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Regional ecosystem details for 11.10.13

Regional ecosystem 11.10.13
Vegetation Management Act class Least concern
Wetlands Not a Wetland
Biodiversity status No concern at present
Subregion 24, 16, 20, (15), (10), (18), (21), (23), (13), (6), (11), (27), (22), (10.4)
Estimated extent1 Pre-clearing 403000 ha; Remnant 2021 391000 ha
Short description Eucalyptus spp. and/or Corymbia spp. open forest on scarps and sandstone tablelands
Structure code Open Forest
Description Open forest (to woodland) with a range of canopy species including Eucalyptus cloeziana, E. melanoleuca, E. sphaerocarpa, Corymbia bunites, C. hendersonii, C. trachyphloia, E. suffulgens, C. leichhardtii, C. citriodora, E. baileyana. Occurs on sandstone scarps and tablelands with shallow soils formed from medium to coarse-grained sediments. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 12a).

Vegetation communities in this regional ecosystem include:
11.10.13a: Eucalyptus cloeziana +/- E. melanoleuca +/- Corymbia bunites +/- E. sphaerocarpa woodland to open forest. Occurs on sandstone scarps and tablelands with shallow soils formed from medium to coarse-grained sediments. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 12a).
11.10.13b: Corymbia leichhardtii woodland. Occurs on sandstone scarps and tablelands with shallow soils formed from medium to coarse-grained sediments. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 12a).
Supplementary description Dowling and Stephens (1997), 10b, 12, 15, 16
Protected areas Carnarvon NP, Expedition (Limited Depth) NP, Blackdown Tableland NP, Palmgrove NP (S), Precipice NP, Isla Gorge NP, Expedition NP, Snake Range NP, Expedition RR, Humboldt NP
Special values 11.10.13: Habitat for species with restricted and disjunct distributions including Eucalyptus suffulgens and Corymbia bunites.
Fire management guidelines INTERVAL: Fire return interval not relevant. INTERVAL_MIN: 100. INTERVAL_MAX: 100. STRATEGY: Manage surrounding country. Burn surrounding country only under conditions of good soil moisture and when plants are actively growing. Will be difficult to burn owing to a lack of ground fuel that normally occurs in this RE.
Comments 11.10.13: This regional ecosystem merges into regional ecosystem 11.10.1 which is dominated by C. citriodora or E. crebra.

1 Estimated extent is from version 13.1 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.

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Last updated
14 May 2024