Department for Environment & Heritage, gpo box 1047, Adelaide 5001

Project Planning and Methodology

Project Planning Model

1. Species Data Processing Model

2. Flora Species Inclusion Process

Regional Vulnerability Groups (Methodology)

All species (except freshwater fish) were prioritised into six flora and fauna ‘Regional Vulnerability Groups’ (RVGs) (decreasing in priority from 1 to 6), according to scored criteria under the following categories:

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  Regional conservation status (AMLR region);
  
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  Relative area of occupancy (AMLR region);
  
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  Endemism & distribution (South Australia);
  
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  Habitat specialisation (flora);
  
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  State (NPW Act) & National (EPBC Act) conservation status;
  
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  Residency - AMLR (fauna).
  

Sub-species were treated as species. Each category was equally weighted and point-scored according to the criteria as below. The process was iterative, involving sensitivity analyses to determine criteria and scoring influence. Results were also assessed by expert opinion.

Regional Conservation Status (AMLR)

An unofficial rating relevant to the AMLR region used in this plan, derived from existing conservation ratings systems and expert opinion.

Flora