Land and Water Australia Technical Guideline for Tropical Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition - Version 1
Tropical Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition (TRARC) is a user-friendly scheme for assessing the health of river-side environments where there is a distinct zone of river-side vegetation (riparian zone).
It uses four groups of indicators for condition: (1) Plant cover; (2) Native plant regeneration; (3) Weeds; and (4) Erosion. The schemes also assesses the range of pressures on riparian condition.
TRARC has been tested by landholders across the Tropical Savannas region, and is being continually perfected as new information and user feedback is received.
This booklet describes the role of river-side vegetation and how to carry out an assessment. A score sheet is provided.
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