Regional ecosystem details for 3.3.26
| Regional ecosystem | 3.3.26 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Extent in reserves | This regional ecosystem is now mapped as 3.3.27. |
| Short description | Corymbia nesophila +/- Eucalyptus tetrodonta woodland on sandstone footslopes and fans |
| Structure code | Woodland |
| Description | [RE not in use]²: This regional ecosystem is now mapped as 3.3.27. Corymbia nesophila (Melville Island bloodwood) dominates the sparse canopy (16-25m tall). Eucalyptus tetrodonta (Darwin stringybark) is usually present as a codominant canopy tree. Scattered Erythrophleum chlorostachys (Cooktown ironwood) were present at half of the sites visited. The very sparse to sparse sub-canopy tree layer (4-14m tall) is dominated by Corymbia nesophila, Acacia flavescens (powderpuff wattle), Erythrophleum chlorostachys and Grevillea glauca (bushman's clothes peg). The shrub layer (0.5-3m tall) is very sparse to mid-dense. A. flavescens, Corymbia nesophila, Eucalyptus tetrodonta and Xanthorrhoea johnsonii (grass tree) occur at high densities in this layer. The ground layer is sparse to mid-dense. Heteropogon triticeus (giant speargrass), Aristida spp. (three-awned speargrass) and Digitaria spp. Are the primary species. Mainly occurs on footslopes and alluvial fans of sandstone ranges. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 14c). |
| Supplementary description | Neldner and Clarkson (in prep), 82a |
| Comments | 3.3.26: This RE was found to occur on a number of different land zones and so has been allocated to other REs depending on land zone. In the south-east. |
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.
2 Superseded: Revision of the regional ecosystem classification removed this regional ecosystem code from use. It is included in the regional ecosystem description database because the RE code may appear in older versions of RE mapping and the Vegetation Management regulation.
