A Revised Classification of Plant Communities of Eastern New South Wales
This document describes the methods used to develop a revised classification of Plant Community Types (PCTs) for eastern New South Wales.
Publisher: Department of Planning and Environment
Cost: Free
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-76058-558-7 / ID: DPE20220178
File: PDF 3.35 MB / Pages 115
Name: a-revised-classification-of-plant-communities-of-eastern-new-south-wales-220178-2.pdf
Amended July 2022
The revised classification is based on analyses of floristic survey plot data held in BioNet, and includes consideration of both floristic and environmental data. The report details the many components of the classification process including data selection and cleaning, gap-filling surveys, choice of clustering algorithm and development of a standardised workflow to review draft clusters. The resulting classification is compared against past regional plot-based classifications to assess the level of change.
The revised classification is proposed to be adopted into the PCT master list.