Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00682:reg:5:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L00682
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 4/6)
Character Range: 17493–20233

of plots and biomass sample plots.
lateral root means the woody material that extends laterally from a tree's tap root or lignotuber, or both, and that forms part of a tree's below‑ground structure.
litter means dead, project‑tree derived material that occurs at ground level and is less than 2.5 centimetres in diameter (such as leaves, twigs, bark and small woody stems in various stages of decomposition).
live fire affected tree means a tree that is living and showing obvious signs of having experienced a fire event, or for which records indicate that it has experienced a fire event.
live tree means a tree that is living, which shows no obvious physical signs of having experienced a fire event, and for which no records exist that indicate that it has been affected by a fire event.
native forest means an area of land that:
 (a) is dominated by trees that:
 (i) are located within their natural range; and
 (ii) have attained, or have the potential to attain, a crown cover of at least 20% of the area of land; and
 (iii) have reached, or have the potential to reach, a height of at least 2 metres; and
 (b) is not a plantation.
newly fire affected stratum means a fire affected stratum that has not had the emissions from the relevant fire event included in abatement calculations for an offsets report.
non‑project forest means forest within the project area that was not established as a direct result of the project.
non‑project tree means a tree within the project area that was neither planted, nor otherwise established, as a direct result of the project.
ortho‑rectified aerial imagery means an aerial photograph or satellite image geometrically corrected for distortion to produce a uniform scale across the image.
permanent planting has the same meaning as in the Rule or the Regulations.
permanent planting project—see section 7.
planting means the planting of seedlings or the sowing of seed derived from trees.
plot means a temporary sample plot or a permanent sample plot.
plot layout option means any of the following:
 (a) centroid option;
 (b) consistent edge option;
 (c) constant position option.
predictor measure means a measure of tree dimensions collected through a non‑destructive measurement process and referenced in an allometric function to estimate the biomass contained within trees.
preparation burn means the controlled application of fire within a stratum to assist in the removal or suppression of ground‑level vegetation or fire fuel loads.
prescribed weed means any plant that is required by law to be removed.
probable limit of error means the percentage error at the 90% confidence level.
project activity means an activity carried out within the project area as part of the establishment and