Regional ecosystem details for 2.7.13
| Regional ecosystem | 2.7.13 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Subregion | 5, 9 |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 10000 ha; Remnant 2021 10000 ha |
| Short description | Calytrix leptophylla open heath +/- emergent Petalostigma banksii, Eucalyptus microneura and E. chartaboma on ferricrete outcrops within undulating Tertiary sand sheets. |
| Structure code | Open Heath |
| Description | Calytrix leptophylla open heath. Emergent Petalostigma banksii, Eucalyptus microneura and E. chartaboma commonly occur. Occasionally may form a Eucalyptus microneura open woodland with dense shrub layer of Calytrix leptophylla. Taller shrubs may occur, including Acacia spp., Jacksonia ramosissima, Melaleuca nervosa and M. citrolens. Occurs on outcrops of ferricrete within undulating Tertiary sand sheets. Skeletal soils. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 29b). |
| Fire management guidelines | SEASON: Commence burning early in dry season as soon as ground fuels can carry fire, with fire extinguishing early evening. Continue to mid-dry season. INTENSITY: Low to moderate with occasional high intensity. INTERVAL: 1-5 years, but do not burn the same patches annually. Landscape mosaic should consist of patches with different times since burning. INTERVAL_MIN: 1. INTERVAL_MAX: 5. STRATEGY: Break up continuity of fuel across the landscape so that impact of late-season wildfire is minimised. Wildfire due to dry storms late in the dry season or in the early wet are natural occurrences, but they can burn over a wide area of the landscape with unwanted intensity and frequency. Use broad scale mosaic burning. |
| Comments | 2.7.13: Previously mapped as 2.7.2x7. |
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.
