Vegetation Survey and Mapping - Alice Springs
Seminar
The Vegetation Survey and Mapping in the NT: 'Towards an Australia-wide Consensus' Seminar was held on Friday 14th September at CSIRO in Alice Springs. Approximately 40 Ecologists were in attendance. The Seminar was organised by the Land and Vegetation Unit, Land and Water Division of NRETA. Presenters for the day included Diane Napier, Peter Brocklehurst and Donna Lewis from the Land and Vegetation Unit, Chris Brock and Ben Sparrow of Biodiversity Conservation South and Athina Pascoe-Bell Manager of Spatial Data and Mapping Unit. The guest speaker for the day was Richard Thackway, Senior Scientist, Manager of Vegetation Information, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Australian Government.
The purpose of the Seminar was to:
- Encourage standardising collecting, classifying and describing vegetation data in the NT to comply with National Standards
- Provide an awareness of vegetation survey and mapping in the NT with an emphasis on the Arid Region
- Present national collaboration and vegetation initiatives in the NT
- Deliver the NT Guidelines and Field Methodology for Vegetation Survey and Mapping and introduce the NVIS Classification System
The Seminar Comprised Six Themes:
Proceedings
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| 1. Synopsis of Vegetation Survey and Mapping in the NT | 3.8Mb |
2. Current Vegetation Survey and Mapping Projects/Methods in the Arid Region (Chris Brock and Ben Sparrow)
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| 3. National Collaboration in the NT | 1.5Mb |
| 4. National Perspective on Vegetation Information: development of national vegetation guidelines. Guest Speaker: Richard Thackway - Bureau of Rural Sciences | 3.1Mb |
| 5. Overview of NT Guidelines for Vegetation Survey and Mapping and an introduction to the NVIS Classification System | 1.2Mb |
| 6. NRETA Maps demonstration |
Field Workshop
A Vegetation Field Workshop was held outside Alice Springs on Friday 14th September with approximately 30 Ecologists in attendance. The Workshop was in conjunction with the Seminar. Catherine Nano from Biodiversity Conservation South and Donna Lewis from the Land and Vegetation Unit coordinated the Workshop.
The primary purpose of the Workshop was to:
- Outline, demonstrate and discuss general vegetation site sampling procedures.
- Introduce and discuss the implementation and benefits of the National Information System (NVIS) Classification System in the arid region
- Encourage the future adoption of NVIS for classifying and describing vegetation in the NT
A Vegetation Field Workbook (pdf 628Kb) containing the conents of the Workshop is available.
For more information please contact:
Donna Lewis
Land and Vegetation
Land and Water Division
NRETA
PO Box Palmerston 0831
Ph: +61 8 8999 3690
Fax: +61 8 8999 3667
E-mail: donna.lewis@nt.gov.au
Peter Brocklehurst
Land and Vegetation
Land and Water Division
NRETA
PO Box 30 Palmerston 0831
Ph: +61 8 8999 3623
Fax: +61 8 8999 3667
E-mail: peter.brocklehurst@nt.gov.au
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