Regional ecosystem details for 7.8.5
| Regional ecosystem | 7.8.5 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Of concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | Of concern |
| Extent in reserves | History of this RE is unknown. |
| Short description | Notophyll vine forest dominated by blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) and/or brown salwood (Acacia celsa) on cloudy wet basalt uplands and highlands |
| Structure code | Closed Forest |
| Description | [RE not in use]²: History of this RE is unknown. Notophyll vine forests characterised by, and canopy dominated by, Acacia melanoxylon and A. celsa. Successional rainforest stage leading to a complex notophyll vine forest. Typical species may include Acacia celsa, A. melanoxylon, Acmena smithii. Occurs on cloudy wet uplands and highlands on basaltic krasnozems. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 6a). |
| Supplementary description | Tracey and Webb (1975), 12d |
| Comments | 7.8.5: At higher altitudes Acacia melanoxylon is dominant and A. celsa is only a minor component. This regional ecosystem represents a long-term deflected ecological succession. |
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2 Superseded: Revision of the regional ecosystem classification removed this regional ecosystem code from use.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.
