Regional ecosystem details for 12.1.3
| Regional ecosystem | 12.1.3 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Intertidal |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Subregion | 10, 4, 8, 9, (3), (7), (2), (11.14) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 55000 ha; Remnant 2021 52000 ha |
| Short description | Mangrove shrubland to low closed forest on marine clay plains and estuaries |
| Structure code | Low Closed Forest |
| Description | Mangrove shrubland to low closed forest. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 35a). Vegetation communities in this regional ecosystem include: 12.1.3a: Aegiceras corniculatum dominated low closed forest. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits in the middle to upper tidal plane, in areas occasionally subject to freshwater influence. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 35a). 12.1.3b: Avicennia marina subsp. australasica dominated shrubland to low closed forest. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 35a). 12.1.3c: Bruguiera gymnorhiza dominated shrubland to low closed forest. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits usually at the upper tidal limit of rivers and subject to freshwater influence. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 35a). 12.1.3d: Ceriops australis dominated shrubland to low closed forest. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 35a). 12.1.3e: Rhizophora stylosa dominated shrubland to low closed forest. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 35a). 12.1.3f: Intertidal water bodies. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits where organic material (roots and detritus) prevent draining of tidal waters. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 34a). 12.1.3g: Mangrove dieback area leaving bare soil or ponding. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 35a). |
| Supplementary description | Bean et al. (1998), A1 |
| Protected areas | Great Sandy NP, Southern Moreton Bay Islands NP, Naree Budjong Djara NP, Mouth of Kolan River CP, Eurimbula NP, Mud Island CP, Burrum Coast NP, Barubbra Island CP, Bribie Island NP, Mouth of Baffle Creek CP 2, Teerk Roo Ra NP (IJMA), Pumicestone NP, Poona |
| Special values | 12.1.3: Habitat for threatened fauna species including the false water-rat Xeromys myoides in the southern part of the bioregion particularly in areas immediately adjacent to saltpans, 12.1.2. ( Van Dyck and Gynther, 1996, 2003). 12.1.3a: Habitat for threatened fauna species including the false water-rat Xeromys myoides in the southern part of the bioregion particularly in areas immediately adjacent to saltpans, 12.1.2. ( Van Dyck and Gynther, 1996, 2003). 12.1.3b: Habitat for threatened fauna species including the false water-rat Xeromys myoides in the southern part of the bioregion particularly in areas immediately adjacent to saltpans, 12.1.2. ( Van Dyck and Gynther, 1996, 2003). 12.1.3c: Habitat for threatened fauna species including the false water-rat Xeromys myoides in the southern part of the bioregion particularly in areas immediately adjacent to saltpans, 12.1.2. ( Van Dyck and Gynther, 1996, 2003). 12.1.3d: Habitat for threatened fauna species including the false water-rat Xeromys myoides in the southern part of the bioregion particularly in areas immediately adjacent to saltpans, 12.1.2. ( Van Dyck and Gynther, 1996, 2003). 12.1.3e: Habitat for threatened fauna species including the false water-rat Xeromys myoides in the southern part of the bioregion particularly in areas immediately adjacent to saltpans, 12.1.2. ( Van Dyck and Gynther, 1996, 2003). |
| Fire management guidelines | INTERVAL: Fire return interval not relevant. INTERVAL_MIN: 100. INTERVAL_MAX: 100. STRATEGY: Do not burn. ISSUES: Scorching within the supra-littoral margin, particularly when this ecotone merges into flammable vegetation such as woodlands and forests of melaleuca may be a problem. |
| Comments | 12.1.3g: Mangrove communities are experiencing dieback from natural and human-related causes throughout Queensland. Mangrove dieback can have many causes such as weather, insects and disease, nutrients, climate change and pollution. http://tinyurl.com/mangrove-dieback. |
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.
