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.

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Date
15 June 2022
Publisher
Department of Planning and Environment
Type
Publication
Status
Final
Cost
Free
Language
English
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  • ISBN 978-1-76058-558-7
  • ID DPE20220178
  • File PDF 3.5MB
  • 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.