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Biodiversity Assessment - South East Corner

Threatened Ecosystems

Table: Provisional list of threatened ecosystems in Australia: their broad vegetation type (National Vegetation Information System - Major Vegetation Subgroup), recommended status, current legislative protection as a threatened ecosystem, trend and bioregional distribution. These ecosystems are arranged in the bioregion of their principal occurrence. The reliability of the recommended status is indicated.
Ecosystem name NVIS-MVS EPBC listing State listing Recommended status Reliability assessment Trend Bioregional occurrence
Bega Dry Grass Forest Eucalyptus forests with a grassy understorey  No data Endangered  No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC 
Bega Wet Shrub Forest No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC 
Brackish Sedgeland - EGL Herbland, Sedgeland and Rushland  No data Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Brogo Wet Vine Forest Eucalyptus tall open forest and Eucalyptus forests with a dense broad leaved understorey (wet sclerophyll)  No data Endangered  No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC 
Candelo Dry Grass Forest Eucalyptus forests with a grassy understorey  No data Endangered  No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
Clay Heathland - EGL Heath + Banksia woodlands and shrublands  No data Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Coastal Vine-rich Forest - EGL Eucalyptus forests with a shrubby understorey  No data Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland - EGL Eucalyptus woodlands with a grassy understorey  No data Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Deep Freshwater Marsh - EGL Herbland, Sedgeland and Rushland  No data Extinct  Extinct  Quantitative and qualitative  Rapidly declining  No data
Dry Rainforest - EGL Tropical and sub-tropical rainforest + dry rainforest  No data Endangered  Endangered  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Dry Rainforest of SE Forests Tropical and sub-tropical rainforest + dry rainforest  No data Endangered  No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  No data
Dry Valley Forest - EGL Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby understorey  No data Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Dune Dry Shrub Forest No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC 
Escarpment Dry Grass Forest No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
Estuarine Wetland - EGL Herbland, Sedgeland and Rushland  No data Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Estuarine Wetland Scrub No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
FE008 Far Southern Coastal Shrub Dry Forest Eucalyptus forests with a shrubby understorey  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC 
FE011 Coastal Shrub/Grass Dry Forest Eucalyptus forests with a shrubby understorey  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC 
FE020 Coastal Hinterland Ecotonal Gully Rainforest Cool Temperate Rainforest  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC 
FE024 Coastal Wet Heath Swamp Forest Casuarina and Allocasuarina forests and woodlands  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC 
FE025 South Coast Swamp Forest Complex Casuarina and Allocasuarina forests and woodlands  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC 
FE027 Ecotonal Coastal Swamp Forest Casuarina and Allocasuarina forests and woodlands  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC 
FE047 Southern Escarpment Herb / Grass Moist Fores Eucalyptus forests with a grassy understorey  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
FE053 Riparian Acacia Shrub/Grass/Herb Forest Casuarina and Allocasuarina forests and woodlands  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC; SEH 
FE056 Tableland and Escarpment Moist Herb/Fern Gra Eucalyptus forests with a grassy understorey  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC; SEH 
FE066 Eastern Tablelands Shrub/Grass Moist Forest Eucalyptus forests with a shrubby understorey  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
FE069 Eastern Tablelands Damp Heath Other shrublands  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC; SEH 
FE073 Eastern Tableland Dry Shrub/Grass Forest Eucalyptus forests with a shrubby understorey  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC; SEH 
FE074 South Eastern Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass/Her Eucalyptus forests with a shrubby understorey  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  AA; SB; SEC; SEH 
FE075 Tablelands Shrub/Tussock Grass Forest Eucalyptus forests with a shrubby understorey  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  AA; SB; SEC; SEH 
FE107 Central Tableland/ACT Montane Dry Shrub Fore Eucalyptus forests with a shrubby understorey  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  AA; SEC; SEH 
FE108 Western Tablelands Dry Herb/Grass Forest Eucalyptus forests with a grassy understorey  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  AA; SEC; SEH 
