Regional ecosystem details for 7.12.16
| Regional ecosystem | 7.12.16 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Subregion | 6, 7, 9, 5, (4), (11.1), (9.3), (3.2), (8), (2), (3) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 242000 ha; Remnant 2021 230000 ha |
| Short description | Simple to complex notophyll vine forest, including small areas of Araucaria bidwillii, of cloudy wet and moist uplands and highlands on granites and rhyolites |
| Structure code | Closed Forest |
| Description | Simple to complex notophyll vine forest, including small areas of Araucaria bidwillii (Bunya pine). Uplands and highlands on granites and rhyolites, of the cloudy wet to moist rainfall zones. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 6b). Vegetation communities in this regional ecosystem include: 7.12.16a: Simple notophyll vine forest on wet and moist uplands, granite and rhyolite. Uplands of the cloudy wet to moist rainfall zones. Granite and rhyolite. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 6b). 7.12.16b: Simple notophyll vine forest (often with Agathis microstachya) recovering from disturbance, with Acacia celsa canopy or emergents. Uplands of the cloudy wet to moist rainfall zones. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5d). 7.12.16c: Simple notophyll vine forest with emergent Bunya pines (Araucaria bidwillii). Granite mountain slopes. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5c). |
| Supplementary description | Stanton and Stanton (2005), G8, G8(a), CG8, R8, R8(a), G262; Tracey and Webb (1975), 8 |
| Protected areas | Girringun NP, Wooroonooran NP, Koombooloomba NP, Tully Gorge NP, Daintree NP (CYPAL), Paluma Range NP, Mount Windsor NP, Kirrama NP, Tully Falls NP, Mount Lewis NP, Girramay NP, Dinden NP, Danbulla NP, Ngalba-bulal NP (CYPAL), Herberton Range NP, Japoon N |
| Special values | 7.12.16: Habitat of threatened plant species including: Albizia sp. (Windsor Tableland B.Gray 2181), Argophyllum cryptophlebum, Ctenopteris walleri, Eidothea zoexylocarya, Elaeocarpus thelmae, Endiandra jonesii, Endiandra phaeocarpa, Helicia grayi, Helicia lewisensis, Phlegmariurus spp., Diteilis simmondsii, Litsea granitica, Phaleria biflora, Stenocarpus davallioides, Symplocos graniticola and Xylosma sp. (Mt Lewis G.Sankowsky+ 1108). Habitat for near threatened plant species Aceratium ferrugineum, Aglaia brassii, Austrobuxus megacarpus, Bubbia queenslandiana subsp. queenslandiana, Glochidion pungens, Goodyera viridiflora, Diospyros granitica, Polyalthia submontana subsp. submontana, Helicia recurva, Medicosma glandulosa, Pectinopitys ladei, Pteridoblechnum acuminatum, Sarcopteryx montana, Symplocos ampulliformis and Wendlandia connata. Habitat of many endemic species of fauna and flora. Other species of local significance include Diospyros hemicycloides, Elaeocarpus johnsonii, Solanum dimorphispinum and Steganthera cooperorum. |
| 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 | 7.12.16: Widespread regional ecosystem of upland areas. Most accessible areas have been logged to varying degrees in the past. Rampant Calamus spp. growth is characteristic following disturbance. Even canopy to 35 m with only the occasional emergent or strangler fig. Leaves are mostly notophyll but the proportion of microphylls increases with altitude. Woody lianas and deciduous species are uncommon. Ground ferns and tree ferns are common, broad-leafed herbs are uncommon and confined to wet gullies and large canopy gaps. Most accessible areas have been logged to varying degrees in the past. Occurs at higher altitudes and wetter zones than 7.12.1. Regionally endemic species levels declines south of the Tully River. Locally endemic species are virtually non-existent south of the Tully River. Southern limit of many regionally endemics is the southern end of the Paluma Range. Substantial floristic variations occur north and south of the Black Mountain Gap/Corridor. Most accessible areas have been logged to varying degrees in the past. 7.12.16b: In southern subregions. |
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.
