Australian Water Information Dictionary
GDE potential
Describes ecosystems in terms of their 'potential to be interacting with groundwater'. The classes mapped in the GDE Atlas are:
- High potential for groundwater interaction
- Moderate potential for groundwater interaction
- Low potential for groundwater interaction
The term 'potential' is used to reflect the uncertainty inherent in identifying ecosystems as groundwater-dependant using remote analysis methods. Finer scale studies or fieldwork are needed to confirm this analysis.
This definition applies to:

