Vegetation Survey and Mapping - Darwin
Seminar
‘The Evolution of Vegetation Survey and Mapping in the NT – Towards an Australia-wide Consensus’ Seminar was held on Friday 9th March at the Museum and Art Gallery Theatrette.
Chief Executive of NRETA David Ritchie opened the Seminar to approximately 80 Plant Ecologists. The Seminar was organised and presented by Donna Lewis and Peter Brocklehurst of Land and Vegetation, Land and Water Division. The guest speaker was Richard Thackway, Senior Scientist Manager of Vegetation Information from the Australian Government Bureau of Rural Sciences.
The Purpose of the Seminar was to:
- Encourage standardising collecting, classifying and describing vegetation data in the NT to comply with national standards.
- Present a synopsis of vegetation survey and mapping in the NT.
- Provide an awareness of national collaboration and vegetation initiatives in the NT
- Deliver a national overview of nationally consistent vegetation information – the development and current status of the National Vegetation Information System framework.
- Launch the Northern Territory Guidelines and Field Methodology for Vegetation Survey and Mapping
The Seminar Comprised Four Themes:
Proceedings
| Theme | |
|---|---|
| 1. Synopsis of Vegetation Survey and Mapping in the NT | 5.2Mb |
| 2. National Collaboration | 2Mb |
| 3.Guest Speaker: Richard Thackway – Bureau of Rural Sciences | 3Mb |
| 4.Overview of NT Guidelines and Field Methodology for Vegetation Survey and Mapping | 1Mb |
An Interactive CD is now available containing:
- NT Guidelines and Field Methodology for Vegetation Survey and Mapping (pdf 2Mb)
- NVIS Australian Vegetation Attribute Manual Version 6.0 (pdf 1.3Mb)
- Australian Soil and Land Survey – Field Handbook (Vegetation Chapter: Yellow Book)
- Australian Soil and Land Survey – Guidelines for Conducting Surveys (Vegetation Chapter: Blue Book)
- Vegetation Condition
- Definitive Vegetation Types
- National, State and Territory vegetation related links
Field Workshop
A Vegetation Field Workshop was held at Howard Springs Nature Park on Thursday 2nd August with approximately 60 Ecologists in attendance. The Workshop was instigated following the Vegetation Survey and Mapping Seminar on the 9th March 2007.
The primary purpose of the Workshop was to:
- Outline and demonstrate general vegetation site sampling procedures.
- Introduce and demonstrate the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) Classification System.
- Encourage the future adoption of NVIS for classifying and describing vegetation in the Northern Territory.
The Workshop consisted of three major Sections contained in the Vegetation
Field Workbook (pdf 1.3Mb) :
- Outline and brief demonstration of Vegetation Field Sampling Procedures.
- Vegetation sampling field exercise.
- Description and exercise for classifying and describing vegetation with the NVIS Classification System.
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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