National framework and guidance for describing the ecological character of Australian Ramsar wetlands
Module 2 of the National Guidelines for Ramsar wetlands - Implemeting the Ramsar Convention in Australia
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2008
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About the report
The framework provides background information on ecological character, guidance on interpreting terms, the essential elements of an ecological character description, and a step-by-step guide to developing a description of ecological character for wetlands. The step-by-step guide is the preferred process for preparing an ecological character description; however, the exact order in which the information is presented can be altered slightly to suit the requirements of the site. If the process is varied, or an alternative method is used to prepare the description, the method used should be described in an appendix to the ecological character description.
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