Regional ecosystem details for 3.3.24
| Regional ecosystem | 3.3.24 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Subregion | 1, 7, 2, 6, (4), (5), (8), (9.3), (2.4), (2.6), (7.9) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 107000 ha; Remnant 2021 106000 ha |
| Short description | Eucalyptus leptophleba +/- Erythrophleum chlorostachys woodland on riverine levees and alluvial plains |
| Structure code | Woodland |
| Description | Eucalyptus leptophleba woodland to (sometimes) open forest +/- Erythrophleum chlorostachys +/- Corymbia tessellaris. A sparse to mid-dense subcanopy often occurs with canopy species with Dendrolobium umbellatum sometimes dominant. A sparse to mid-dense shrub layer can contain a mix of low shrub species along with juvenile canopy species. The sparse to dense grassy ground layer is often dominated by a range of species including Heteropogon spp., Eragrostis spp., Themeda triandra and Sarga plumosum. Occurs on riverine alluvia. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 16b). |
| Supplementary description | Neldner and Clarkson (in prep), 78.Fox & Wilson (2004); w5-3c. |
| Protected areas | Oyala Thumotang NP (CYPAL), Rinyirru (Lakefield) NP (CYPAL), Olkola NP (CYPAL), Cape Melville NP (CYPAL), Alwal NP (CYPAL), KULLA (McIlwraith Range) NP (CYPAL), Muundhi (Jack River) NP (CYPAL), Batavia NP (CYPAL), Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) NP, Kutini |
| Fire management guidelines | SEASON: Commence planned burns early in the dry season, after the wet season when dry enough to burn. Use occasional storm burns but generally avoid periods of extremely hot, dry conditions. INTENSITY: Low to moderate with occasional high during storm burns. INTERVAL: 1-3 years. INTERVAL_MIN: 1. INTERVAL_MAX: 3. STRATEGY: Apply a mosaic across the landscape at a range of intervals to create varying stages of post-fire response. Burn 30-60% at the property level. ISSUES: To mitigate against the impact of late dry season fires, commence burning early in the season and continue through the dry to break up continuity of fuels across the landscape. These communities require particular management attention due to issues of grazing, weed invasion, rapid fuel accumulation, poor access and woody thickening. Fuel can reach maximum accumulation in 2 years. |
| Comments | 3.3.24: REs 3.3.25 (a,b,c) and3.3.36b were amalgamated into this RE. Laura area and in the central Peninsula. The weedy forb Mesosphaerum suaveolens* (hyptis) occurs at high densities in places. |
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.
