy Trans. A (100 m 2): Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Astelia alpina 4 6 15 45 11 45 20 23 15 20 55 57 45 27 55 30 107 23 45 45 Athrotaxis selaginoides 15 10 Bauera rubioides 1 1 6 + 1 R Bellendena montana Carpha alpina + Celmisia asteliifolia + + + + + + + + + + 1 7 + Coprosma nitida + + + + 4 R + + 1 + + 1 Cyathodes dealbata 1 2 Cyathodes glauca 5 1 + 3 Cyathodes petiolaris 1 Cyathodes straminea + + Danthonia sp. + Epacris serpyllifolia 1 + + 5 6 4 6 5 14 6 4 2 6 5 3 13 25 + Erigeron gunnii Erigeron pappocromus + + Erigeron stellatus + + + + + Eucalyptus coccifera + 6 Eucryphia milliganii 7 2 Euphrasia gibbsiae Ewartia planchonii + + Ewartia sp. + Exocarpos humifusus + + + + 3 1 + 3 + 1 + + 1 + 1 Gahnia grandis Gentianella diemensis + + + Gonocarpus serpyllifolius + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Hierochloe fraseri + + + + R + + + Leptecophylla juniperina Leptospermum rupestre + 21 2 2 4 1 + 2 4 Lycopodium scariosum

Snowy Trans. A (100 m 2): Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Nothofagus cunninghamii 45 28 65 50 60 40 70 50 2 85 Olearia ledifolia 1 2 1 Olearia pinifolia Oreobolus acutifolius + + + + 1 1 + + 1 + Orites acicularis 12 2 5 3 8 32 26 9 12 2 17 4 15 + Orites diversifolia Orites revoluta 2 1 3 4 5 10 6 3 2 3 1 2 3 7 7 6 5 7 11 9 Ozothamnus ledifolius 15 Ozothamnus rodwayi + + 1 + 2 3 1 2 4 2 3 7 7 11 8 9 7 14 3 11 Pentachondra pumila + 1 + + 1 + + 1 2 3 5 1 R 1 2 + Phyllocladus aspleniifolius Poa gunnii + + Poa sp. + Podocarpus lawrencei Poranthera microphylla Richea pandanifolia 1 5 3 2 + 5 6 2 1 1 2 7 3 5 2 3 + 1 Richea scoparia 2 4 1 1 14 17 18 11 16 10 1 18 10 22 35 30 25 28 30 27 Richea sprengelioides + 1 1 3 + 2 1 + + 1 1 2 2 + + 1 1 1 + 1 Rubus gunnianus + + + + + + + + + + + + Schizacme montana + + + R Tasmannia lanceolata + + 1 1 1 2 1 + 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 2 + 7 + 1 Telopea truncata + Tetracarpaea tasmanica + Trochocarpa cunninghamii 1 6 8 4 1 + 1 1 + 2 + 1 R + + + + Uncinia compacta + + + + + R + + + + R + + + R + Viola sp.

Appendix 9.4 Species cover (%) 10 x 10 m plots Transect B Snowy Range (+ = <1%, R = one individual <1%) 19 February 2009 Snowy Trans. B (100m 2): Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Astelia alpina 4 8 4 20 18 26 18 24 27 70 36 22 22 20 33 30 60 65 25 35 Athrotaxis selaginoides Bauera rubioides 5 + 4 3 25 13 12 5 6 Bellendena montana Carpha alpina + + Celmisia asteliifolia + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Coprosma nitida + + 3 + + + + + 1 + 2 + + + Cyathodes dealbata Cyathodes glauca 2 + 1 + + + + Cyathodes petiolaris Cyathodes straminea 5 3 3 3 4 9 4 7 3 + 2 8 8 5 3 + + 3 Danthonia sp. Epacris serpyllifolia 1 4 2 8 5 14 15 15 15 8 1 10 6 3 8 6 5 5 10 12 Erigeron gunnii + Erigeron pappocromus Erigeron stellatus + + Eucalyptus coccifera 5 2 2 2 + 1 3 1 + 1 2 8 1 1 Eucryphia milliganii 1 5 Euphrasia gibbsiae + Ewartia planchonii + + Ewartia sp. Exocarpos humifusus 1 + + + + 1 1 1 1 1 + 1 1 1 1 + 1 Gahnia grandis 1 Gentianella diemensis + Gonocarpus serpyllifolius + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Hierochloe fraseri + + + + + + + + + + + + + Leptecophylla juniperina + + + + Leptospermum rupestre 1 8 15 2 1 6 7 8 1 1 5 Lycopodium scariosum +

