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Description

This dataset contains spatial layers describing Forest Connectivity from 1995-2019, in NSW Regional Forest Agreements (RFA) Areas along the eastern coast. Forest Connectivity accounts for the general quality of terrestrial habitats supporting biodiversity at each location, the fragmentation of habitat within its neighbourhood and how its position in the landscape contributes to connectivity among the habitats across a region.
These have been based off the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory (NGGI) National Carbon Accounting System (NCAS) National Forest and Sparse Woody Vegetation Data grids (ABARES, 2020). These base grids are Landsat in origin and have a resolution of 25m.
Forest Connectivity, including canopy cover connectivity and fragmentation is concerned and linked to forest condition. Concepts applied are to be aligned with definitions as found in the NSW Biodiversity Indicator Program (BIP) and the Spatial Links methodology for calculating connectivity.
Base cover extent grids used are from the NSW RFA Historic Forest Canopy Cover Extent – 1995 to 2019 product.
Read more about the project on the Natural Resources Commission website:
https://www.nrc.nsw.gov.au/fmip-baselines-ecosystem-health-projectfe1
This dataset is superseded by 'NSW Forest Monitoring and Improvement Program State-Wide Historic Forest Connectivity - 1995 to 2020'

Credit
We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
The dataset is owned by NSW Natural Resources Commission. Spatial Vision established the method and initial application of creation of historic baselines.

Purpose
This dataset been created for the NSW Natural Resources Commission to create a historic baseline and understand trends for forest connectivity for these RFAs and the IFOA areas.

Lineage

For methodology information, see the report attached under 'Data access'.
The dataset contains spatial layers in raster format (geotiff).
Source system - Forest Monitoring and Improvement Program (FMIP) Information Asset Repository

Temporal coverage

From 1/1/1995 to 1/1/2019

Dates

Date modified

1/3/2024

Citation information

How to cite this collection:

Natural Resources Commission - NSW Government (2024): NSW Forest Monitoring and Improvement Program RFA Historic Forest Connectivity - 1995 to 2019. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.25901/wc1j-8882

Access data

These data can be accessed from following links:

HTTPForest Connectivity Data 1995-2019

Access metadata

Point-of-truth metadata URL

Rights and Licensing

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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