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 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.
