Mark for #8 for #7 to #8 Table F4: Competition TYPES OF PLANTS Column A Column B Column C Column D GROUND COVER 1 Extent of ground cover extensive; with only mix of ground sparse to no not able to be a few to no bare and bare areas ground cover determined areas Mark for #1 2 Indicator Species for few to none of the some of the plant most or all the not able to be plant species species present are plant species determined target EVC as a proportion of ground present are Indicator Indicator Species. present are cover Species Indicator Species. Mark for #2 3 Tufted or mat-forming high proportion medium proportion low to no not able to be rhizomatous perennials proportion determined as a part of ground cover Mark for #3 4 Indicator Species for low none medium proportion high proportion not able to be target EVC as a determined proportion of cover of perennials in #3 Mark for #4 CANOPY 5 Canopy shading and affects most of affects some of affects little to not able to be overhanging Target Area Target Area none of Target determined Area Mark for #5 AFTER DRAWDOWN 6 Characteristics of dense stands of stands of herbs, but are diverse, not able to be vegetation that develops medium–tall herbs, not dense and not scattered or determined in Target Area after in near-monospecific monospecific patchy drawdown bands Mark for #6 PROBLEM PLANTS are currently present have been present no history and not able to be 7 Nuisance scramblers, twiners or creepers in in the past; currently not currently determined Target Area absent or very present sparse Mark for #7 INUNDATED 8 Characteristics of extensive patches of patches that may be negligible to no not able to be vegetation that develops dense interlocking or extensive but are not cover develops determined on the water surface overlapping leaves dense and are a mix on the water or plants, of mostly of species surface. one species Mark for #8
Mark for #8 for #7 to #8 Table F4: Competition TYPES OF PLANTS Column A Column B Column C Column D GROUND COVER 1 Extent of ground cover extensive; with only a few to no bare areas mix of ground and bare areas sparse to no ground cover not able to be determined Mark for #1 2 Indicator Species for target EVC as a proportion of ground cover few to none of the plant species present are Indicator Species some of the plant species present are Indicator Species. most or all the plant species present are Indicator Species. not able to be determined Mark for #2 3 Tufted or mat-forming rhizomatous perennials as a part of ground cover high proportion medium proportion low to no proportion not able to be determined Mark for #3 4 Indicator Species for target EVC as a proportion of cover of perennials in #3 low none medium proportion high proportion not able to be determined Mark for #4 CANOPY 5 Canopy shading and overhanging affects most of Target Area affects some of Target Area affects little to none of Target Area not able to be determined Mark for #5 AFTER DRAWDOWN 6 Characteristics of vegetation that develops in Target Area after drawdown dense stands of medium–tall herbs, in near-monospecific bands stands of herbs, but not dense and not monospecific are diverse, scattered or patchy not able to be determined Mark for #6 PROBLEM PLANTS 7 Nuisance scramblers, twiners or creepers in Target Area are currently present have been present in the past; currently absent or very sparse no history and not currently present not able to be determined Mark for #7 INUNDATED 8 Characteristics of vegetation that develops on the water surface extensive patches of dense interlocking or overlapping leaves or plants, of mostly one species patches that may be extensive but are not dense and are a mix of species negligible to no cover develops on the water surface. not able to be determined Mark for #8
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