ASSESSMENT RATIONALE
Land condition is a multifaceted assessment , not dependent on any one feature of a landscape . To arrive at a condition , consideration is made of the country ' s soil , pasture , weed and woodland components . The table below s negative features of these landscape components .
LANDSCAPE QUALITY FEATURES |
Landscape Component |
Positive Qualities |
Nega |
Soil |
High levels of organic material and good soil structure |
Eros |
Pasture |
Density and coverage of preferred grasses ( perennial , productive , palatable ) |
Few |
Weeds |
No sign of weeds |
Incre |
Woodland |
No sign or only early signs of woodland thickening |
Incre |
In arriving at a classification of A , B , C or D condition , combinations of key positive and negative features of th table below shows how a combination of positive and negative features of such components can contribute to an A
CONDITION RATING
A
C
B
• High density and coverage of preferred grasses • Moderate density
• High organic matter grasses or high de
D
• Moderate organic
• Moderate to low density of preferred grasses or • General lack of an moderate density of intermediate grasses • Severe erosion an
• Higher numbers of annual grasses and forbs , • High numbers of w few weeds • Thickets of woody
• Some erosion
• Some woody thickening