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 13.1 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 ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/ecosystems/remnant-vegetation/ ).