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9.0 Appendices 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 Astelia alpina 10 25 + + 24 68 65 68 45 36 70 4 50 27 41 56 5 54 Athrotaxis selaginoides Bauera rubioides 3 6 5 6 Bellendena montana Carpha alpina Celmisia asteliifolia + 1 Coprosma nitida Cyathodes dealbata Cyathodes glauca Cyathodes petiolaris Cyathodes straminea Danthonia sp. Epacris serpyllifolia 15 5 43 15 11 45 Erigeron gunnii Erigeron pappocromus Erigeron stellatus Eucalyptus coccifera 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 Leptecophylla juniperina Leptospermum rupestre + 45 63 Lycopodium scariosum Nothofagus cunninghamii 15 100 70 2 100 Olearia ledifolia R Olearia pinifolia Oreobolus acutifolius 1 Orites acicularis 20 Orites diversifolia 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 Richea pandanifolia 56 20 1 + Richea scoparia 5 45 30 12 10 4 17 1 + 17 93 43 79 20 36 10 3 Richea sprengelioides + + + 3 4 2 4 3 + 2 1 2 R Rubus gunnianus + + + + Schizacme montana R Tasmannia lanceolata + + 1 1 + R 15 1 + 17 13 Telopea truncata 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 plants 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.
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