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Ecological status is rated irrespective of management objectives.
Ratings are based on the floristic similarity of the current vegetation to the potential natural community. The similarity can be expressed on a relative scale ranging from 0 to 100 with adjective ratings assigned as low, moderate or high similarity. Classes of ecological types include all sites that have this unique combination of components with the defined range of properties. This unit often includes a complex of small and intricately associated ecological types too small to delineiate separately. The science or study of the relationships between organisms and their environment.