Vegetation Benchmarks Wet eucalypt forest and woodland Eucalyptus viminalis subsp. Viminalis Vegetation Condition Benchmarks version 1 Wet Eucalyptus Forest and Woodland WBR Eucalyptus brookeriana wet forest Community Description: Eucalyptus brookeriana wet forest is dominated by E. brookeriana, which ranges in canopy height from 10-40m. The understorey is often made up of two layers, a tall, dense, mid-layer, and a layer of variable density underneath. This is the appropriate benchmark to use in assessing the condition of the listed Eucalyptus brookeriana wet forest community (Schedule 3A, Nature Conservation Act 2002. Benchmarks: Length Component Cover % Height (m) DBH (cm) #/ha (m)/0.1 ha Canopy 30% - - - - Large Trees - 25 80 20 - Organic Litter 90% - - - - Logs - - ≥ 10 - 40 Large Logs - - ≥ 40 - - Recruitment Episodic Understorey Life Forms LF code # Spp Cover % Tree or large shrub T 3 50 Shrub S 1 5 Large sedge/rush/sagg/lily LSR 1 30 Ground fern GF 2 10 Tree fern TF 1 5 Scrambler/Climber/Epiphytes SCE 1 5 Mosses and Lichens ML 1 20 Total 7 10 Last reviewed - 5 July 2016 Tasmanian Vegetation Monitoring and Mapping Program Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment http://www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/tasveg WBR Eucalyptus brookeriana wet forest Species lists: Canopy Tree Species Common Name Notes Acacia melanoxylon blackwood Eucalyptus brookeriana brookers gum Eucalyptus delegatensis gumtopped stringybark Eucalyptus obliqua stringybark Eucalyptus regnans giant ash Typical Understorey Species * Common Name LF Code Acacia dealbata silver wattle T Acacia melanoxylon blackwood T Bedfordia salicina Tasmanian blanketleaf T Leptospermum spp. teatree T Melaleuca ericifolia coast paperbark T Olearia argophylla musk daisybush T Phyllocladus aspleniifolius celerytop pine T Pomaderris apetala common dogwood T Cassinia aculeata dollybush S Monotoca glauca golden wood S Gahnia grandis cutting grass LSR Lepidosperma spp. swordsedge LSR Blechnum spp. waterfern GF Histiopteris incisa batswing fern GF Polystichum proliferum mother shieldfern GF Dicksonia antarctica soft treefern MF Billardiera spp. appleberry SCE Clematis aristata mountain clematis SCE *This list is provided as a guide only. The species listed are typical of this plant community type but may not necessarily be present. Vegetation Condition Benchmarks version 1 Wet Eucalyptus Forest and Woodland WDB Eucalyptus delegatensis forest with broadleaf shrubs Community Description: Eucalyptus delegatensis forest with broadleaf shrubs are tall wet forest (usually over 40m) with a variable understorey dominated by broadleaf species, common dominants including Olearia argophylla, Bedfordia salicina and Pomaderris apetala. At lower altitudes E. obliqua, E. viminalis and E. globulus may occur as sub-dominant canopy species. E. nitida is the most common sub-dominant in the north- west and west. On upland ranges and plateaux in northern and eastern Tasmanian and the Central Highlands E. amygdalina is the most common sub-dominant. Herbs are usually low in abundance and diversity as a result of low light intensity at ground level. The diversity and abundance of ground ferns is high. In some instances this community is an early successional stage of E. delegatensis forest with an understorey dominated by rainforest species (WBR). Benchmarks: Length Component Cover % Height (m) DBH (cm) #/ha (m)/0.1 ha Canopy 30% - - - - Large Trees - 40 90 17 - Organic Litter 90% - - - - Logs - - ≥ 10 - 40 Large Logs - - ≥ 45 - - Recruitment Episodic Understorey Life Forms LF code # Spp Cover % Tree or large shrub T 7 40 Shrub S 6 5 Herbs and orchids H 4 1 Grass G 2 1 Large sedge/rush/sagg/lily LSR 2 5 Ground fern GF 3 10 Tree fern TF 1 5 Scrambler/Climber/Epiphytes SCE 3 1 Mosses and Lichens ML 1 5 Total 9 29 Species lists: Canopy Tree Species Common Name Notes Eucalyptus delegatensis gumtopped stringybark Eucalyptus amygdalina black peppermint Eucalyptus dalrympleana mountain white gum Eucalyptus globulus Tasmanian blue gum Eucalyptus nitida western peppermint Eucalyptus obliqua stringybark Eucalyptus viminalis white gum Last reviewed - 5 July 2016 Tasmanian Vegetation Monitoring and Mapping Program Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment http://www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/tasveg WDB Eucalypt delegatensis forest with broadleaf shrubs Typical Understorey Species * Common Name LF Code Acacia spp. wattle T Anopterus glandulosus tasmanian laurel T Banksia marginata silver banksia T Bedfordia salicina tasmanian blanketleaf T Cenarrhenes nitida native plum T Monotoca glauca goldey wood T Nematolepis squamea satinwood T Olearia argophylla musk daisybush T Phyllocladus aspleniifolius celerytop pine T Pomaderris apetala common dogwood T Prostanthera lasianthos