Snowy Trans. B (100m 2): Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Nothofagus cunninghamii 38 38 25 12 60 + 20 5 Olearia ledifolia + + 1 3 + + 3 2 1 1 R 1 + 5 4 1 + + + + Olearia pinifolia Oreobolus acutifolius 2 1 + 1 + + + + 1 + + Orites acicularis 10 8 4 9 4 6 16 2 + 2 12 8 3 6 12 8 Orites diversifolia 2 Orites revoluta 6 6 6 5 2 1 3 5 4 7 11 14 2 3 5 8 5 4 3 2 Ozothamnus ledifolius Ozothamnus rodwayi + 2 8 2 1 1 1 + 2 3 2 7 1 5 2 7 5 1 4 3 Pentachondra pumila + 1 + + + + + 1 3 R + 2 1 3 1 2 2 Phyllocladus aspleniifolius + + 1 Poa gunnii + + Poa sp. + + + + + + + Podocarpus lawrencei 1 3 + 1 22 15 5 4 7 4 10 Poranthera microphylla Richea pandanifolia + Richea scoparia 5 10 16 6 3 9 13 3 4 9 12 7 30 8 10 10 2 4 29 16 Richea sprengelioides 8 5 4 3 1 + 1 1 2 5 4 6 + 7 3 1 1 2 1 2 Rubus gunnianus R + + Schizacme Montana + + + + + Tasmannia lanceolata 5 5 4 1 1 + 1 1 1 1 4 4 + 2 2 1 + 1 1 Telopea truncata Tetracarpaea tasmanica + Trochocarpa cunninghamii 3 3 3 + 2 + 1 + + 2 1 Uncinia compacta + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + R Viola sp.

Appendix 9.5 Other cover (%) in each 1 x 1 m plot for Transect A Snowy Range (+=<1%) Snowy Trans. A (1m 2): Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Bare ground 80 2 2 2 Litter 7 70 10 50 5 4 34 10 4 1 10 2 15 43 1 Non vascular 0.5 1 0.5 50 1 0.5 6 1 0.5 3 2 4 1 3 2 Rock 5 5 6 Standing dead vegetation 5 17 2 5 8 4 5 5 5 8 3 5 3 5 3

Appendix 9.6 Other cover (%) in each 1 x 1 m plot for Transect B Snowy Range (+=<1%) Snowy Trans. B (1m 2): Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Bare ground 0.5 8 2 4 3 Litter coverage 7 40 3 6 15 1 1 3 5 8 6 1 1 1 1 10 8 1 Non vascular plants 5 4 6 0.5 1 2 0.5 10 1 5 0.5 1 8 0.5 2 1 Rock cover 15 15 25 2 0.5 5 4 4 1 11 14 1 15 Standing dead vegetation 0.5 3 1 1 0.5 10 18 22 0.5 3 13 31 4 4 6 4 10 13 8 20

Appendix 9.7 Other cover (%) in each 10 x 10 m plot for Transect A Snowy Range (+=<1%) Snowy Trans. A (100m 2): Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Bare ground 5 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 Litter coverage 25 5 30 4 1 10 25 3 7 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 Non vascular plants 5 5 1 5 2 1 1 1 5 2 1 1 2 1 1 Rock cover 5 1 1 1 4 1 5 3 1 1 3 1 Standing dead vegetation 1 3 3 7 1 2 2 2 3 6 - - 6 1 3 4 4 2

Appendix 9.8: Other cover (%) in each 10 x 10 m plot for Transect B Snowy Range (+=<1%) Snowy Trans. B (100m 2): Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Bare ground 0.5 0.5 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 0.5 0.5 2 0.5 0.5 3 1 Litter coverage 2 2 2 15 2 4 2 4 1 0.5 2 1 2 0.5 2 1 1 1 Non vascular plants 2 3 1 2 2 5 1 2 1 2 3 10 1 4 3 1 1 Rock cover 2 1 1 7 5 3 10 10 0.5 2 3 18 6 20 5 5 5 2 Standing dead vegetation 3 2 9 5 3 5 4 13 5 2 3 5 4 3 2 2 10 2 10 10

