Regional ecosystem details for 2.7.6
| Regional ecosystem | 2.7.6 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Of concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | Of concern |
| Subregion | 8, 2, (1), (3) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 4000 ha; Remnant 2021 4000 ha |
| Short description | Eucalyptus normantonensis low open woodland on margins of Tertiary lateritic plateaus |
| Structure code | Low Open Woodland |
| Description | Eucalyptus normantonensis low open woodland to low woodland. A sparse shrub layer may occur, including E. normantonensis, Acacia gonoclada and Melaleuca viridiflora. The ground layer is dominated by Triodia pungens. Occurs on margins of Tertiary lateritic plateaus. Brown skeletal sandy soils over lateritic profile. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 19d). |
| 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. Fire-killed acacias produce seed at 5 years, so some longer unburnt patches need to be retained. 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 | 2.7.6: Was previously mapped as 2.7.3x2. |
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.
