Scale and impact of agents and processes affecting forest health and vitality – mortality, dieback, canopy health

Indicator

Scale and impact of agents and processes affecting forest health and vitality – mortality, dieback, canopy health

Status

  • Fair

Trend

Unclear

Data quality

Fair
Data custodian: 

DELWP

Robustness of previous datasets is weaker than current dataset, preventing comparison of current and past data. Across all Victorian bioregions, the average percentage of areas showing mortality, crown dieback and canopy health impacted are 14.3%, 20.3% and 23.3 % respectively.
Region: 
Victoria
Measures: 
Degree of leaf damage based on mortality, crown dieback, crown defoliation
Topics: 
Forests