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Area of plantations of native and exotic species expressed for a number of environmental regions. This is based on Indicator 2.1 C 'Area, age-class and future yield of plantations of native and exotic species' from the Sustainability Indicators for Tasmanian Forests (Forest Practices Board 2002). Monitoring plantation area is undertaken as part of the RFA. The RFA review notes that an increase in the size and quality of the plantation estate is a significant element in the longer-term sustainability and growth of the forest industry in Tasmania (Forest Practices Board 2002). Plantation development has permitted greater areas of reservation of native forests while maintaining the forest industry. Plantation development is an intensification of land use, which has potential impacts on biodiversity, hydrologic and geomorphic processes, and landscape values. However, the impacts of plantation development are scale and context dependent. Key general trends in plantation development in Tasmania include the following: Plantation area and age class Area of Tasmanian plantations in five-year age classes, 2001 Age classes Plantation area (ha) softwood hardwood unknown 5,100 11,200 Pre-1960 300 200 1960-64 200 100 1965-69 3,000 0 1970-74 7,300 300 1975-79 11,300 1,200 1980-84 12,300 4,700 1985-89 10,600 15,700 1990-94 11,200 28,500 1995-99 15,200 36,900 2000-04 3,900* 18,800* Total 80,400 117,600 * Only two years of planting data were available for this period. Source: Forest Practices Board 2002 Bioregions Plantation area by Bioregions (IBRA 5), 2002 IBRA name area (ha) plantation area (ha) % IBRA Ben Lomond 657,049 hardwood 29,933 4.6 softwood 27,980 4.3 total 57,913 8.8 Central Highlands 767,337 hardwood 19,570 2.6 softwood 665 0.1 total 20,235 2.6 Flinders 487,556 hardwood 2,024 0.4 softwood 3,682 0.8 total 5,706 1.2 King 426,091 hardwood 9,201 2.2 softwood 246 0.1 total 9,447 2.2 Northern Midlands 415,109 hardwood 1,293 0.3 softwood 409 0.1 total 1,702 0.4 Northern Slopes 623,104 hardwood 49,495 7.9 softwood 20,212 3.2 total 69,706 11.2 South East 1,097,358 hardwood 2,225 0.2 softwood 6,041 0.6 total 8,266 0.8 Southern Ranges 777,401 hardwood 11,837 1.5 softwood 17,659 2.3 total 29,496 3.8 West 1,550,812 hardwood 666 0.0 softwood 1,199 0.1 total 1,865 0.1 Source: Private Forests Tasmania 2002 Planning and Management Catchments Plantation area by Planning and Management Catchments, 2002 Catchment name area (ha) plantation area (ha) % catchment Arthur 250,542 hardwood 15,562 6.2 softwood 1,070 0.4 Arthur Total 16,632 6.6 Black-Detention 64,616 hardwood 2,023 3.1 softwood 133 0.2 Black-Detention Total 2,156 3.3 Blythe 37,718 hardwood 2,650 7.0 softwood 379 1.0 Blythe Total 3,029 8.0 Boobyalla-Tomahawk 65,219 hardwood 485 0.7 softwood 2,343 3.6 Boobyalla-Tomahawk Total 2,828 4.3 Brumbys-Lake 150,855 hardwood 262 0.2 softwood 47 0.0 Brumbys-Lake Total 309 0.2 Cam 28,859 hardwood 6,199 21.5 softwood 1,571 5.4 Cam Total 7,770 26.9 Clyde 111,752 hardwood 9 0.0 softwood 605 0.5 Clyde Total 614 0.5 Derwent Est-Bruny 109,149 hardwood 0 0.0 softwood 540 0.5 Derwent Est-Bruny Total 540 0.5 Duck 55,242 hardwood 2,533 4.6 softwood 23 0.0 Duck Total 2,556 4.6 Emu 25,462 hardwood 6,127 24.1 softwood 1,396 5.5 Emu Total 7,523 29.5 Forth-Wilmot 117,961 hardwood 4,417 3.7 softwood 1,828 1.5 Forth-Wilmot Total 6,244 5.3 Furneaux 188,791 softwood 252 0.1 Furneaux Total 252 0.1 George 61,500 hardwood 2,537 4.1 softwood 37 0.1 George Total 2,574 4.2 Gordon-Franklin 589,357 hardwood 29 0.0 Gordon-Franklin Total 29 0.0 Great Forester-Brid 78,301 hardwood 2,464 3.1 softwood 7,669 9.8 Great Forester-Brid Total 10,133 12.9 Huon 380,790 hardwood 5,971 1.6 softwood 1,230 0.3 Huon Total 7,201 1.9 Inglis 61,570 hardwood 5,958 9.7 softwood 3,848 6.2 Inglis Total 9,806 15.9 Jordan 125,325 hardwood 274 0.2 softwood 456 0.4 Jordan Total 730 0.6 King-Henty 179,271 hardwood 407 0.2 softwood 1,178 0.7 King-Henty Total 1,585 0.9 King Island 426,091 hardwood 286 0.1 softwood 188 0.0 King Island Total 474 