Major Vegetation Groups
The Major Vegetation Groups are broadly defined as representative of distinct vegetative environments; they may extend over large areas and often contain more than one vegetation association or community. They were originally defined as part of the National Vegetation Information System framework for the Australian Native Vegetation Assessment 2001. There have been a number of revisions since then:
There are currently 30 Major Vegetation Groups, including some groups representing absence of knowledge or absence of vegetation. The Major Vegetation Groups are:
- Rainforest and vine thickets
- Eucalypt tall open forests
- Eucalypt open forests
- Eucalypt low open forests
- Eucalypt woodlands
- Acacia forests and woodlands
- Callitris forests and woodlands
- Casuarina forests and woodlands
- Melaleuca forests and woodlands
- Other forests and woodlands
- Eucalypt open woodlands
- Tropical eucalypt woodlands/grasslands
- Acacia open woodlands
- Mallee woodlands and shrublands
- Low closed forests and closed shrublands
- Acacia shrublands
- Other shrublands
- Heath
- Tussock grasslands
- Hummock grasslands
- Other grasslands, herblands, sedgelands and rushlands
- Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands
- Mangroves
- Inland aquatic – freshwater, salt lakes, lagoons
- Cleared / modified native vegetation, buildings
- Unclassified native vegetation
- Naturally bare – sand, rock, claypan, mudflat
- Sea and estuaries
- Regrowth, modified native vegetation
- Unknown / no data
Read more about this topic: List Of Major Vegetation Groups In Australia
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