Table 2. Vegetation diversity monitoring data collected from Selected Areas in 2014–15. Sampling design Vegetation diversity metrics Selected Area cover site species cover per unit by cover cover ground tall) times quadrats/ sites tall) tall) m m m of of Wood Understorey Groundcover Bare Cover Canopy Litter % % % % % % % No. No. Quadrat/transect description description Survey Sampling transects (>5 (1–5 (<1 ✓ (Note: taxa only) Monthly between 16 (across 1 Transects perpendicular to channel, % cover values calculated Wakool Oct 2014 and Jun 4 zones) sampling from 5 permanent markers along for each elevation on 2015 25 m transects parallel to water, points each transect every 50 cm along (point-intercept method) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Goulburn Sep–Oct 2014, 2 10 Transects perpendicular to channel, % cover values calculated Dec 2014 sampling every 1 m along 2 m lengths, for each elevation on points every 10 cm each transect (point-intercept method) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Gwydir Nov 2014, 12 (across 1–4 0.04 ha plots Entire 0.04 ha plot Mar 2015 2 zones) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Lachlan Nov/Dec 2014, 10 2–4 100 m transects 1 m2 quadrats every May 2015 10 m along transect ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 12 2–4 0.1 ha plots (trees) with nested 0.04 ha plots % cover values for (understorey) 0.04 ha plot (Note: canopy cover recorded for 0.1 ha plot) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sept 2014, Nov 12 3–5 Transects, 90 – 250 m long depending on 3 – 5 1 × 10 m2 quadrats 2014, Jan 2015, wetland bathymetry and area along transect Mar–May 2015 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Warrego Feb 2015, 8 3 0.04 ha plots Entire 0.04 ha plot May 2015
Table 2. Vegetation diversity monitoring data collected from Selected Areas in 2014–15. Selected Area Sampling design Vegetation diversity metrics Survey times No. of sites No. of quadrats/ transects per site Quadrat/transect description Sampling unit description % Cover by species % Canopy cover (>5 m tall) % Understorey cover (1–5 m tall) % Groundcover (<1 m tall) % Litter cover % Wood cover % Bare ground Monthly between Oct 2014 and Jun 2015 16 (across 4 zones) 1 Transects perpendicular to channel, sampling from 5 permanent markers along 25 m transects parallel to water, points every 50 cm along % cover values calculated for each elevation on each transect (point-intercept method) ✓ (Note: taxa only) Goulburn Sep–Oct 2014, Dec 2014 2 10 Transects perpendicular to channel, sampling every 1 m along 2 m lengths, points every 10 cm % cover values calculated for each elevation on each transect (point-intercept method) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Gwydir Nov 2014, Mar 2015 12 (across 2 zones) 1–4 0.04 ha plots Entire 0.04 ha plot ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Lachlan Nov/Dec 2014, May 2015 10 2–4 100 m transects 1 m2 quadrats every 10 m along transect ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 12 2–4 0.1 ha plots (trees) with nested 0.04 ha plots (understorey) % cover values for 0.04 ha plot (Note: canopy cover recorded for 0.1 ha plot) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sept 2014, Nov 2014, Jan 2015, Mar–May 2015 12 3–5 Transects, 90 – 250 m long depending on wetland bathymetry and area 3 – 5 1 × 10 m2 quadrats along transect ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Warrego Feb 2015, May 2015 8 3 0.04 ha plots Entire 0.04 ha plot ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Wakool
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