Port Macquarie Hastings LGA Vegetation and EEC Maps 2014 VIS IDs 4205 and 4206

Port Macquarie Hastings Shire Council Vegetation Mapping undertaken by Biolink Ecological Consultants from Nov 2012 to March 2013. The Port Macquarie Hastings Local Government Area encompasses an area of approximately 368,610ha between Taree and Kempsey on the mid-north coast of NSW. \r\n\r\nField survey commenced in May 2010 and was completed in November 2012, the latter period also allowing for ground-truthing and further refinement of mapped communities. Collectively, a total of 457 field sites were sampled, comprising 219 sites conforming to requirements of Modules 1 & 2 of the NVTS and 238 Rapid Assessment sites; converted data from a further 138 field sites associated with earlier studies was also utilized. A total of 611 plant species from 131 Families were recorded from the field sites. \r\n\r\nThe mapping project captured approximately 115,922ha of vegetation in 12,967 discrete polygons. Vegetation mapping was undertaken in two stages and involved polygon capture down to a minimum patch size of 0.25ha (0.1ha for littoral rainforest) using task-specific software and a combination of satellite, aerial and digital imagery. Excluding National Park and State Forest estate approximately 115,922ha of remnant vegetation was captured for purposes of the mapping project. Once captured, polygons were internally partitioned by hand. Field survey involved a combination of formal 0.04ha floristic plots sampled in accord with Modules 1 and 2 of the NSW Government’s Native Vegetation Type Standard. Less detailed but similarly quantitative “rapid” assessments were also undertaken in other areas, supported by foot-, vehicle- and air-based traverses for ground truthing purposes. Available data from other studies was also employed to assist the mapping process. \r\n\r\nThe vegetation dataset also includes field attribute classifications for the PMHC Koala Habitat Management Plan. \r\n\r\nData were reviewed by Darkheart Eco-Consultancy in 2014. These data supersede VIS_ID 3925. \r\n\r\nTwo updated datasets: \r\n\r\nPortMacquarieLGA_2014_E_4205: vegetation communities \r\n\r\nPortMacquarieLGA_EEC_2014_E_4206: EEC data \r\n\r\nVIS_ID 4205 \r\n\r\nVIS_ID 4206

本数据集为生物链接生态咨询公司（Biolink Ecological Consultants）于2012年11月至2013年3月承接的麦夸里港黑兹尔郡议会植被制图项目成果。麦夸里港黑兹尔地方政府区域（Port Macquarie Hastings Local Government Area）位于新南威尔士州中北海岸的塔瑞（Taree）与肯普西（Kempsey）之间，总面积约368610公顷。

野外调查于2010年5月启动，2012年11月完成，后续阶段同步开展了地面验证与已勾绘植被群落的细化完善工作。本次调查共采集457个野外样点，其中219个样点符合新南威尔士州本土植被类型标准（Native Vegetation Type Standard, 简称NVTS）模块1与模块2的要求，另有238个快速评估样点；同时还利用了前期研究中138个关联野外样点的转换后数据。本次野外调查共记录到131科共计611种植物。

本次制图项目共完成12967个独立斑块的植被数据采集，覆盖植被面积约115922公顷。植被制图分两阶段开展，采用专用制图软件结合卫星、航空与数字影像进行斑块勾绘，最小斑块阈值为0.25公顷（滨海雨林（littoral rainforest）阈值为0.1公顷）。若排除国家公园与州立森林用地，本次制图项目共采集到约115922公顷的残存植被数据。斑块勾绘完成后，需通过人工方式完成内部分区。野外调查结合了符合新南威尔士州本土植被类型标准模块1与模块2要求的0.04公顷标准植被样方采样工作；同时在其他区域开展了精度稍低但同样量化的“快速评估”，并通过步行、车载与航空踏勘完成地面验证。此外还利用了其他研究的现有数据辅助制图工作。

本植被数据集还包含麦夸里港黑兹尔议会（Port Macquarie Hastings Council, 简称PMHC）考拉栖息地管理计划的野外属性分类数据。

2014年，暗心生态咨询公司（Darkheart Eco-Consultancy）对本数据集进行了审核。本数据集替代了VIS_ID 3925。

本次更新包含两个数据集：
PortMacquarieLGA_2014_E_4205：植被群落数据集
PortMacquarieLGA_EEC_2014_E_4206：濒危生态群落（Endangered Ecological Community, 简称EEC）数据
VIS_ID 4205
VIS_ID 4206