Regional ecosystem details for 11.3.26
| Regional ecosystem | 11.3.26 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Subregion | 27, 14, 22, 18, (8.4), (16), (17), (12), (24), (11), (32), (23), (31), (19), (21), (12.10), (28), (30), (13.3), (26) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 121000 ha; Remnant 2021 44000 ha |
| Short description | Eucalyptus moluccana or E. microcarpa woodland to open forest on margins of alluvial plains |
| Structure code | Woodland |
| Description | Eucalyptus moluccana or E. woollsiana +/- E. populnea +/- E. melanophloia open forest to woodland +/- Allocasuarina luehmannii low tree layer and a grassy ground layer. In northern subregions, there may be shrub layer of any of Eremophila mitchellii, Flindersia dissosperma, Citrus glauca or Petalostigma pubescens, with a sparse grassy ground layer. Occurs on margins of Cainozoic alluvial plains on deep texture contrast soils. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 13d). |
| Supplementary description | Forster and Barton (1995), Littlemere, Nulgi; Neldner (1984), 14c; Speck et al. (1968), Boomer, Dingo, Melbadale; Taylor and Grimshaw (1994-95), Chinchilla MU1C and MU4A; Gunn and Nix (1977) LU 128 |
| Protected areas | Carnarvon NP, Bouldercombe Gorge RR, Rundle Range RR, Cania Gorge NP, Bouldercombe Gorge CP, Goodedulla NP, Rundle Range NP |
| Special values | 11.3.26: Potential habitat for NCA listed species: Sphaeromorphaea major. This ecosystem is also known to provide suitable habitat for koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus). |
| Fire management guidelines | INTERVAL: Fire return interval not relevant. INTERVAL_MIN: 100. INTERVAL_MAX: 100. STRATEGY: Fire management required only sometimes as there is often nothing to burn (even in the absence of cattle stock). ISSUES: Grass will become established if trees have been tordoned, but typically there is no grass available as fuel. |
| Comments | 11.3.26: Subject to clearing and disturbance. |
1 Estimated extent is from version 13 pre-clearing and 2021 remnant regional ecosystem mapping. Figures are rounded for simplicity. For more precise estimates, including breakdowns by tenure and other themes see remnant vegetation in Queensland.