Appendix 9.9 Species cover (%) in each 10 x 10 m plot on inverted treeline transect A66, Mt Weld (+ = <1%, R = one individual <1%), April 2005 Weld transect A66 Plot no: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bare ground 1 1 2 + 2 1 1 1 1 Litter 10 7 5 Non vascular plants 7 8 8 6 5 8 8 11 2 Rock 4 + 3 2 + + Standing dead vegetation 5 4 4 6 1 2 + + + Abrotanella scapigera + + + Actinotus suffocata R + + + + + Astelia alpina 7 10 12 20 9 15 15 15 16 30 Bauera rubioides 20 30 15 25 20 25 20 12 15 20 Bellendena montana + 1 + + + + + 1 Blandfordia punicea + + + Carex sp. R R + + Carpha alpina 3 5 1 5 1 2 3 4 4 Celmisia asteliifolia R + + + + + Centrolepis monogyna R + R + + R 1 Coprosma nitida + + + Cyathodes parvifolia + Diplarrena latifolia + 1 + 2 + 1 + + + + Dracophyllum milliganii 1 + 7 10 9 1 2 Drosera arcturi R + + + + + + Ehrharta sp. R Empodisma minus 30 45 35 50 20 35 15 9 15 35 Epacris serpyllifolia 12 12 5 15 1 8 7 8 15 20 Erigeron stellatus R + Eucalyptus coccifera 4 3 + 4 6 R R R Eucryphia milliganii 3 5 16 10 4 10 7 6 6 4 Euphrasia gibbsiae + Forstera bellidifolia R + R 1 + + + + + + Gahnia grandis 1 2 Gaimardia fitzgeraldii + 1 2 + 20 15 20 4 10 10 18 25 22 20 Helichrysum pumilum R R + + + + Huperzia australiana + + Isolepis sp. + R Leptecophylla juniperina parvifolia 1 1 2 1 2 Leptospermum nitidum 1 4 polymorpha 1 2 + 3 + 1 R 1 Lycopodium fastigiatum R R Microcachrys tetragona 1 3 Milligania densiflora 1 1 1 5 + 1 1 2 Mitrasacme archeri R + + + 1 1 + Mitrasacme montana R Nothofagus cunninghamii 2 5 7 5 11 1 10 1 3 3

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Weld transect A66 Plot no: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Oreobolus pumilio + + + Oreobolus sp. R + R + + + + + + Oreobolus sp. Wider leaf + Orites acicularis 7 8 14 5 5 15 10 8 6 4 Orites diversifolia 8 1 4 13 1 9 4 3 5 Orites revoluta 3 2 + + + 1 + Pentachondra pumila R + + R R R + gunnii var. gunnii 3 + + 5 2 + 3 1 + Pimelea sericea + 9 R + + + Poaceae sp. 1 + + R Richea pandanifolia R + + + 1 Richea scoparia R 1 7 9 3 2 3 R + + Schizacme montana 1 Schoenus sp. R R R R Senecio pectinatus + + 11 5 4 5 6 7 6 8 2 Sprengelia montana R Tasmannia lanceolata 3 R + Telopea truncata + + 2 2 2 2 Tetracarpaea tasmanica 1 + 1 Trochocarpa cunninghamii + + Uncinia compacta R R R + +

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Appendix 9.10 Species cover (%) alpine treeline transect A65 Mt Weld, April 2005 (+=<1%, R, only one individual; mid plots scored in 2000 as part of BAMPs survey using cover classes—class range given here). Weld Trans. A65 Plot No: L1 L2 L3 L4 ML MU U1 U2 U3 U4 Bare ground 3 6 7 1 1 to 5 + 2 2 + 4 Litter coverage 4 6 + + 0 4 5 Non vascular coverage 4 4 5 6 5 to 25 5 to 25 4 6 5 5 Rock cover 10 20 12 16 25 to 50 25 to 50 10 50 30 50 Standing dead 3 9 7 14 1 to 5 5 to 25 14 6 3 5 Abrotanella scapigera + 2 + + 1 Astelia alpina 25 15 12 18 5 to 25 5 to 25 25 18 18 17 Bauera rubioides 13 13 8 16 1 to 5 5 to 25 35 10 4 8 Carpha alpina + + + + + + + Celmisia asteliifolia R + + + + + + + + + Coprosma nitida + + + + Cyathodes straminea/petiolaris? + + + + + 2 + + Rytidosperma fortunae-hibernae + Empodisma minus + + + 1 to 5 + 4 + + Epacris serpyllifolia 18 25 18 15 25 to 50 5 to 25 18 13 15 13 Erigeron stellata + Eucalyptus coccifera 1 3 2 5 + Eucalyptus vernicosa 5 16 7 8 5 to 25 5 to 25 14 11 9 6 Eucryphia milliganii + 10 2 7 + 4 Euphrasia gibbsiae + Ewartia planchonii R Exocarpos humifusus + + 1 + Gahnia grandis 2 Gentianella sp. + + + + + + R + + + Gonocarpus montanus + + + + + + + + + Helichrysum pumilum + Hierochloe fraseri R + R + + Leptecophylla juniperina subsp. parvifolia 1 + + 2 + 2 + + Leptospermum rupestre + Milligania densiflora 2 5 5 1 + 1to5 2 1 3 3 Nothofagus cunninghamii 7 6 4 R 1 1

