Caretaker Conventions

The ACT Vegetation Map classifies native and derived vegetation across the ACT at 1:10,000 scale into 64 plant communities as at 2023, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

The product includes the following attributes :

umcID – Upper Murrumbidgee Catchment vegetation ID (unique vegetation code)(after Armstrong et al 2013)

vegCommunity – vegetation community name (after Armstrong et al 2013 and Baines et al 2013)

tecACT - listing name of the ACT threatened ecological community (may require field inspection to verify)

tecEPBC - listing name of the EPBC threatened ecological community (may require field inspection to verify)

tecID - ID of ACT threatened ecological community

actConservationStatus - listing status of the vegetation community under the Nature Conservation Act

epbcConservationStatus - listing status of the vegetation community under the EPBC Act

pctCode - ACT plant community type code

treesp1-3 – dominant tree species

shrubsp1-3 – dominant shrub species

groundsp1-3 – dominant ground cover species

canopyCover – canopy cover % (based on 1m 2020 LiDAR canopy cover model)

height_mean canopy height (>3m) (based on 1m 2020 LiDAR canopy height model)

underCover – understory/shrub cover % (1-3m) (based on 1m 2020 LiDAR shrub model)

structure – overall vegetation community structure – e.g. woodland, forest, grassland

formation – Keith Formation - broad classification of native vegetation type in NSW and ACT. Formation can be further divided into Keith Class (Keith 2004)

class – Keith Class- vegetation class (Keith 2004).

hectares - area of polygon unit in hectares.

lastVegComm - community as it was last mapped as before change

landscape - upland or lowland

Location of ACT important natural wetlands in the ACT. Wetlands are important for many plants and wildlife in the ACT.

This layer contains information on the distribution and vegetation communities of alpine sphagnum bogs and associated fens. The dataset includes areas of RAMSAR significance. The threatened Northern Corroboree Frogs are also associated with these ecosystems. The mountains of the Australian Capital Territory support substantial areas of peat-forming mires in interfluves and valley heads, as well as areas of riparian fen vegetation along streams.