Regional ecosystem details for 7.3.22
| Regional ecosystem | 7.3.22 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Of concern |
| Wetlands | Riverine |
| Biodiversity status | Endangered |
| Extent in reserves | History of this RE is unknown. |
| Short description | Mesophyll riparian vine forest on moist well drained lowland alluvial levees |
| Structure code | Closed Forest |
| Description | [RE not in use]²: History of this RE is unknown. Mesophyll vine forest (gallery forest). Typical species include Alstonia scholaris, Archontophoenix alexandrae, Argyrodendron peralatum, A. polyandrum, Beilschmiedia obtusifolia, Blepharocarya involucrigera, Brachychiton acerifolius. Occurs on moist and dry lowlands on well drained alluvial riverine levees. Riverine. (BVG1M: 4b). |
| Supplementary description | Kemp and Morgan (in prep), 48 (in part), 49; Stanton and Stanton (in prep), A1a (in part), A1c, A2a (in part), A13b, A102, A109; Tracey and Webb (1975), 1c |
| Special values | 7.3.22: Associated with streams in moist to drier areas of the wet tropics and may provide important rainforest wildlife corridors and linkages within a matrix of open forest and woodland communities. The dense nature of the forest type has important water quali. |
| Comments | 7.3.22: Wind and fire damage is increasing due to increased fragmentation of the forest and altered fire regimes associated with grazing land use management. The type is also being degraded by tin mining, river improvement and water extraction schemes. In many ar. |
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.
2 Superseded: Revision of the regional ecosystem classification removed this regional ecosystem code from use. It is included in the regional ecosystem description database because the RE code may appear in older versions of RE mapping and the Vegetation Management regulation.
