Can I use the Landscape Context Score in the Native Vegetation Quality dataset for site based assessments?
Yes, the Native Vegetation Quality dataset is made up of a site component (75%) and a landscape component (25%) of quality. The landscape component (Landscape Context Score) is a repeatable consistently applied assessment that is recommended for use in site-based habitat hectare assessments. The landscape component is a rating of patch size and shape, and proximity/connectivity to other surrounding vegetation. The assessment is slightly different to the site-based habitat hectare. For example, connectivity is considered in relation to four different patch size descriptions compared with the habitat hectare score which rates distance to single concept of core area. The Native Vegetation Extent dataset is used as the source dataset defining native vegetation patches. It is dependant on the quality of the underlying spatial data at any one site and the user will need to assess which method is the most appropriate at a site scale.
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