The indicative spatial distribution of these threatened ecological communities is based on geospatial mapping units (such as local and regional scale vegetation mapping) that best represent the species assemblage and area in nature that defines these ecological communities as described in the relevant Conservation Advice. These distributions should be considered as indicative rather than a definitive assessment of presence or absence of these ecological communities within a given area of interest. They are not intended for use at a local or regional scale and should not be used for absolute area calculations. They represent a starting point for further investigation rather than the outcome of a comprehensive scientific assessment. Ground truthing is required to verify if a particular site meets the diagnostic characteristics and minimum condition thresholds to be the described ecological community.The generalised ECNES data product consists of GIS data in a vector format within a file geodatabase or shapefile. Indicative presence rank information has been coded as:1 – Community may occur within area2 - Community likely to occur within areaThese presence rank categories aim to capture: 1). the specific geospatial mapping units that best represent the species assemblage and area in nature that defines the ecological community as described in the relevant Conservation Advice (likely to occur).2). the broad environmental envelope or geographic region that encompasses all areas that could provide habitat for the ecological community (may occur).Please note: you will need to download the full data product with all threatened ecological community distributions and then query this data in your own GIS or Database system to find a specific ecological community (using the COMMUNITY name field)Field descriptions:COM_ID = Community identification number in Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT).COMMUNITY = Community name as listed under the EPBC Act.EPBC = EPBC Act listed threatened status (critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable).PRES_RANK = Presence rank code to indicate community presence (2 - likely to occur, 1 - may occur).CATEGORY = Description of the presence rank code.EXTRACTED = The date the spatial data and status was extracted from SPRAT.CELL_SIZE = Spatial data resolution – 0.001 degree (approximately 100m) or 0.01 degree (approximately 1km).REGIONS = Indicative region of occurrence based on data sensitivities and applied resolution.CITATION = Citation for data use: Ecological Communities of National Environmental Significance database (<year>) Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Canberra. Copyright: Commonwealth of Australia.SPRAT = Link to the Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) page for further information.
