Regional ecosystem details for 12.11.25
| Regional ecosystem | 12.11.25 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Of concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | Of concern |
| Subregion | 3, (1), (2), (4) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 17000 ha; Remnant 2021 8000 ha |
| Short description | Corymbia henryi and/or Eucalyptus fibrosa subsp. fibrosa +/- E. crebra, E. carnea, E. tindaliae woodland on metamorphics +/- interbedded volcanics |
| Structure code | Woodland |
| Description | Corymbia henryi and/or Eucalyptus fibrosa subsp. fibrosa woodland. Other frequently occurring canopy species may include Eucalyptus crebra, E. carnea, E. tindaliae, E. siderophloia, C. citriodora subsp. variegata, Angophora leiocarpa, E. acmenoides, E. helidonica, E. propinqua, C. intermedia and E. seeana. Rarely includes patches of E. dura. Usually occurs on low hills, hills and footslopes of mountains in near coastal areas on Palaeozoic and older moderately to strongly deformed and metamorphosed sediments and interbedded volcanics. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 10b). |
| Supplementary description | Bean et al. (1998), H39k |
| Protected areas | Bunyaville CP, Nerang NP, Samford CP, D'Aguilar NP, Moggill CP, Springbrook NP, Tamborine NP, Plunkett CP, Wickham NP, Nerang CP, Venman Bushland NP, Daisy Hill CP |
| Special values | 12.11.25: Potential habitat for NCA listed species: Corchorus cunninghamii and Eucalyptus curtisii. This ecosystem is known to provide suitable habitat for koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus). |
| Fire management guidelines | SEASON: Summer to winter. INTENSITY: Low to moderate. INTERVAL: 4-10 years. INTERVAL_MIN: 4. INTERVAL_MAX: 10. STRATEGY: Aim for 40-60% mosaic burn. Burn with soil moisture and with a spot ignition strategy so that a patchwork of burnt/unburnt country is achieved. Variability in season and fire intensity is important. ISSUES: The fire regime should maintain a mosaic of grassy and shrubby understoreys. Monitoring (Williams and Nash 2022 in litt.) has shown fire-killed obligate seeder shrub species have died off by a decade after fire-promoted germination. Regular (<10 years) patchy burns will allow a percentage of obligate seeder shrubs to survive and keep producing seed in unburnt patches, while new plants are recruited in burnt areas. Obligate seeder shrubs demonstrating this include Acacia fimbriata, A. penninervis, Daviesia villifera, Hovea acutifolia. |
| Comments | 12.11.25: Previously mapped as 12.11.5k. Usually grades upslope into 12.11.5 (Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata) and downslope into either 12.11.24 (E. carnea, E. tindaliae) or 12.11.27 (E. racemosa/ E. seeana). Commonly found on low hills, hills and footslopes of mountains between Morayfield and the New South Wales border. Lower altitude occurrences are being cleared and fragmented. |
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.
