DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Vegetation
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Some 32% of the Port Phillip and Westernport region retains it's locally indigenous vegetation - including important grassland areas. Around 41% of this vegetation is managed for conservation and protected in parks and reserves, whilst an additional 31% is on other public land (see land use map). The remaining 28% of the locally indigenous vegetation occurs on private land.
The region has an extensive range of vegetation types which support more than 3 000 species of native flora. Some 240 of these species are considered threatened. Source: PPWCMA, 2003)
The Draft Native Vegetation Plan (external link) for the region is available for download on the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority website. It contains information on a range of topics including the region's vegetation resources, abundance of vegetation types, vegetation reservation and flora and fauna habitat.
Related Links
A range of Victorian vegetation data can be accessed via the Biodivesity Interactive Map on the DSE website (external link). This information includes tree cover and tree density.
References:
PPWCMA (2003). Sustainability objectives for natural resource management in the Port Phillip and Western Port region. A Discussion paper contributing to the development of a new Regional Catchment Strategy. Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority.
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This document was last reviewed on 04/09/2008