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Regional ecosystem descriptions

RE ID Description VMA class Biodiversity status
3.1.1Rhizophora stylosa and/or Bruguiera spp. closed forestLeast concernNo concern at present
3.1.2Avicennia marina low open forestLeast concernNo concern at present
3.1.3Ceriops tagal and/or C. australis +/- Avicennia marina low open forestLeast concernNo concern at present
3.1.4Excoecaria agallocha +/- Aegiceras corniculatum low open forestOf concernOf concern
3.1.5Sporobolus virginicus closed tussock grassland on coastal plainsLeast concernNo concern at present
3.1.6Sparse herbland or bare saltpans on salt plains and saline flatsLeast concernNo concern at present
3.1.7Intermittent dry season saltflats and wet season freshwater swamps.Of concernEndangered
3.2.1Evergreen notophyll vine forest in coastal dunefield systemsOf concernOf concern
3.2.2Semi-deciduous vine thicket to vine forest on beach dunes and ridgesLeast concernNo concern at present
3.2.3Melaleuca dealbata or Lophostemon suaveolens open forest in dune swalesLeast concernNo concern at present
3.2.4Melaleuca spp. open forest in dune swales and swampy areasOf concernOf concern
3.2.5Acacia crassicarpa on coastal dunes and beach ridges, woodland to open forestLeast concernNo concern at present
3.2.6Casuarina equisetifolia woodland to open forest on foredunes on mainland and islandsOf concernOf concern
3.2.7Corymbia novoguinensis and/or C. clarksoniana woodland in coastal areasLeast concernNo concern at present
3.2.8Corymbia nesophila woodland on old stabilised dunesOf concernOf concern
3.2.9Eucalyptus phoenicea +/- Corymbia nesophila woodland on dunefields around Cape BedfordOf concernOf concern
3.2.10Eucalyptus tetrodonta and Corymbia clarksoniana +/- E. brassiana or Erythrophleum chlorostachys woodland on stabilised dunesLeast concernNo concern at present
3.2.11Low microphyll vine forest on coastal dunes and beach ridgesLeast concernNo concern at present
3.2.12Acacia crassicarpa, Syzygium banksii low closed forest +/- emergent Araucaria cunninghamii var. cunninghamii on coastal dunefields and beach ridgesLeast concernNo concern at present
3.2.13Semi-deciduous notophyll vine forest on beach ridges on the east coastLeast concernNo concern at present

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18 May 2023