christmas mintbush T Zieria arborescens stinkwood T Bauera rubioides wiry bauera S Coprosma spp. currant S Cyathodes glauca purple cheeseberry S Leucopogon spp. beardheath S Olearia viscosa viscid daisybush S Oxylobium ellipticum golden shaggypea S Pimelea drupacea cherry riceflower S Pultenaea spp. bushpea S Richea spp. candleheath S Sprengelia spp. swampheath S Tasmannia lanceolata mountain pepper S Telopea truncata tasmanian waratah S Acaena novae-zelandiae common buzzy H Drymophila cyanocarpa turquoise berry H Geranium potentilloides mountain cranesbill H Hydrocotyle hirta hairy pennywort H Chiloglottis spp. orchids H Ranunculus spp. buttercup H Senecio spp. groundsel H Viola hederacea ivyleaf violet H Deyeuxia spp. bentgrass G Ehrharta spp. ricegrass G Festuca spp. fescue G Dianella tasmanica forest flaxlily LSR Gahnia grandis cutting grass LSR Lepidosperma elatius tall swordsedge LSR Blechnum spp. waterfern GF Histiopteris incisa batswing fern GF Hypolepis spp. groundfern GF Polystichum proliferum mother shieldfern GF Pteridium esculentum bracken GF Dicksonia antarctica soft treefern TF Billardiera longiflora purple appleberry SCE Clematis spp. clematis SCE Microsorum pustulatum kangaroo fern SCE *This list is provided as a guide only. The species listed are typical of this plant community type but may not necessarily be present. Vegetation Condition Benchmarks version 1 Wet Eucalyptus Forest and Woodland WDL Eucalyptus delegatensis forest over Leptospermum Community Description: Eucalyptus delegatensis forest over Leptospermum is tall wet Eucalyptus delegatensis forest type characteristic of areas with impeded drainage. The understorey is dominated by tall Leptospermum species (predominantly L. lanigerum). In some instances, this community is an early successional stage toward E. delegatensis forest over rainforest (WDR). However the nature of the sites indicates this succession may be stalled or very slow in some situations. Benchmarks: Length Component Cover % Height (m) DBH (cm) #/ha (m)/0.1 ha Canopy 30% - - - - Large Trees - 40 90 17 - Organic Litter 90% - - - - Logs - - ≥ 10 - 40 Large Logs - - ≥ 45 - - Recruitment Episodic Understorey Life Forms LF code # Spp Cover % Tree or large shrub T 2 60 Herbs and orchids H 2 1 Large sedge/rush/sagg/lily LSR 2 1 Ground fern GF 2 1 Mosses and Lichens ML 1 10 Total 5 9 Last reviewed - 5 July 2016 Tasmanian Vegetation Monitoring and Mapping Program Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment http://www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/tasveg WDL Eucalyptus delegatensis forest over Leptospermum Species lists: Canopy Tree Species Common Name Notes Eucalyptus delegatensis gumtopped stringybark Eucalyptus dalrympleana mountain white gum Eucalyptus nitida western peppermint Typical Understorey Species * Common Name LF Code Atherosperma moschatum (eastern sassafras T central highlands) Hakea spp. needlebush T Leptospermum lanigerum woolly teatree T Nothofagus cunninghamii (eastern myrtle beech T central highlands) Acaena novae-zelandiae common buzzy H Australina pusilla shade nettle H Geranium potentilloides mountain cranesbill H Hydrocotyle hirta hairy pennywort H Libertia pulchella grassflag H Pterostylis spp. greenhood H Viola hederacea ivyleaf violet H Gahnia grandis cutting grass LSR Juncus spp. rush LSR Blechnum spp. waterfern GF Gleichenia microphylla scrambling coralfern GF Histiopteris incisa batswing fern GF Hypolepis spp. groundfern GF Polystichum proliferum mother shieldfern GF *This list is provided as a guide only. The species listed are typical of this plant community type but may not necessarily be present. Vegetation Condition Benchmarks version 2 Wet Eucalyptus Forest and Woodland WGK Eucalyptus globulus King Island forest Community Description: Eucalyptus globulus King Island forest is wet forest on King Island dominated by Eucalyptus globulus, with E. brookeriana* as a sub-dominant, or occasional co-dominant tree. The canopy is open- crowned and rarely exceeds 30 m. The community may have a woodland structure (see TASVEG DKW) and, in areas of better drainage on sandy soils, may grade into patches of tall, dry scrub with emergent mallee-form E. viminalis to 20 m (see TASVEG SSK). This is the appropriate benchmark to use in assessing the condition of the forest component of the listed Eucalyptus globulus King Island forest community (Schedule 3A, Nature Conservation Act 2002). Benchmarks: Length Component Cover % Height (m) DBH (cm) #/ha (m)/0.1 ha Canopy 30% - - - - Large Trees - 25 70 20 - Organic Litter 50% - - - - Logs - - ≥ 10 - 40 Large Logs - - ≥ 35 - - Recruitment Episodic Understorey Life Forms LF code # Spp Cover % Tree or large shrub T 8 20 Shrub S 5 15 Herbs and orchids H 10 5 Grass G 2 1 Large sedge/rush/sagg/lily LSR 4 5 Medium to small sedge/rush/sagg/lily