Weld Trans. A65 Plot No: L1 L2 L3 L4 ML MU U1 U2 U3 U4 Olearia ledifolia + + + Oreobolus sp. 4 2 2 1 1 to 5 1to5 1 + 2 6 Orites acicularis 1 3 5 5 1 to 5 1 1 2 Orites revoluta 13 10 12 7 1 to 5 + 5 5 4 5 Ozothamnus rodwayi 2 1 1 + + + + 2 6 + Pentachondra pumila + + + + + + + + + + Pimelea sericea 1 + + Richea curtisiae + Richea scoparia 4 + 4 + + 5 5 4 3 Richea sprengelioides 1 3 3 1 + + 3 3 1 + Schizacme montana + + + R R + Schoenus sp. + R + R + Senecio pectinatus + R + Sprengelia incarnata 3 3 2 2 + 3 1 2 + Tasmannia lanceolata + + 1 + + 2 + Telopea truncata 1 R + Tetracarpaea tasmanica + + R + + + + Trochocarpa cunninghamii 1 + + Uncinia compacta + + + R + + + + + +

Appendix 9.11: Species cover (%) on Transect 1, Mount Rufus, 22 March 2006. (+ = <1% cover) Rufus Trans.1: Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Argyrotegium mackayi + + + Astelia alpina + 30 30 25 20 18 22 1 5 10 Austrodanthonia sp. + 2 + 1 20 + + Bellendena montana 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 Boronia citriodora 2 8 8 20 2 12 5 + 2 3 Carpha alpina 1 + 1 2 + 1 + + Celmisia asteliifolia + + + + + + + + + Coprosma nitida + + + 1 + + Cyathodes dealbata + Cyathodes straminea + + Deyeuxia sp. 3 1 1 Diplarrena latifolia + + + Empodisma minus 5 2 5 3 15 3 1 2 2 Epacris serpyllifolia 50 40 24 35 15 10 1 + + 2 Erigeron tasmanicus + Eucalyptus coccifera 1 2 37 9 50 30 25 Ewartia planchonii + Exocarpos humifusus + + + Gentianella diemensis + + + + + + Gentianella sp. + Geranium potentilloides + Gonocarpus montanus + + + + + + + Helichrysum milliganii + Helichrysum scorpioides + + Hierochloe fraseri + Huperzia australiana + Hydrocotyle hirta + Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides + + Lagenophora stipitata + + Leptecophylla juniperina var. parvifolia + Leptospermum rupestre 35 10 5 2 4 Leucopogon hookeri + Leucopogon montanus + Lycopodium scariosum + Milligania sp + + 1 + 1 + + Monotoca linifolia + Olearia erubescens + Oreobolus acutifolius 1 2 2 5 3 1 Oreobolus pumilio 4 Orites acicularis 3 1 2 1 4 + + +

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Rufus Trans.1: Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Orites diversifolia Orites revoluta 2 1 2 1 + 2 3 Ozothamnus rodwayi 15 5 15 11 15 18 26 20 50 33 Pentachondra pumila + + 1 + Pimelea sericea + + + + Planocarpa sulcata + 2 + Plantago tasmanica + + Poa gunnii 2 4 6 10 3 7 3 1 4 5 Podocarpus lawrencei + 1 2 1 Polystichum proliferum + Richea acerosa + Richea curtisiae + + + Richea scoparia 3 1 1 1 2 6 25 13 2 Richea sprengelioides + + + + 1 28 4 10 Rubus gunnianus + + + + + + 1 + + Schizacme montana + + Schoenus sp. + Senecio gunnii + Senecio leptocarpus + + + + 1 + 2 1 2 1 Tasmannia lanceolata + + + + + Uncinia compacta + + + + + + Velleia montana + Viola hederacea + + + +

Appendix 9:12 Species cover (%) Transect 2, Mount Rufus (+ = <1% cover) 4 March 2005 Rufus Transect 2: Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Acaena montana + + Acaena novae-zelandiae + Astelia alpina 10 9 2 20 3 1 18 30 4 9 Baeckea gunniana 3 2 2 + 1 + Bellendena montana 1 7 5 5 3 2 1 1 + 1 Boronia citriodora 11 8 18 30 6 3 4 2 2 2 Carpha alpina 1 1 1 1 + + Celmisia asteliifolia + 1 + + + + + + + Coprosma nitida + 1 + + + 1 + 1 + Cyathodes straminea + + + 2 + Deyeuxia sp . + + Diplarrena latifolia + + Ehrharta tasmanica + Empodisma minus 5 5 4 15 1 7 2 7 + 5 Epacris serpyllifolia 25 20 15 15 20 10 + 5 + 6

