This is a collection of 62 fauna species habitat quality models for North-Eastern NSW. They are a mixture of 100m and 25m grids stored in MGA Zone 56 projection. These revised models (2007-08) are derived from data prepared for the Upper and Lower North East regions (UNE, LNE) during the Comprehensive Regional Assessment (CRA) in 1998-99 (see https://iar.environment.nsw.gov.au/dataset/habitat-models-for-the-northern-comprehensive-regional-assessment-cra-1999). Data updated by this project were provided at a scale appropriate for regional planning and extended the CRA ‘public land only’ models across all tenures. Important note: the final report accompanying this data is not available. This asset description has been generated based on the recommendations made in the "Finalisation of the RACAC Project: Updating UNE and LNE ecosystems data for planning, 2004" report. The new fauna habitat models were produced as part of the finalisation of the Resource and Conservation Assessment Council (RACAC) project. The objective of this project was to provide the best possible data as a basis for conservation planning and management across all land tenures by updating the data layers from the CRA (1999). It was recognised in the CRA outcomes that some work was not completed, and some of the fauna models could be greatly improved. It was recommended that the revised models were developed with input from experts with knowledge of the species habitat in NE NSW. A subset of the CRA fauna models were selected for remodelling. The report recommended that candidate species for remodelling be selected by application of the following criteria: • forested and non-forested habitats • conservation status of species • tenure covered by CRA model • quality of CRA model • contribution to species assemblages important for conservation planning • adequacy of existing data • availability, quality, and distribution of new data • type of new data (presence/absence, presence only) • potential for model improvement (role of new environmental data) • available budget The focus of the original CRA modelling was on species vulnerable to habitat disturbance. In selecting species for remodelling, it was recommended that priority be given to species formally listed as ‘endangered' or ‘vulnerable’ under the TSC Act (1995) or those species with regional populations considered at risk. The report also recommended that consideration be given to modelling some species under various scenarios for predicted climate change, as well as species with models originally confined to public land (approximately 25%). The report states that the aim of modelling a subset of species would be to guide effort on the development of high-quality models as opposed to spreading effort across all species. See Appendix 2 (pg.29-35) in report for a full summary of fauna habitat models developed for the CRA process and comments regarding recommendations for prioritisation of species for remodelling. The report outlining options for the completion of the RACAC project (Finalisation of the RACAC Project: Updating UNE and LNE ecosystems data for planning, 2004) expands on the recommendations for updating the CRA fauna habitat models. The report is stored for internal access under P:\Corporate\Products\Biodiversity\Habitat\HabitatModels_CRA_Nthn Finalisation of the RACAC Project: Updating UNE and LNE ecosystems data for planning, 2004. Prepared by North East EPRD CADU October 2004. Please see the associated data and official report (1999) for description of initial model development: https://iar.environment.nsw.gov.au/dataset/habitat-models-for-the-northern-comprehensive-regional-assessment-cra-1999 The following 51 fauna habitats were modelled in both the CRA project (1999) and in the finalisation of the RACAC project (2008): • 0021 Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove • 0023 Superb Fruit-Dove • 0183 Black-necked Stork • 0196 Black Bittern • 0248 Powerful Owl • 0250 Masked Owl • 0253 Sooty Owl • 0351 Albert's

Map of the distribution of each forest ecosystem across extant forest in the Lower North East CRA region. Three separate classifications and mapping techniques were used to derive the ecosystems in three distinct biogeographic regions and these classifications and maps were then expertly integrated and merged to create a full coverage across the region. The ecosystems were mapped for application in the Comprehensive Regional Assessment process. ; ; The 100m modelled grid data is to be used in a regional context and not for fine scale interpretation. For areas without detailed vegetation mapping (western portions of the UNE and LNE regions, and the southern portion of the LNE region) the modelled distributions were used to predict the proportion of a modelled ecosystem only. As a result, the exact spatial representation of the data is not designed to be accurate.; ; VIS ID 3883

The data integrates best available information to delineate broad wildlife corridors, for fauna occupying cooastal habitat, along climatic gradients. The objective of the layer is to best delineate large-scale wildlife corridors that are significant for wildlife adaptation to the threatening processes of climate change. The work has been based on key habitats (Scotts, 2003), vegetation mapping layers, NSW Wildlife Atlas, VIS Flora records, recent aerial photography and recent outputs from the 'Spatial Links' tool (Drielsma et al, 2007) to represent areas of the landscape that contain high conservation values and fauna corridor values for a coastal assemblage of fauna.

The key habitats have been identified at a regional scale as the most important extant vertebrate fauna habitats in Nandewar. They are derived from (i) most of the largest habitat remnants remaining in the region and (ii); smaller remnants representing areas of relatively high fertility or important vegetation types which are now largely cleared.

Export Data Access API A Series of models describing Fauna habitat suitability and occurrence as probability. More information: https://portal.spatial.nsw.gov.au/portal/home/item.html?id=78e6ae3d34aa45d2b8118fd0308d6459 Metadata Portal Metadata InformationContent TitleFauna Species occupancy and Distribution Baselines in NSW RFA RegionsContent TypeOtherDescriptionA Series of models describing Fauna habitat suitability and occurrence as probability.Initial Publication Date06/08/2022Data Currency01/01/2000Data Update FrequencyOtherContent SourceFile TypeTIFFAttributionData Theme, Classification or Relationship to other DatasetsAccuracySpatial Reference System (dataset)GDA94Spatial Reference System (web service)EPSG:4326WGS84 Equivalent ToGDA94Spatial ExtentContent LineageData ClassificationUnclassifiedData Access PolicyOpenData QualityTerms and ConditionsCreative CommonsStandard and SpecificationData CustodianNatural Resources CommissionPoint of Contactnrc@nrc.nsw.gov.auData AggregatorData DistributorAdditional Supporting InformationTRIM Number

The data integrates best available information to delineate broad wildlife corridors along climatic gradients. The objective of the layer is to best delineate large-scale wildlife corridors that are significant for wildlife adaptation to the threatening processes of climate change. The work has been based on best available key habitat habitat, vegetation and corridors map layers and therefore represents areas of the landscape that contain high conservation values and high fauna corridor values.

Forest ecosystem classifications for Upper and Lower North East CRA regions