Hunter Wetlands National Park (Tomago Precinct) Vegetation Map, 2012. VIS_ID 3924

Brief description

Vegetation Mapping of the Tomago Precinct of Hunter Wetlands National Park undertaken by ecobiological for NPWS in 2012. Field data was collected at 647 points and 12 permanent monitoring points in May to June 2012. Six vegetation types consisting of 14 variants or sub-units were observed and mapped within the study area:

 Saline Wetland Complex (230 ha)

 Freshwater Wetland Complex (16 ha)

 Swamp Oak Forest (69 ha)

 Exotic Vegetation (40 ha)

 Paperbark – Swamp Mahogany Forest (8ha)

 Smooth-barked Apple – Red Bloodwood – Banksia Forest (5 ha)

Four threatened ecological communities and two threatened species were recorded during the survey.

Twenty (20) species of exotic plant were recorded during surveys and maps showing the distribution of noxious and environmental weeds are provided. VIS_ID 3924