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Rufus Transect 2: Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Erigeron tasmanicus + + Eucalyptus coccifera + + 2 40 20 25 20 15 Euphrasia gibbsiae + 1 + Ewartia planchonii + + + + Exocarpos humifusus + + + Gentianella diemensis + Gentianella sp . 1 + + + Gonocarpus montanus + + + + + + + + + + Helichrysum scorpioides + Hierochloe fraseri 1 Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides + + + Lachnagrostis sp. + + Lagenophora stipitata + + Leptecophylla juniperina + + + Leptospermum rupestre 4 5 3 2 3 2 Leucopogon hookeri + + Luzula sp. + + Lycopodium fastigiatum + + 1 Lycopodium scariosum + Microcachrys tetragona + Milligania sp. + + + + + + + + Olearia erubescens + Olearia ledifolia + + + Oreobolus acutifolius 10 2 + 1 5 1 + Orites acicularis 1 2 3 3 + + + + Orites revoluta 2 5 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 Ozothamnus rodwayi 10 25 20 30 28 60 16 40 18 28 Pentachondra pumila 1 1 + 1 + Pimelea sericea + + + Plantago sp. + Plantago tasmanica + + + + + + + Poa gunnii 2 3 6 6 5 4 Poa sp. 5 + + 5 Podocarpus lawrencei + + + + Richea curtisiae + Richea scoparia + 2 40 9 4 5 5 5 5 6 Richea sprengelioides 3 2 1 1 8 3 3 5 4 4 Rubus gunnianus + 1 + + 1 + 1 + 1 1 Scaevola hookeri + Schizacme montana + + + Schoenus sp. + Senecio leptocarpus + 2 + 1 3 + 2 1 1 1

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Rufus Transect 2: Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Senecio pectinatus + Solenogyne sp . + Stylidium graminifolium + Tasmannia lanceolata + + + + + rosette herb + Uncinia compacta + + 1 + 1 + + + + + Viola hederacea + +

Appendix 9.13 Species cover (%) Transect 3, Mount Rufus (+ = <1% cover) 23 March 2006 Rufus Trans. 3: Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Acaena montana + Acaena novae-zelandiae + Astelia alpina 15 12 14 13 15 27 40 7 4 1 Baeckea gunniana 1 + 2 + + + + Bauera rubioides + Bellendena montana 3 1 5 2 1 2 + + + + Billardiera longiflora + Boronia citriodora 15 10 30 12 7 7 4 6 1 Brachyscome sp. + + + + Carpha alpina 1 + 1 2 1 + + Celmisia asteliifolia 1 + + + + + + + + + Coprosma nitida + + + + + + Cyathodes straminea + + + + Deyeuxia sp. + + + + 3 Diplarrena latifolia + + + + Empodisma minus 5 4 2 6 2 2 2 3 Epacris serpyllifolia 25 30 20 45 35 4 16 6 6 2 Erigeron tasmanicus + + Eucalyptus coccifera + 4 3 25 12 30 Eucalyptus vernicosa + Euchiton argentifolius + + + + + Euphrasia gibbsiae 1 + + + + + Exocarpos humifusus + + + + + + + + Gaultheria hispida + Gentianella diemensis + + + + + + Gonocarpus montanus + + + + + + + + + Helichrysum scorpioides + Hierochloe fraseri + + + + Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides + Lagenophora stipitata + Leptecophylla juniperina var. parvifolia + + Leptospermum lanigerum +

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Rufus Trans. 3: Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Leptospermum rupestre + + 4 + 15 1 1 Leucopogon montanus + Luzula densiflora + Lycopodium fastigiatum + 1 Lycopodium scariosum + Microcachrys tetragona + + Milligania sp. + + + + + + + + Monotoca linifolia + + Olearia erubescens + Olearia ledifolia + + + + + Oreobolus acutifolius 1 10 12 8 2 1 + + Oreobolus distichus + Oreobolus pumilio + Orites acicularis 1 3 4 2 6 1 1 2 + Orites revoluta 2 4 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 Ozothamnus rodwayi 22 2 13 9 22 23 12 28 32 30 Pentachondra pumila + + + + + + 3 Pimelea sericea + + Planocarpa sulcata + + + 1 + 1 Plantago tasmanica + + + + Poa gunnii 6 8 10 15 3 + 4 2 4 2 Podocarpus lawrencei + + + + 1 + Richea scoparia + 1 + 5 19 25 32 8 3 Richea sprengelioides 2 1 1 + 3 1 3 + 15 25 Rubus gunnianus + + + + + + + + + + Schizacme montana + + + + Schoenus sp. + + + + Senecio leptocarpus 1 1 + + 1 2 + + 1 + Senecio pectinatus + + + Tasmannia lanceolata + + + + + + + Uncinia compacta + + 1 + + + + + + Wahlenbergia saxicola +