0.1 Leven 72,740 hardwood 7,658 10.5 softwood 1,999 2.7 Leven Total 9,657 13.3 Little Forester 35,356 hardwood 4,097 11.6 softwood 2,519 7.1 Little Forester Total 6,616 18.7 Little Swanport 87,892 hardwood 192 0.2 softwood 306 0.3 Little Swanport Total 497 0.6 Lower Derwent 160,374 hardwood 2,157 1.3 softwood 12,007 7.5 Lower Derwent Total 14,164 8.8 Macquarie 273,244 softwood 6 0.0 Macquarie Total 6 0.0 Meander 156,863 hardwood 7,909 5.0 softwood 452 0.3 Meander Total 8,360 5.3 Mersey 190,891 hardwood 6,296 3.3 softwood 4,802 2.5 Mersey Total 11,098 5.8 Montagu 47,607 hardwood 2,101 4.4 Montagu Total 2,101 4.4 Musselroe-Ansons 97,209 hardwood 813 0.8 softwood 1,144 1.2 Musselroe-Ansons Total 1,957 2.0 Nelson Bay 86,755 hardwood 869 1.0 softwood 3 0.0 Nelson Bay Total 872 1.0 North Esk 106,550 hardwood 9,564 9.0 softwood 542 0.5 North Esk Total 10,107 9.5 Ouse 148,238 hardwood 61 0.0 softwood 210 0.1 Ouse Total 270 0.2 Pieman 414,893 hardwood 1,278 0.3 softwood 24 0.0 Pieman Total 1,302 0.3 Pipers 75,370 hardwood 3,203 4.3 softwood 2,494 3.3 Pipers Total 5,697 7.6 Pitt Water-Coal 91,977 hardwood 312 0.3 softwood 1,261 1.4 Pitt Water-Coal Total 1,572 1.7 Prosser 114,850 hardwood 409 0.4 softwood 175 0.2 Prosser Total 584 0.5 Ringarooma 98,284 hardwood 3,971 4.0 softwood 2,700 2.7 Ringarooma Total 6,670 6.8 Rubicon 71,755 hardwood 3,211 4.5 softwood 4,233 5.9 Rubicon Total 7,444 10.4 Scamander-Douglas 68,656 hardwood 1,257 1.8 softwood 2,299 3.3 Scamander-Douglas Total 3,557 5.2 South Esk 334,951 hardwood 2,640 0.8 softwood 9,119 2.7 South Esk Total 11,759 3.5 Swan-Aspley 136,032 hardwood 155 0.1 Swan-Aspley Total 155 0.1 Tamar Estuary 107,439 hardwood 3,417 3.2 softwood 96 0.1 Tamar Estuary Total 3,513 3.3 Tasman 92,706 hardwood 809 0.9 softwood 1,338 1.4 Tasman Total 2,147 2.3 Upper Derwent 354,134 hardwood 3,684 1.0 softwood 5,558 1.6 Upper Derwent Total 9,242 2.6 Welcome 67,480 hardwood 1,976 2.9 softwood 1 0.0 Welcome Total 1,977 2.9 Source: Private Forests Tasmania 2002 Karst Plantation development in major karst areas of the State, 2002 karst type karst area (ha) plantation type area (ha) % area Ordovician limestones hardwood 2,131 softwood 917 135,405 Total 3,048 2.3 Permian limestones hardwood 981 softwood 35 21,640 Total 1,017 4.7 PreCambrian-Cambrian dolomites hardwood 1,079 softwood 64 137,825 Total 1,143 0.8 Quaternary limestones softwood 18 28,999 Total 18 0.1 Siluro-Devonian limestones hardwood 3 softwood 43 30,740 Total 46 0.1 Tertiary marine limestones hardwood 12 softwood 0 15,071 Total 12 0.1 Source: Private Forests Tasmania 2002 and Forestry Tasmania 2002 Landscape Character Types
Plantation development in Landscape Character Types, 2002 Landscape unit area (ha) plantation type plantation area (ha) %unit Central Plateau 509,197 hardwood 580 0.1 softwood 587 0.1 Central Plateau Total 1,167 0.2 Eastern Hills and Plains 1,508,219 hardwood 12,328 0.8 softwood 12,440 0.8 Eastern Hills and Plains Total 24,768 1.6 Furneaux Group 196,615 softwood 252 0.1 Furneaux Group Total 252 0.1 High Mountains 1,337,988 hardwood 7,730 0.6 softwood 13,965 1.0 High Mountains Total 21,695 1.6 King Island 109,411 hardwood 286 0.3 softwood 188 0.2 King Island Total 474 0.4 North East Coastal Hills 253,773 hardwood 2,624 1.0 softwood 4,099 1.6 North East Coastal Hills Total 6,723 2.6 North East Highlands 654,346 hardwood 28,708 4.4 softwood 26,766 4.1 North East Highlands Total 55,474 8.5 North West Hills and Plains 423,383 hardwood 52,976 12.5 softwood 15,146 3.6 North West Hills and Plains Total 68,122 16.1 North West Plateau and Plains 583,626 hardwood 12,173 2.1 softwood 725 0.1 North West Plateau and Plains Total 12,898 2.2 South East Coastal Hills 317,050 hardwood 6,503 2.1 softwood 2,649 0.8 South East Coastal Hills Total 9,152 2.9 West Coast Hills & Plains 852,980 hardwood 2,335 0.3 softwood 1,278 0.1 West Coast Hills and Plains Total 3,613 0.4 Source: Private Forests Tasmania 2002; Landscape Character Units from Forestry Tasmania (Forestry Commission 1990) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
