Tables and Charts for the Coastal Plains

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Broad Vegetation Types in the Coastal Plains

	Warrnambool Plain		Otway Plain		Gippsland Plain
Broad Vegetation Types	Pre European Area (ha)	% of BVT Remaining	Pre European Area (ha)	% of BVT Remaining	Pre European Area (ha)	% of BVT Remaining
Coastal Grassy Woodland Complexes	45818	10.3	24258	0.3	78248	32.8
Coastal Scrubs & Grasslands Complexes	16417	1.2	16768	3.6	5232	17.9
Dry Foothill Forest Complexes			3345	97.6	9846	5.1
Grassland Complexes					133547	1.4
Heath Complexes	5666	37.6	27970	56.0	48134	30.3
Heathy Woodland Complexes	3590	1.7	32334	68.7	173555	46.3
Herb-Rich Woodland Complexes	999	0.0
Lowland Forest Complexes	153150	7.3	98524	22.2	316598	18.9
Moist Foothill Forest Complexes	2271	0.0			26104	13.7
Plains Grassy Woodland Complexes			31741	0.0	118685	1.2
Riparian Forest Complexes	6594	2.8	17452	9.8	92378	1.8
Riverine Grassy Woodland Complexes					63758	9.0
Swamp Scrub Complexes			8076	1.4	33590	2.1
Valley Grassy Forest Complexes					27533	0.0

Native Terrestrial Vertebrates and Vascular Plants of the Coastal Plain

Vertebrates	Warrnambool Plain	Otway Plain	Gippsland Plain
Amphibians	12	16	26
Birds	310	384	421
Mammals	64	68	89
Reptiles	19	30	48
Vascular Plants
Aquatic	5	12	16
Climber	19	26	42
Epiphyte	5	11	16
Fern	19	27	38
Grass-like	165	316	429
Herb-like	151	261	417
Shrub	122	330	341
Tree	20	41	77