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Appendix 9.14 Species cover (%) Transect 4, Mount Rufus (+ = <1% cover) 21 March 2006 Rufus Trans. 4 Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Abrotanella scapigera + + 1 Acaena montana + Almaleea subumbellata + Astelia alpina 2 1 + 2 3 2 2 + Austrodanthonia sp. + Baeckea gunniana + Bauera rubioides 2 25 70 Bellendena montana 1 1 + 1 8 2 + Boronia citriodora 15 6 4 1 1 10 4 4 Caladenia sp. + Campynema lineare + + + + + Carpha alpina + + + + + Celmisia asteliifolia + + + + + + + Coprosma nitida 1 + + + + + + + Coprosma pumila + Cyathodes straminea 1 + + + + Deyeuxia sp. + Diplarrena latifolia + + + + Empodisma minus 3 + 1 + 3 2 6 Epacris serpyllifolia 15 8 20 35 25 13 1 10 Erigeron tasmanicus + + + + + Eucalyptus coccifera + 1 + + 1 35 45 10 Eucalyptus vernicosa + Euchiton collinus + Euphrasia gibbsiae + + + + + Ewartia planchonii + + Exocarpos humifusus + + + + 1 + Gahnia grandis + + + Gaultheria hispida + + Gentianella diemensis + + + + + Geranium potentilloides + Gonocarpus montanus + + + + + + + + Helichrysum milliganii + + Helichrysum scorpioides + + + Hierochloe fraseri + Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides + + + + + Hypericum gramineum + Lagenophora stipitata + + + + Lepidosperma filiforme + + + Leptecophylla juniperina var. parvifolia + Leptospermum lanigerum + 1 + Leptospermum rupestre + + 15 + 28 60 8

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Rufus Trans. 4 Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Leucopogon hookeri + + Luzula sp. + Lycopodium fastigiatum 2 + 1 + + + Microcachrys tetragona + + + + + Milligania sp. + + Nothofagus cunninghamii + Olearia erubescens + + + + + Oreobolus acutifolius + + 1 + Oreobolus distichus + 1 1 + Oreobolus pumilio 1 1 2 2 + Orites acicularis 1 1 1 + 6 1 Orites diversifolia + Orites revoluta 8 8 2 3 5 7 + 1 Oxalis magellanica + + Ozothamnus rodwayi + 1 1 1 Pentachondra pumila 6 3 5 1 4 2 Pimelea sericea + Planocarpa sulcata + + + Plantago tasmanica + + + + + Poa gunnii 20 16 15 18 15 6 + Polystichum proliferum + Pultenaea juniperina + 7 2 4 Ranunculus glabrifolius + Richea acerosa 2 2 Richea scoparia + Richea sprengelioides 5 5 8 7 15 14 Rubus gunnianus + + + + + Schizacme montana + + + + + Schoenus sp. + + + + + + Senecio leptocarpus + + + + + Senecio pectinatus + + 1 + Senecio pinnatifolius + Stylidium graminifolium + Tasmannia lanceolata + + + + + Uncinia compacta + + + + Velleia montana + + + + 2 + Viola hederacea + + Wahlenbergia saxicola + +

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Appendix 9.15 Species cover (%) Transect 5, Mount Rufus (+ = <1% cover) 21 & 22 March 2006 Rufus Trans.5: Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Abrotanella scapigera + + + Acaena montana + Agrostis sp. + Astelia alpina 2 7 + + 10 + 2 + Baeckea gunniana 12 + Bauera rubioides 20 70 65 Bellendena montana 1 1 3 9 3 2 2 1 Billardiera longiflora + + Boronia citriodora 3 9 5 1 4 5 2 1 Campynema lineare + + + + Carpha alpina 1 2 + + Celmisia asteliifolia + + + + + + + Coprosma nitida + + 1 + Coprosma pumila 1 2 Cotula alpina + Cyathodes dealbata + Cyathodes parvifolia + Cyathodes straminea + + + + + + Deyeuxia sp. + + Empodisma minus + + 2 4 1 Epacris serpyllifolia 28 20 40 14 15 15 2 3 Erigeron tasmanicus + + Eucalyptus coccifera 1 + + + + 12 25 25 Euchiton collinus + Euphrasia gibbsiae + + + + Exocarpos humifusus + + + + + 1 + + Gahnia grandis + Gaultheria hispida + + + 1 Gentianella diemensis + + + + Geranium potentilloides + Gonocarpus montanus + + + + + + Helichrysum milliganii + + Helichrysum scorpioides + + + + Hierochloe fraseri + + Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides + + + Lachnagrostis sp. + Lagenophora stipitata + + + Lepidosperma filiforme + Leptecophylla juniperina 1 Leptospermum lanigerum + Leptospermum rupestre + 3 35 10 3 Leucopogon hookeri + + +

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Rufus Trans.5: Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Leucopogon montanus 1 1 Luzula sp. + Lycopodium fastigiatum + + + + Lycopodium scariosum + + Microcachrys tetragona + + + + + + + Monotoca linifolia + 1 Olearia erubescens + + + + + Oreobolus acutifolius 1 + + + Oreobolus distichus + Oreobolus pumilio 1 3 2 + + Orites acicularis + 1 + 2 5 5 5 Orites revoluta 5 2 5 2 4 4 1 6 Ozothamnus rodwayi + + + 1 5 1 + Pentachondra pumila 4 1 2 12 5 + Planocarpa sulcata + + Plantago tasmanica + + + + Poa gunnii 20 40 15 15 20 1 + + Pultenaea juniperina + 3 + Richea acerosa 3 5 Richea procera + 1 Richea scoparia + + + Richea sprengelioides 4 3 6 11 10 3 2 Rubus gunnianus + + + + + Schizacme montana + + + + Schoenus sp. + + + + + + + Senecio leptocarpus + + Senecio pectinatus + 1 1 + + Tasmannia lanceolata + + + Telopea truncata 3 Uncinia compacta + + + + + Velleia montana + + + + Viola hederacea + +

