Fine scale vegetation mapping for areas of coastal north east NSW undertaken by Steve Griffiths and Bob Wilson from 1984 to 2012. The mapping includes all large and many smaller conservation reserves from the Forster district northwards, in addition to areas of significant native vegetation on crown or freehold land. Aerial photo interpretation (API) of predominantly 1:25000 colour photography, and limited coverage at scales of 1:10000 and 1:16000.
The structural classification follows Walker & Hopkins (1984). Subformation names are an adaptation of the classification proposed by Beadle & Costin (1952). The communities were named after dominant indicator species of the tallest stratum (and occasionally lower stratum), and most could be considered associations using the definition of Beadle (1981).
The separately mapped areas were merged into a single dataset in 1994. Yuraygir was updated in 2001-02. In 2011 three additional areas were included: Booti Booti National Park (1999), Frogalla Swamp (1996)and Saltwater Catchment (2005, Kendall and Kendall). NB. Frogalla and Saltwater were mapped for non OEH projects.
The combined dataset includes the following areas:
Booti Booti NP
Broadwater NP
Bundjalung NP
Crowdy Bay NP
Diggers Camp VCL
Emerald Beach VCL
Frogalla Swamp (GTCC contract, 1996)
Goanna Headland VCL
Hat Head NP
Hathead NP
Iluka NR
Kattang NR
Lake Innes NR
Limeburners Creek NR
Minnie Waters VCL
Moonee Beach NR
Newrybar Swamp VCL
Richmond River VCL
Saltwater Catchment (DLWC contract, P.Kendall, 2003)
Yuraygir NP
Please note that many of the reserve boundaries have expanded since the original vegetation mapping. RN17 Forest Type codes were only added to the vegetation mapping in 1994 ie. the later additions do not have FT codes in the attribute table.
Other coastal reserves mapped by Griffiths and/or Wilson that have not yet been included (awaiting reports) in the merged dataset are:
Khappinghat NR 2000
Wallis Island NR 2017
VIS ID 3885 (Note that this replaces coastal_NSW_VISmap_201 & booti_VISmap_143)