FE113 North East Tablelands Dry Shrub/Grass Forest Eucalyptus forests with a shrubby understorey  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC; SEH 
FE146 Tableland Dry Herb/Grass Woodland Eucalyptus woodlands with a grassy understorey  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  AA; SB; SEC; SEH 
FE147 Tablelands Moist Sedge/Herb/Grassland Other tussock grasslands  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  AA; SEC; SEH 
FE157 ACT/Monaro Dry Grassland Other Grasslands  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
FE158 Monaro Dry Grassland Other Grasslands  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
FE167 Coastal Lowland Sub Tropical/Littoral Rainfo Tropical and sub-tropical rainforest + dry rainforest  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC 
FE169 Coastal Hinterland Sub Tropical Warm Tempera Tropical and sub-tropical rainforest + dry rainforest  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC; SEH 
FE171 Coastal Shrub/Grass Forest Eucalyptus forests with a shrubby understorey  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC; SEH 
FE185 Mangrove Estuarine Low Forest Mangroves, tidal mudflat and coastal samphire  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC 
FE186 Mudflats/Saltmarshes Mangroves, tidal mudflat and coastal samphire  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC 
FE189 Coastal Alluvial Valley Floor Wetlands Bare areas, rock, sand, claypan, salt lakes and lagoons  No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  No data
FE2326 Southern Coastal Dune Scrub Complex & Coast No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SB; SEC 
FE9999 No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  AA; SB; SEC; SEH 
Floodplain Reedbed - EGL Herbland, Sedgeland and Rushland  No data Extinct  Extinct  Quantitative and qualitative  Rapidly declining  No data
Floodplain Wetlands No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC 
Gallery Rainforest - EGL Other forests and woodlands  No data Endangered  Endangered  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Genoa Dry Shrub Forest No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
Grassy Woodland - EGL Eucalyptus woodlands with a grassy understorey  No data Extinct  Extinct  Quantitative and qualitative  Rapidly declining  No data
Lagoon Wetland - EGL Bare areas, rock, sand, claypan, salt lakes and lagoons  No data Endangered  Endangered  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Limestone Box Forest - EGL Eucalyptus forests with a shrubby understorey  No data Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Limestone Pomaderris Shrubland - EGL Tall shrublands  No data Endangered  Endangered  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Lowland Herb-rich Forest - EGL Eucalyptus forests with a grassy understorey  No data Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Monaro Basalt Grass Woodland No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
Nalbaugh Dry Grass Forest No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
Northern Riparian Scrub No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
Numeralla Dry Shrub Woodland No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
Plains Grassy Forest - EGL Eucalyptus forests with a grassy understorey  No data Endangered  Endangered  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Plains Grassy Wetland - EGL Other Grasslands  No data Extinct  Extinct  Quantitative and qualitative  Rapidly declining  No data
Plains Grassy Woodland - EGL Eucalyptus woodlands with a grassy understorey  No data Endangered  Endangered  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Riparian Forest - EGL Other Acacia forests and woodlands  No data Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Riparian Shrubland - EGL Tall shrublands  No data Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Sandy Flood Scrub - EGL Other shrublands  No data Endangered  Endangered  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Seagrass Meadow (Posidonia) No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  No data
Seagrass Meadow (Zostera) No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC 
Sedge Wetland - EGL Herbland, Sedgeland and Rushland  No data Extinct  Extinct  Quantitative and qualitative  Rapidly declining  No data
Sub-Alpine Bog No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
Subalpine Dry Shrub Forest No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
Swamp Scrub - EGL Tall shrublands  No data Endangered  Endangered  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Tableland Dry Shrub Forest No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
Wallagaraugh Dry Grass Forest No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC; SEH 
Wet Swale Herbland - EGL Other tussock grasslands  No data Vulnerable  Vulnerable  Quantitative and qualitative  Declining  No data
Wog Wog Dry Grass Forest No data No data No data No data Quantitative and qualitative  Unknown  SEC 

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