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Appendix 9.16 Species cover (%) Transect 6, Mount Rufus (+ = <1% cover) 22 March 2006 Rufus Transect 6: Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Abrotanella scapigera + 1 2 2 1 + Astelia alpina 14 6 + 2 2 + Baeckea gunniana 2 + 1 3 + Bauera rubioides 55 Bellendena montana + 1 1 1 3 3 Boronia citriodora 50 40 12 10 14 5 Brachyscome sp. + Campynema lineare + + + + + Carpha alpina 4 2 + 2 + Celmisia asteliifolia + + + + + + Coprosma nitida + + Coprosma pumila 1 Cyathodes dealbata + 4 1 + Cyathodes straminea + + Deyeuxia sp. + Diplarrena latifolia + + Empodisma minus 2 + Epacris serpyllifolia 18 40 35 35 40 30 Eucalyptus coccifera + + + + 10 23 Eucalyptus vernicosa + Euphrasia gibbsiae + 1 + + + Exocarpos humifusus + + + + Gentianella diemensis + + + + Gonocarpus montanus + + + + + Helichrysum milliganii + + + Hierochloe fraseri + + Lepidosperma filiforme + Leptecophylla juniperina + Leptospermum lanigerum + 1 Leptospermum rupestre + 1 3 2 Luzula australasica + Lycopodium fastigiatum + 2 + + + Microcachrys tetragona 2 10 2 5 2 1 Olearia erubescens + + + Oreobolus acutifolius + Oreobolus pumilio + + 1 2 1 Orites acicularis 1 5 2 3 2 + Orites revoluta 2 4 5 3 9 5 Ozothamnus rodwayi + + + 4 Pentachondra pumila 2 4 5 2 6 Poa gunnii 11 3 12 25 6 2

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Rufus Transect 6: Plot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Podocarpus lawrencei + Richea procera + Richea sprengelioides 4 2 12 5 10 1 Scaevola hookeri + + Schizacme montana + + + + + Schoenus sp. + 1 + + Senecio leptocarpus + + + + Senecio pectinatus + + + + + Tasmannia lanceolata + Uncinia compacta + + +

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Appendix 9.17 Other plot data for Mount Rufus transects

Aspect: Aspect: Aspect: Transect: Transect: No: Plot Slope: (%): cover Rock (%): ground Bare (%): Litter (%): Non-Vascular Transect: No: Plot Slope: (%): cover Rock (%): ground Bare (%): Litter (%): Non-Vascular

RT1 1 9 170° 3 1 3 3 RT5 2 5 0° 5 7 1 1 RT1 2 11 170° 6 2 5 1 RT5 3 23 0° 10 4 4 1 RT1 3 11 170° 0 1 2 0 RT5 4 26 5° 9 4 3 2 RT1 4 8 170° 0 1 10 3 RT5 5 320 0° 5 5 4 RT1 5 11 180° 1 1 3 2 RT5 6 34 5° 2 2 4 1 RT1 6 12 180° 1 1 13 3 RT5 7 30 350° 3 10 4 RT1 7 11 170° 0 1 6 2 RT5 8 28 350° 2 8 10 2 RT1 8 11 180° 10 1 50 5 RT6 1 5 0° 3 2 2 2 RT1 9 11 175° 5 1 20 2 RT6 2 60 0° 1 7 3 3 RT1 10 10 180° 16 1 30 4 RT6 3 14 5° 9 5 2 1 RT2 1 5 170° 3 1 1 1 RT6 4 23 20° 3 4 3 5 RT2 2 4 170° 2 1 1 1 RT6 5 27 2° 10 4 3 1 RT2 3 4 170° 1 6 4 1 RT6 6 27 40° 3 5 10 4 RT2 4 4 170° 1 1 1 1 RT2 5 4 170° 4 1 1 1 RT2 6 3 170° 1 5 1 2 RT2 7 4 1 2 2 1 RT2 8 2 170° 3 2 2 3 RT2 9 4 12 1 5 4 RT2 10 6 8 4 3 RT3 1 10 170° 1 1 1 2 RT3 2 15 170° 25 1 4 2 RT3 3 9 170° 6 3 3 4 RT3 4 8 170° 3 3 RT3 5 10 165° 2 1 3 2 RT3 6 9.5 170° 2 1 4 3 RT3 7 10 165° 1 1 7 6 RT3 8 12 175° 1 25 2 RT3 9 15 180° 4 1 25 3 RT3 10 9 165° 4 35 2 RT4 1 11 10° 36 1 1 RT4 2 15 5° 17 2 3 1 RT4 3 15 10° 15 5 4 1 RT4 4 18 10° 3 2 2 1 RT4 5 28 10° 6 4 1 1 RT4 6 27 0° 4 1 0 0 RT4 7 28 10° 0 1 10 2 RT4 8 0° 1 0 12 4 RT5 1 9 0° 10 2 2 2

