Land Cover Change in the Cape York Natural Resource Management Region 2008-09
In 2008-09, the woody vegetation clearing rate for the Cape York region was 2281 hectares per year (ha/year). Clearing of woody remnant vegetation accounted for 90% of the woody vegetation clearing in the region, a decrease of 23% from 2007-08. The replacement land cover class of mining accounted for 32% of the clearing in this region.
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- Date published:
- 2010
- This resource is part of a series:
- Land cover change information sheet series
The Statewide Landcover and Trees Study (SLATS) project is a major vegetation monitoring initiative to investigate the overall cover of woody vegetation, and to report on the previously unquantified extent of land clearing in Queensland using scientifically developed and tested methods. This series details land cover change in Queensland's natural resource management regions. The information sheet series should be read with the full reports in the Land cover change reports series.
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