Regional ecosystem details for 12.11.10
| Regional ecosystem | 12.11.10 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Subregion | 7, 3, 10, 5, (1), (6), (9), (4) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 87000 ha; Remnant 2021 39000 ha |
| Short description | Notophyll vine forest +/- Araucaria cunninghamii on metamorphics +/- interbedded volcanics |
| Structure code | Closed Forest |
| Description | Notophyll and notophyll/microphyll vine forest +/- Araucaria cunninghamii. Characteristic species include Argyrodendron trifoliolatum, Argyrodendron sp. (Kin Kin W.D.Francis AQ81198), Backhousia subargentea, Dissiliaria baloghioides, Brachychiton discolor, Beilschmiedia obtusifolia, Diospyros pentamera, Grevillea robusta, Gmelina leichhardtii and Ficus macrophylla forma macrophylla. Occurs on Palaeozoic and older moderately to strongly deformed and metamorphosed sediments and interbedded volcanics. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 2a). |
| Supplementary description | Bean et al. (1998), G3, G10, G11 and J2 (in part) |
| Protected areas | D'Aguilar NP, Bania NP, Conondale NP, Wrattens NP, Grongah NP, Mount Barney NP, Mudlo NP, Maleny NP, Wrattens RR, Dawes NP, Mount Walsh NP, Glenbar NP, Glastonbury NP, Mount Binga NP, Oakview NP, Tamborine NP, King CP, Woowoonga NP, Amamoor NP, Gympie NP, |
| Special values | 12.11.10: Habitat for threatened plant including Fontainea rostrata, Planchonella eerwah, Macadamia integrifolia, M. tetraphylla and near threatened species including Arytera dictyoneura. |
| Fire management guidelines | INTERVAL: Fire return interval not relevant. INTERVAL_MIN: 100. INTERVAL_MAX: 100. STRATEGY: Do not burn deliberately. Protection relies on broad-scale management of surrounding country. May need active protection from wildfire in extreme conditions or after prolonged drought. Planned burns should not create a running fire into vine forest. Ensuring conditions of good soil moisture and moisture of litter in surrounding communities will limit fire behaviour/intensity. ISSUES: Fire sensitive and not normally flammable; but it does burn. There may be issues with lantana and other weeds from fire and other disturbance. Remnants may be limited by frequent fire at the margins. |
| Comments | 12.11.10: Widely distributed along coastal and sub coastal ranges such as Darlington and D'Aguilar Ranges, upper Mary Valley, Woowoonga Range and Bania. Best developed examples are on moist lower slopes, e.g. Mitchell Creek in Imbil area, and Enoggera Creek west of Brisbane. |
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.