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Appendix 9.18 Photo monitoring images for the Snowy Range treeline ecotone transects, taken Feb 2009

Transect A, Plot 1, 10 x 10 (S) Transect A, Plot 1, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 2, 10 x 10 (S) Transect A, Plot 2, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 3, 10 x 10 (N) Transect A, Plot 3, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 3, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 4, 10 x 10 (N)

Transect A, Plot 5, 10 x 10 (N) Transect A, Plot 5, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 5, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 6, 10 x 10 (N) Transect A, Plot 6, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 6, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 7, 10 x 10 (S) Transect A, Plot 7, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 7, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 8, 10 x 10 (S) Transect A, Plot 8, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 8, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 9, 10 x 10 (S) Transect A, Plot 9, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 9, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 10, 10 x 10 (S) Transect A, Plot 10, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 10, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 11, 10 x 10 (N) Transect A, Plot 11, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 12, 10 x 10 (N)

Transect A, Plot 13, 10 x 10 (N) Transect A, Plot 13, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 13, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 14, 10 x 10 (N) Transect A, Plot 14, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 14, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 15, 10 x 10 (N) Transect A, Plot 15, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 15, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 16, 10 x 10 (N) Transect A, Plot 16, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 16, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 17, 10 x 10 (N) Transect A, Plot 17, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 17, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 18, 10 x 10 (NW) Transect A, Plot 18, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 18, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 19, 10 x 10 (N) Transect A, Plot 19, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 19, 1 x 1

Transect A, Plot 20, 10 x 10 (N) Transect A, Plot 20, 1 x 1 Transect A, Plot 20, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 1, 10 x 10 (E) Transect B, Plot 1, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 1, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 2, 10 x 10 (E) Transect B, Plot 2, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 2, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 3, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 3, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 3, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 4, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 4, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 4, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 5, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 5, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 5, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 6, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 6, 1 x 1 Transect 6, Plot 6, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 7, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 7, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 7, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 8, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 8, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 8, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 9, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 9, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 9, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 10, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 10, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 10, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 11, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 11, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 11, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 12, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 12, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 12, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 13, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 13, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 13, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 14, 10 x 10 (W)

Transect B, Plot 15, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 15, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 15, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 16, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 16, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 16, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 17, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 17, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 17, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 18, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 18, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 19, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 19, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 19, 1 x 1

Transect B, Plot 20, 10 x 10 (W) Transect B, Plot 20, 1 x 1 Transect B, Plot 20, 1 x 1

Appendix 9.19 Photo monitoring Images from Mt Rufus treeline ecotone transects, taken 8 February 2006 by Nick Lewis of ES Link.

Red Disk in Photographs is 25 cm in diameter (centre of disk located 1.4 m above the ground) at permanent transect stake. SLR Camera was positioned approximately 1.75 m above the ground above the permanent photo-monitoring points.

Above: Rufus T1, 0 m facing east Above: Rufus T1, 0 m facing south (downhill)

Above: Rufus T1, 50 m facing east Above: Rufus T1, 50 m facing south (downhill)

Above: Rufus T1, 100 m facing east Above: Rufus T1, 100 m facing south (downhill)

Above: Rufus T2, 0 m facing east Above: Rufus T2, 0 m facing south (downhill)

Above: Rufus T2, 50 m facing east Above: Rufus T2, 50 m facing south (downhill)

Above: Rufus T2, 100 m facing east Above: Rufus T2, 100 m facing south (downhill)

Above: Rufus T3, 0 m facing east Above: Rufus T3, 0 m facing south (downhill)

Above: Rufus T3, 50 m facing east Above: Rufus T3, 50 m facing south (downhill)

Above: Rufus T3, 100 m facing east Above: Rufus T3, 100 m facing south (downhill)

Above: Rufus T4, 0 m facing east Above: Rufus T4, 0 m facing north (downhill)

Above: Rufus T4, 50 m facing east Above: Rufus T4, 50 m facing north (downhill)

Above: Rufus T5, 0 m facing east Above: Rufus T5, 0 m facing north (downhill)

Above: Rufus T5, 50 m facing east Above: Rufus T5, 50 m facing north (downhill)

Above: Rufus T6, 0 m facing east Above: Rufus T6, 0 m facing north (downhill)

Above: Rufus T6, 50 m facing east Above: Rufus T6, 50 m facing north (downhill)