Regional ecosystem details for 11.3.37
| Regional ecosystem | 11.3.37 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Riverine |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Subregion | 7, 13, 37, 10, 15, 36, 11, (35), (8), (5), (4), (21), (9), (3), (6), (26), (6.1), (34) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 52000 ha; Remnant 2021 30000 ha |
| Short description | Eucalyptus coolabah fringing woodland on alluvial plains |
| Structure code | Woodland |
| Description | Eucalyptus coolabah with Eucalyptus camaldulensis woodland to low woodland. Other scattered trees such as Lysiphyllum gilvum, Melaleuca trichostachya, Melaleuca bracteata and Eucalyptus populnea may occur. The mid layer varies from absent to a tall shrubland dominated by species such as Acacia stenophylla and Acacia salicina. Ground cover is variable composed of grasses and sedges. Includes larger waterholes within the stream channels. Occurs on fringing stream channels, often braided. Soils are bed loads of clay or silt with cobbles and boulders in some areas. Predominantly western sub-regions of the Brigalow Belt, for example the Suttor River and Culgoa catchments. Riverine. (BVG1M: 16a). |
| Supplementary description | Galloway et al. (1974), LU76 (in part); Gunn and Nix (1977) LU 135 |
| Protected areas | Mazeppa NP, Nairana NP, Vandyke Creek CP |
| Fire management guidelines | INTERVAL: Fire return interval not relevant. INTERVAL_MIN: 100. INTERVAL_MAX: 100. STRATEGY: Manage surrounding country using occasional burns so that intense wildfires do not burn through this ecosystem. ISSUES: This community does not need fire. Flood events drive recruitment of coolabah. Hollow trees are critical habitat. High intensity and extensive fires will degrade vegetation structure and destroy animal habitats. Restrict extent and intensity of fires. |
| Comments | 11.3.37: Habitat for a diverse range of fauna particularly birds. |
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.
