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Regional ecosystem details for 11.9.13

Regional ecosystem 11.9.13
Vegetation Management Act class Of concern
Wetlands Not a Wetland
Biodiversity status Of concern
Subregion 27, 32, 6, 31, 19, (24), (2), (20), (12.11), (13.3), (23), (22), (18), (12.1), (21), (15)
Estimated extent1 Pre-clearing 64000 ha; Remnant 2021 19000 ha
Short description Eucalyptus moluccana or E. microcarpa open forest on fine grained sedimentary rocks
Structure code Open Forest
Description Eucalyptus moluccana or E. microcarpa or E. woollsiana (restricted to south of bioregion) open forest. Allocasuarina luehmannii can be present in understorey. Occurs on Cainozoic to Proterozoic consolidated, fine-grained sediments. Lower slopes. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 13d).
Supplementary description Young and McDonald (1989), 10d
Protected areas Homevale NP, Carnarvon NP, Main Range NP, Homevale RR, Morgan Park CP
Special values 11.9.13: Habitat for uncommon mallee eucalypt species including Eucalyptus bakeri and E. viridis in the Inglewood-Warwick area.
Fire management guidelines SEASON: Late wet to early dry season when there is good soil moisture. Early storm season or after good spring rains. INTENSITY: Low to moderate. INTERVAL: 6 -10 years. INTERVAL_MIN: 6. INTERVAL_MAX: 10. STRATEGY: Restrict to less than 30-60% in any year. Rotate burns in mosaic patches. Maintain fire management of surrounding country so that wildfires will be very limited in extent. Burn under conditions of good soil moisture and when plants are actively growing. ISSUES: Maintaining a fire mosaic will ensure protection of fauna habitats (such as dense stands of A. luehmannii) and mitigate against wildfires. Allocasuarina luehmannii (bull oak) can be both killed by fire and regenerate from seed following fire. Bull oak thickening/creation of whipstick communities may be controlled with planned low intensity burns. Drought index will help deliver required guideline. Jewel butterfly is significant in this community, but the jewel butterfly needs thick leaf litter/mature bull oak; so high intensity fire (or fire that removes the litter layer) could be detrimental to survival. Allocasuarina is also an important food source for glossy-black cockatoo.
Comments 11.9.13: The three eucalypt species that define this regional ecosystem intergrade.

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