Regional ecosystem details for 2.3.31
| Regional ecosystem | 2.3.31 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | Of concern |
| Extent in reserves | This regional ecosystem has been amalgamated into 2.3.30. |
| Short description | Melaleuca spp. low woodland in depressions and valley bottoms on fine-textured yellow earths |
| Structure code | Low Woodland |
| Description | [RE not in use]²: This regional ecosystem has been amalgamated into 2.3.30. Melaleuca acacioides and/or other Melaleuca spp. Low woodland. Grass understorey dominated by Aristida spp. And Chrysopogon fallax. Occurs on gently sloping run-on areas of Tertiary plateaus; fine-textured yellow earths. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 21b). Vegetation communities in this regional ecosystem include: 2.3.31a: [RE not in use]²: This vegetation community is now mapped as 2.3.30c. Melaleuca viridiflora low woodland to low open woodland, occasionally with Petalostigma banksii, Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa and other Melaleuca spp. Emergent Corymbia polycarpa may occur. M. viridiflora shrubs may occur. The ground layer is tussock grasses, including Schizachyrium fragile, Eragrostis fallax and Eriachne mucronata. Occurs in drainage depressions in dissected Tertiary lateritic landscapes around the Donors Plateau subregion. Texture contrast soils. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 21a). 2.3.31b: [RE not in use]²: This vegetation community is now mapped as 2.3.30d. Melaleuca acacioides tall shrubland to low woodland. The ground layer is sparse, commonly with bare patches and tussock grasses. Occurs in drainage depressions in dissected Tertiary lateritic landscapes around the Donors Plateau subregion. Yellow-brown clay loam soils. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 21b). |
| Supplementary description | Perry et al. (1964), Manrika, Donors, Cowan, Punchbowl, Normanton |
| Comments | 2.3.31b: A rare vegetation community. |
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.
2 Superseded: Revision of the regional ecosystem classification removed this regional ecosystem code from use. It is included in the regional ecosystem description database because the RE code may appear in older versions of RE mapping and the Vegetation Management regulation.
