This dataset contains a list of 200 plant species and their priority as appropriate threatened species for planting in City of Melbourne green spaces. This is based on a Threatened Species Assessment Tool developed by Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria that was used to provide a framework to assess and prioritise the inclusion of threatened species into landscape plantings. The tool includes information and scoring for cultivation requirements, conservation benefits and horticultural potential which are the foundation of the assessment. Additional benefits specific to the City of Melbourne and potential weed threat were also considered as part of the assessment process. Higher priority was given to species which are the most threatened and are indigenous to the City of Melbourne. From this assessment process, a priority list of 56 species has been short-listed as appropriate threatened species for planting. For inclusion in the Threatened Species Assessment Tool, all species were required to be listed as threatened in Victoria. Scores were calculated based on the following: • Cultivation Requirements Subtotal = Cultivation Protocols + Propagation Protocols • Conservation Subtotal = Germplasm Source + Conservation Status + Germplasm Origin + Provenance + Additional Conservation Benefit • Total Score = Cultivation Requirements Subtotal + Conservation Subtotal + Additional Local Benefits Subtotal • Total Score including Horticultural Potential = Cultivation Requirements Subtotal + Conservation Subtotal + Additional Local Benefits Subtotal + Horticultural Potential Thresholds were set in certain categories which resulted in the removal of species from priority selection. Species with cells marked with an asterisk (*) were removed from the final priority plant list. In addition, an overall Total Score threshold of 20 was chosen for final species selection. This dataset is based on the “City of Melbourne Threatened Plant Living Collection Plan” produced by R. Larke, M. Hirst and J. Arnott of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, and N.S.G. Williams of the University of Melbourne. For documented methods please refer to the report (attached). The data and report was published in May 2023.

This dataset contains a list of 200 plant species and their priority as appropriate threatened species for planting in City of Melbourne green spaces. This is based on a Threatened Species Assessment Tool developed by Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria that was used to provide a framework to assess and prioritise the inclusion of threatened species into landscape plantings. The tool includes information and scoring for cultivation requirements, conservation benefits and horticultural potential which are the foundation of the assessment. Additional benefits specific to the City of Melbourne and potential weed threat were also considered as part of the assessment process. Higher priority was given to species which are the most threatened and are indigenous to the City of Melbourne. From this assessment process, a priority list of 56 species has been short-listed as appropriate threatened species for planting. For inclusion in the Threatened Species Assessment Tool, all species were required to be listed as threatened in Victoria. Scores were calculated based on the following: Cultivation Requirements Subtotal = Cultivation Protocols + Propagation Protocols Conservation Subtotal = Germplasm Source + Conservation Status + Germplasm Origin + Provenance + Additional Conservation Benefit Total Score = Cultivation Requirements Subtotal + Conservation Subtotal + Additional Local Benefits Subtotal Total Score including Horticultural Potential = Cultivation Requirements Subtotal + Conservation Subtotal + Additional Local Benefits Subtotal + Horticultural Potential Thresholds were set in certain categories which resulted in the removal of species from priority selection. Species with cells marked with an asterisk (*) were removed from the final priority plant list. In addition, an overall Total Score threshold of 20 was chosen for final species selection. This dataset is based on the “City of Melbourne Threatened Plant Living Collection Plan” produced by R. Larke, M. Hirst and J. Arnott of the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, and N.S.G. Williams of the University of Melbourne. For documented methods please refer to the report (attached).

This data was used by the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment to produce Figure 8 in the Biodiversity chapter of Australia State of the Environment 2021

Threatened flora data derived from the Natural Values Atlas consisting primarily of point locations (Eastings and Northings) and associated attributes for threatened flora in Tasmania. The NVA maintains species taxonomy and provides access to management documents such as listing statements and recovery plans. Additional attribute information is also stored within the NVA, including species values for conservation significance as well as project specific data.

This dataset contains the number of Threatened Species Action Plan priority species where they, or their habitat, are known or likely to occur in a 0.05 degree latitude/longitude grid cell containing land in Australia. It is derived from the "Australia - Species of National Environmental Significance Distributions (public grids)" dataset of species listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999 which contains species distributions from the Species of National Environmental Significance database after generalisation inline with the Departments Sensitive Species Policy. For more information on the Action Plan and threatened species generally see https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/action-plan and https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/species

Summary of species occurrence data from 1900 to 2020 for Australian terrestrial species organised by IBRA region and EPBC status. Counts are provided by species and IBRA region for: The total number of occurrence records within the region, for a given EPBC status and time period The number of distinct species recorded within the region, for a given EPBC status and time period Occurrence records were aggregated and organised by the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA, https://ala.org.au/) and include survey and monitoring data collected and managed by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS, https://imos.org.au/) and the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN, https://tern.org.au/). To find out more about this dataset, visit: https://ecoassets.org.au/data/summary-data-threatened-species-occurrences-by-terrestrial-ecoregion/ DOI: https://doi.org/10.26197/ala.160f789e-ee11-45c0-93c3-5c87318d78c0

Research report to the Australian Heritage Commission, December 1990 by J.D. Briggs and J.H. Leigh. Detailed reports of field surveys in SE NSW for 11 of the 25 endangered species and 11 if the 79 vulnerable species within the report area. The surveys were conducted over a three year period and commenced in April 1986.

