The soils associated with the upper terrain are both texture contrast soils (Chromosols, Sodosols) and gradational texture soils (Dermosols), and typically support the Lowland Forest ecosystem. Gippsland Plain, located in the south east of Victoria, includes flat low lying coastal and alluvial plains with a gently undulating terrain dominated by barrier dunes and floodplains and swampy flats. The vegetation is dominated by Lowland Forest with Damp Forest and Shrubby Dry Forest ecosystems interspersed throughout the foothills Banksia Woodland and Riparian Scrub Complex are common around the coastal areas.Įcological Vegetation Class Benchmarks of the East Gippsland Bioregion (PDF, 1.8 MB)Įcological Vegetation Class Benchmarks of the East Gippsland Bioregion (Accessible) (DOCX, 1.6 MB) High intensity rains at any time can cause flooding in the lower reaches of the creeks and rivers. The majority of the southern section of the East Gippsland Lowlands bioregion adjoins the Gippsland Lakes or the ocean. Rainfall is spread fairly evenly throughout the year, with the greatest rainfall in November and the lowest in August. A complex of Palaeozoic and Cainozoic deposits predominantly of granite, sands, marine sediments and beach deposits giving rise to yellow texture contrast soils (Kurosols and Chromosols) on the terraces, leached sands (Podosols and Tenosols) of the coastal plains and dunes, friable earths and texture contrast soils (Dermosols, Kurosols and Hydrosols) along the floodplains and valleys. It has gently undulating terraces flanked by coastal plains, dunefields and inlets. The vegetation is a complex mosaic of Plains Grassy Woodland, Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland, Grassy Woodland and Creekline Grassy Woodland ecosystems.Įcological Vegetation Class Benchmarks of the Dundas Tablelands Bioregion (PDF, 1.5 MB)Įcological Vegetation Class Benchmarks of the Dundas Tablelands Bioregion (Accessible) (DOCX, 1.7 MB)Įast Gippsland Lowlands is located south of the East Gippsland Uplands, stretching along the coast to far east Victoria. The bioregion includes an area south of the Grampians which does not have such strongly expressed tableland features but does (did) support a similar range of ecosystems. Black earths (Dermosols) dominate the valleys and the dissected Merino Tablelands, yellow texture contrast soils (Chromosols and Sodosols) and cracking clays (Vertosols) dominate the rest of the table tops. Streams have cut deep narrow valleys across the tablelands. A hard ironstone layer caps the Palaeozoic deposits, resisting erosion. Yellingbo (Liwik Barring) Landscape Conservation Areaĭundas Tablelands, located in the south-west of the State, is predominantly a dissected tableland of Tertiary deposits overlaying a Palaeozoic palaeoplain. Nature restoration for carbon storage – BushBank program Have your say about new parks in Melbourne's outer suburbs Victorian Landcare Grants 2019-20 Successful applicants Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants Victorian Landcare Grants 2018-19 - Successful applicants Innovative Market Approaches Open submenuĪboriginal Community Caring for Country Grants Open submenuĪccounting for the Environment Open submenu Stories from our environmental volunteers Victoria's Waste and Resource Recovery portfolio agencies Inner West Air Quality Community Reference Group What do we mean by potential contamination?Ĭoncerned about contamination? Open submenu Managing combustible recyclable and waste materials Threatened Species and Communities Risk AssessmentĮnvironment Protection Act 2017 and subordinate legislation Open submenu Nominating items for the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Threatened List Meet Victoria's Threatened Species Open submenuįlora and Fauna Guarantee Act Threatened List Open submenu Victoria's Framework for Conserving Threatened Species Invasive species on public land Open submenuĬonserving threatened species Open submenu Review of the native vegetation clearing regulations Native Vegetation Information Management (NVIM) Planning for native vegetation and biodiversity I want to establish a third party offset site Offsets for the removal of native vegetation Open submenu

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