Regional ecosystem details for 7.11.12
| Regional ecosystem | 7.11.12 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Contains Palustrine |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Subregion | 7, 9, (8), (4) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 35000 ha; Remnant 2021 30000 ha |
| Short description | Simple notophyll vine forest of moist to very wet metamorphic uplands and highlands |
| Structure code | Closed Forest |
| Description | Simple notophyll vine forest. Metamorphic uplands and highlands. Moist to very wet rainfall zones. Contains Palustrine. (BVG1M: 6b). Vegetation communities in this regional ecosystem include: 7.11.12a: Simple notophyll vine forest. Uplands of the cloudy wet and moist rainfall zones. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 6b). 7.11.12b: Simple notophyll vine forest recovering from disturbance, with Acacia celsa canopy or emergents. Uplands of the cloudy wet to moist rainfall zones. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5d). 7.11.12c: Simple notophyll vine forest dominated by Stockwellia quadrifida. Very tall (40m-55m). Uplands of the cloudy wet to moist rainfall zones. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 6b). 7.11.12d: Simple notophyll vine forest with Grevillea baileyana, Fagraea cambagei, Garcinia warrenii, Mischocarpus exangulatus, Benstonea monticola and ground cover of Blechnum sp. Swampy soils associated with metamorphics on the headwater valleys of permanent streams and rivers. Palustrine. (BVG1M: 6b). 7.11.12e: Complex mesophyll vine forest. Uplands, of the very wet and wet cloudy rainfall zones. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 1a). 7.11.12f: Complex mesophyll vine forest recovering from disturbance, with Acacia celsa canopy or emergents. Uplands, of the very wet and wet cloudy rainfall zones. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5d). |
| Supplementary description | Stanton and Stanton (2005), M8, M8(a), M111, Q8, M126, M1b, M1b(a); Tracey and Webb (1975), 8 |
| Protected areas | Wooroonooran NP, Daintree NP (CYPAL), Gadgarra NP, Ngalba-bulal NP (CYPAL), Dinden NP, Little Mulgrave NP, Danbulla NP, Japoon NP, Danbulla South FR, Tully Gorge NP, Barron Gorge NP, Crater Lakes NP, Mowbray NP, Mount Windsor NP |
| Special values | 7.11.12: Species rich and habitat for many local and regional endemics. Habitat for threatened plant species of 7.11.12a include: Acronychia acuminata, Albizia sp. (Windsor Tableland B.Gray 2181), Argophyllum cryptophlebum, Austromuellera trinervia, Beilschmiedia castrisinensis, Wilkiea sp. (McDowall Range J.G.Tracey 14552), Lepiderema hirsuta, Megahertzia amplexicaulis, Mischocarpus albescens and Stenocarpus davallioides. Other species of local significance are Elaeocarpus johnsonii and Rhodomyrtus effusa. |
| Fire management guidelines | INTERVAL: Fire return interval not relevant. INTERVAL_MIN: 100. INTERVAL_MAX: 100. STRATEGY: Do not burn deliberately. Mosaic burning in surrounding fire-adapted ecosystems will minimise spread and severity of wildfire during severe weather events. ISSUES: Occasional hot fires in adjoining communities may be required to prevent expansion of rainforest elements. Edges are generally self-protecting but back burning from rainforest edges may be desirable. The occurrence of high biomass grasses in or adjacent to rainforest may detrimentally affect rainforest during fire events associated with dry weather. |
| Comments | 7.11.12: Widespread in upland areas. Variable floristic composition from north to south. Widespread on uplands and highlands north of about Tully. 7.11.12e: None currently mapped, as all examples are vine invaded (7.11.12f). |
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.
