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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 13.1 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