Regional ecosystem details for 12.2.6
| Regional ecosystem | 12.2.6 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Subregion | 9, 4, (8) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 75000 ha; Remnant 2021 71000 ha |
| Short description | Eucalyptus racemosa subsp. racemosa open forest on dunes and sand plains. Usually deeply leached soils |
| Structure code | Open Forest |
| Description | Eucalyptus racemosa subsp. racemosa, Corymbia intermedia, C. gummifera, Angophora leiocarpa and E. pilularis shrubby or grassy woodland to open forest. Occurs on Quaternary coastal dunes and beaches. Dunes with deeply leached soils. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 9g). |
| Supplementary description | Ryan, T.S. (ed.) (2012); Bean et al. (1998), B9 |
| Protected areas | Great Sandy NP, Gheebulum Kunungai (Moreton Island) NP, Naree Budjong Djara NP, Poona NP, Pine Ridge CP |
| Special values | 12.2.6: Potential habitat for NCA listed species: Boronia rivularis, Glycine argyrea, Macrozamia pauli-guilielmi. This ecosystem is also known to provide suitable habitat for koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus). |
| Fire management guidelines | SEASON: Late summer to winter. INTENSITY: Low to moderate. INTERVAL: 2-6 years. INTERVAL_MIN: 2. INTERVAL_MAX: 6. STRATEGY: Mosaic burning should be used to create some longer unburnt patches. Burning must be implemented while there is good soil moisture and mild weather conditions, using spot ignitions and slowly ignited, short drip-torch lines, to ensure fire intensity remains low to moderate. ISSUES: Intense fires during dry conditions damage grasses and promote dense shrub and small tree recruitment. Shrubs and small trees grow into dense ladder fuels that shade grasses and can draw flames into the canopy damaging eucalypt crowns. This promotes further dense shrub recruitment, which grows into dense thickets during subsequent long fire intervals, perpetuating the cycle. The loss of native grasses makes early-season, low-intensity fires more difficult to implement. Grass establishment in this ecosystem may be poor due to low nutrient status. |
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.