Threatened fauna data derived from the Natural Values Atlas consisting primarily of point locations (Eastings and Northings) and associated attributes for threatened fauna in Tasmania. The original NVA data set also contains Habitat mapping for a limited number of high priority fauna species. The NVA maintains species taxonomy and provides access to management documents such as listing statements and recovery plans. Additional attribute information is also stored within the NVA, including species values for conservation significance as well as project specific data.

Download ServicesThe density of indicative threatened ecological community distributions is derived from the Department's ecological communities of national environmental significance data. Threatened Ecological Communities (TEC) distributions contain three categories to indicate where their habitat is known, likely or may occur across Australia. The spatial input data was filtered using the following criteria:1. Distributions for EPBC Act (1999) listed TECs that are Matters of National Environmental Significance (critically endangered or endangered).2. Contains ‘known’ and/or ‘likely to occur’ habitat categories.3. Marine TECs are includedThe number of overlaps for each distribution in the selected feature set were counted and gridded to a 0.01 decimal degree (~1km) cell size. Note projecting the data will alter the cell size. The source distribution for each TEC is determined independently of others and is indicative in nature. As such, a count higher than one may indicate:• TECs have been mapped in the same habitat or• TECs are mapped adjacent within the same 1km grid cell or• TECs distributions have been mapped at different scales or levels of detailGiven the indicative nature of the source data which includes data of a range of quality and currency, this output should be used as a guide to the location of TECs across the country.The selection of TEC distributions for inclusion in the count is based on the EPBC Act list of TECs and spatial data in the Department enterprise GIS as at the revision date in the metadata. Current EPBC Act listed TECs are described in the Species Profiles and Threats application (SPRAT: https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl).

Download ServicesThe density of threatened and migratory species distributions grid is derived from the Department's Species of National Environmental Significance modelled distribution data. All threatened and most migratory species, for which Australia is part of the normal range, are modelled using three categories to indicate where their habitat is known, likely or may occur across Australia. The spatial input data was filtered using the following criteria:1. Distributions for EPBC Act (1999) listed species that are Matters of National Environmental Significance (vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, extinct in the wild or migratory – where mapped within the Australian context)2. Contains ‘known’ and/or ‘likely to occur’ modelled habitat categories. Species with only ‘may occur’ habitat modelled are not included in the counts.3. High-level habitat filtering based on taxonomy, EPBC Act status and traits to include only terrestrial species or species that have some portion of their lifecycle modelled in terrestrial (freshwater aquatic, estuarine, shore-based or intertidal) environments. This includes all plants (including mangroves), migratory marine species that have mapped breeding sites on land, such as marine turtles or birds, and any animals that move between freshwater, estuarine and marine environments. In some cases, for migratory birds, full range distributions are not mapped and only the known and likely breeding habitat is mapped on land. Where a broader distribution including marine habitats has been mapped, the known and likely categories have been clipped to the Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) GEODATA COAST 100K 2004. External territories and islands not present in the 100k coastline dataset are therefore not represented in this derived dataset.The number of overlaps for each distribution in the selected feature set were counted and gridded to a 0.01 decimal degree (~1km) cell size. For example, a value of 20 indicates that there is known or likely habitat for twenty threatened or migratory species modelled in that 1km square. Note projecting the data will alter the cell size.The counts do not necessarily indicate the presence of a species. Given the indicative nature of the input data, this dataset should be used only as guide showing the density of modelled terrestrial habitat of threatened and migratory species across Australia. Unsuitable habitat such as built-up or fire-affected areas are not necessarily removed from the input species distribution models. This is particularly true for broad-ranging species and for species where it is important to account for habitat fragmentation and fauna moving through the landscape. Modelled distributions may therefore encompass areas where a threatened species may not be found.The dataset is updated regularly to reflect updates to the Species of National Environmental Significance data.The initial raster stretch in ArcGIS Online Map Viewer may appear dark. To improve visibility, it is recommended to change Image Enhancement: Symbology Type to Unique Values and apply a suitable colour ramp.