Map of seven NSW listed Threatened Ecological Communties (TECs) within Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Southern Highlands. This dataset includes a subset of Serious and Irreversible Impact TECS including Robertson Basalt Tall Open Forest, Southern Highlands Shale Woodland, Mount Gibraltar Forest, Robertson Rainforest, Tableland Basalt Forest, Illawarra Lowlands Grassy Woodland and Melaleuca armillaris Tall Open Shrubland. The map is a compilation of three separate map products including "Melaleuca armillaris Tall Shrubland TEC condition mapping 2021", "Southern Highlands and Threatened Ecological Communities: Cross Tenure Operational Maps" and "Fine scale mapping of the threatened ecological community: Illawarra Lowlands Grassy Woodland in the Sydney Basin Bioregion". This dataset only includes TECs that have been mapped to date. Limitations of this map include: not all SAII TECS within the defined area are included, (eg. Coastal Upland Swamps, Milton Ulladulla Rainforest, Illawarra Subtropical Rainforest and Shale Sandstone Transition Forest have not been mapped); some TECs are not completely mapped (eg. Tableland Basalt Forest); areas not identified as TEC may be TEC; areas identified as TEC may not be TEC; and areas identified as a TEC may be a different TEC. Accordingly, property scale assessments should inform activities, plans and proposals at the property scale. Mapping is updated frequently via expert input. The map data informs the Biodiversity Values Map, Native Vegetation Regulatory Map and Rural Fire Service tools. We attempt to update the map to be consistent with other Regulatory Maps, however if there is inconsistency between this map and the Biodiversity Values Map, you can request a review: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/biodiversity-offsets-scheme/clear-and-develop-land/biodiversity-values-map-and-threshold-tool/category-reports-and-map-review.

This project collated EEC information from a series of EEC specific and broader vegetation mapping projects to produce a composite EEC map for the Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla and Bega Valley local government areas. The spatial data is closely correlated with the Biometric vegetation map (refer to Appendix C1). However there may be some minor differences in extent based on the addition of EEC specific datasets which were not able to be correlated with a specific Biometric vegetation type. As such, both the Biometric and EEC layer should be used together as required. EEC is a category of threatened ecological Community (TEC). EECs in this map are listed under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995. Version 2, with amendments based on field verification and external review. VIS_ID 3901

The State of Tennessee has included Abrams Creek in Cades Cove (sampling sites at both ends of the Cove) as part of an on-going ecoregion reference stream work. Abrams Creek is one of their references for the "Limestone Coves in the Blue Ridge" sub-ecoregion. Aquatic invertebrates and water quality parameters (metals, nitrogen, E. coli, etc.) are measured at each site every few years. Data has been submitted to the park. Middle Prong of the Little Pigeon River 200 feet upstream of restricted road and 0.2 miles east of Greenbrier Cove, and Texas Creek just upstream of park boundary and Highway 321 are also sites included in their "Southern Metasedimentary Mountains in the Blue Ridge" sub-ecoregion, used to calculate water quality standards and criteria for the sub-ecoregion. These sites were sampled in 2011, with raw data returned to the park. The Little River at Elkmont Campground was monitored in 2012 and 2013.

Grassy White Box Endangered Ecological Community (EEC) for Camerons Gorge Nature Reserve and State Conservation Area. Mapped for vegetation survey in 2008 by Eco Logical for the NPWS Hunter Region. VIS_ID 3822.

These data represent visual surveys of Federally Threatened and Endangered fish species in Abrams Creek, TN, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM). These surveys are performed by employees (both seasonal and permanent), interns, and a cooperating partner, Conservation Fisheries Inc., which is based in Knoxville, TN. These data are numerical counts made visually by observers while performing snorkeling surveys within three-zones of Abrams Creek where the Smoky Madtom, Yellowfin Madtom, and Citico Darter are found. For surveying T&E fish, visual counts via snorkeling surveys are more effective than backpack electrofishing. Annual survey data are recorded in the GRSM Threatened and Endangered Fish Survey database. NOTE: Some of the ‘comments’ section in the 2019 field data sheets from these efforts list the observation of Greenside Darter and Banded Sculpin. While these native, non-game, fish aren’t considered T&E, they were extirpated from Abrams Creek at the same time as the madtoms and Citico Darter. Their reintroductions began in 2017 and appear to have been successful.

Validating the extent of modelled "rare and vulnerable forest ecosystems" identified during the Southern CRA (1997-2000) was required for ecologically sustainable conservation management of reserves within the NPWS South Coast Region. The validation was for 47 forest ecosystems out of a total of 96 forest ecosystems that occur in the NPWS South Coast Region. VIS_ID 4131

This data package provides basic information such as date, time, and location information for each streams site and each sampling event for the Rocky Mountain Network’s (ROMN's) ongoing Stream Ecological Integrity (SEI) protocol from 2007-2024. The Rocky Mountain Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) Network (ROMN) includes a wide range of environments ranging from mountain peaks to deciduous forests to western grasslands. This data package relates to the protocol which monitors Stream Ecological Integrity (SEI) within four network parks: Glacier National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (GLAC, ROMO, GRKO, LIBI). The overall goals for long-term ecological monitoring of ROMN streams focus on documenting the status and trend in stream condition and understanding what's driving change in stream condition to support park management decision-making.

The ECOFOC_GEO10 layer represents Terrestrial Conservatioin Focus Areas that are greater than or equal to 10 hectares in size. Conservation Focus Areas are threatened areas of ecological importance. They range from 0 (no risk, no importance) to 3 (high risk, high importance). They were derived from a series of data sets, including agriculture, development and toxic threats, a measure of ecological significance and an analysis of irreplaceability for a set of conservation targets. Full details of the procedure can be found in Diamond, Sowa and Foster, 2005, "Development of Conservation Focus Area Models for EPA Region 7".