Regional ecosystem details for 3.2.33
| Regional ecosystem | 3.2.33 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Of concern |
| Wetlands | Palustrine |
| Biodiversity status | Of concern |
| Subregion | 2, 4, 1, (6) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 8000 ha; Remnant 2021 8000 ha |
| Short description | Gahnia sieberiana open to closed heath in drainage swamps in east coast dunefields |
| Structure code | Sedgeland |
| Description | Gahnia sieberiana (saw sedge) shrubland, commonly with Asteromyrtus lysicephala (back to front bush) and other heath species. Banksia robur (swamp banksia), Melaleuca polandii and Leptospermum polygalifolium also are present in the Cape Flattery dunefields. Pandanus solms-laubachii can also occur as a co-dominant as well as a scattered emergent along with Lophostemon suaveolens. Can also occur as a tall sedgeland with dominants including Baloskion tetraphyllum subsp. meiostachyum, Scleria rugosa and Ischaemum australe var. villosum. Occurs in drainage swamps in east coast dunefields. Palustrine. (BVG1M: 34c). |
| Supplementary description | Neldner and Clarkson (in prep), 191c |
| Protected areas | Apudthama NP (CYPAL), Wuthathi (Shelburne Bay) NP (CYPAL), Bromley (Ampulin) NP (CYPAL), Endeavour River NP, Cape Melville NP (CYPAL), Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) NP (CYPAL), KULLA (McIlwraith Range) NP (CYPAL) |
| Fire management guidelines | INTERVAL: Fire return interval not relevant. INTERVAL_MIN: 100. INTERVAL_MAX: 100. STRATEGY: Do not target for burning. Burn in association with surrounding landscape. ISSUES: Avoid peat fires by burning when there is standing water or the ground is water logged. Burn surrounding country when substrate is moist or there is standing water. |
| Comments | 3.2.33: The distinction between this community occurring on land zone 2 & land zone 3 becomes diffuse at the landward side of dune systems. East coast dunefields from Cape Flattery to the tip. Also on west coast north of Skardon River. |
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.
