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Regional ecosystem details for 2.7.14

Regional ecosystem 2.7.14
Vegetation Management Act class Least concern
Wetlands Not a Wetland
Biodiversity status No concern at present
Subregion 7, 1.4, 2, 1.3
Estimated extent1 Pre-clearing 15000 ha; Remnant 2021 15000 ha
Short description Corymbia capricornia and/or Eucalyptus miniata low open woodland on margins of broad, Tertiary lateritic surfaces.
Structure code Low Open Woodland
Description Corymbia capricornia and/or Eucalyptus miniata low open woodland, occasionally with C. setosa, Eucalyptus herbertiana, Eucalyptus leucophloia, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, C. curtipes, Corymbia grandifolia subsp. grandifolia. A sparse shrub layer may occur, including Acacia lysiphloia and A. colei. The ground layer is tussock grasses and Triodia pungens. Occurs on margins of broad, Tertiary lateritic surfaces. Red-brown skeletal sandy soils over ferricrete. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 19a).
Fire management guidelines SEASON: Burn in the wet season or very soon after. INTENSITY: Low to moderate, although spinifex will naturally burn with high intensity in some areas. INTERVAL: 2-7 years. Fire-killed acacias produce seed at 5 years, so some longer unburnt patches need to be retained. INTERVAL_MIN: 2. INTERVAL_MAX: 7. STRATEGY: Apply fire at sufficient intervals such that hummocks do not form a continuous fuel layer across the landscape. Use broad scale mosaic burning. Burn when the soil is moist as it promotes post-fire recovery of spinifex. ISSUES: Spinifex is highly flammable. Green spinifex will also burn readily.
Comments 2.7.14: Previously mapped as 2.7.4x1.

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.

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Last updated
14 May 2024