Regional ecosystem details for 2.7.15
| Regional ecosystem | 2.7.15 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Subregion | 7, 8, 1, 10, (2), (3) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 128000 ha; Remnant 2021 128000 ha |
| Short description | Melaleuca citrolens, Eucalyptus pruinosa subsp. pruinosa, Petalostigma banksii and M. viridiflora in mixed low woodlands on Tertiary lateritic plateau surfaces. |
| Structure code | Low Woodland |
| Description | Mixed low woodland, including combinations of the species Melaleuca citrolens, Eucalyptus pruinosa subsp. pruinosa, Petalostigma banksii, M. viridiflora, Terminalia canescens and Corymbia setosa. Other canopy species include Eucalyptus leucophloia, Hakea arborescens and Terminalia oblongata subsp. volucris. Emergent Cochlospermum gregorii may occur. A variable shrub layer commonly occurs, including canopy species, Flueggea virosa, Acacia spp. and Carissa lanceolata. The ground layer includes tussock grasses and Triodia pungens. Occurs on surfaces of Tertiary lateritic plateaus. Brown, skeletal loamy soils over ferricrete. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 21b). |
| Fire management guidelines | SEASON: Burn in the wet season or very soon after. INTENSITY: Low to moderate, although spinifex will naturally burn with high intensity in some areas. INTERVAL: 2-7 years. INTERVAL_MIN: 2. INTERVAL_MAX: 7. STRATEGY: Apply fire at sufficient intervals such that hummocks do not form a continuous fuel layer across the landscape. Use broad scale mosaic burning. Burn when the soil is moist as it promotes post-fire recovery of spinifex. ISSUES: Spinifex is highly flammable. Green spinifex will also burn readily. |
| Comments | 2.7.15: Previously mapped as 2.7.3x5 and 2.7.5x1. |
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.
