Regional ecosystem details for 2.3.49
| Regional ecosystem | 2.3.49 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Of concern |
| Wetlands | Palustrine |
| Biodiversity status | Of concern |
| Subregion | 2, 3, 8, (7), (1.3) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 9000 ha; Remnant 2021 9000 ha |
| Short description | Seasonal swamps. Mixed herblands and/or low shrublands with a fringe of Eucalyptus microtheca in closed depressions on silty, active Quaternary alluvial plains in the west of the bioregion |
| Structure code | Sedgeland |
| Description | Seasonal swamps. Mixed herbland and/or low shrubland, including combinations of the species Chenopodium auricomum, Sphaeranthus indicus, Sporobolus mitchellii and Glinus lotoides. A wooded fringe of Eucalyptus microtheca commonly occurs. Occurs in closed depressions on silty, active Quaternary alluvial plains derived from coarse-grained parent material from the Northwest Highlands bioregion. Clay soils. Palustrine. (BVG1M: 34d). |
| Special values | 2.3.49: Seasonal wetland. Important feeding and moulting sites for water birds. |
| Fire management guidelines | INTERVAL: Fire return interval not relevant. INTERVAL_MIN: 100. INTERVAL_MAX: 100. STRATEGY: Do not burn deliberately. Low intensity fire in surrounding fire-adapted areas will reduce fire encroachment. |
| Comments | 2.3.49: This regional ecosystem poorly known. More information on condition required to confirm conservation status. Was previously mapped as 2.3.15x1. |
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.
