Regional ecosystem details for 3.3.28
| Regional ecosystem | 3.3.28 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Subregion | 2, 7, 6, (5), (3), (9.3), (4), (1), (7.9) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 14000 ha; Remnant 2021 13000 ha |
| Short description | Eucalyptus platyphylla and Corymbia clarksoniana woodland on alluvial plains |
| Structure code | Woodland |
| Description | Eucalyptus platyphylla and Corymbia clarksoniana woodland +/- Lophostemon suaveolens+/- Erythrophleum chlorostachys +/- Eucalyptus leptophleba. A very sparse subcanopy and/or shrub layer can contain canopy species with Melaleuca viridiflora and Planchonia careya often occurring in the shrub layer. The mid-dense to dense grassy groundlayer is often dominated by Heteropogon contortus, Eragrostis spp. and Panicum spp. Occurs on alluvial plains. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 9b). |
| Supplementary description | Neldner and Clarkson (in prep), 87; Stanton, Fell & Gooding (2008), A5n, A5t, A5u. |
| Protected areas | Cape Melville NP (CYPAL), Oyala Thumotang NP (CYPAL), KULLA (McIlwraith Range) NP (CYPAL), Annan River (Yuku Baja-Muliku) NP, Juunju Daarrba Nhirrpan NP (CYPAL), Endeavour River NP, Keatings Lagoon CP |
| 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 | 3.3.28: Two variants of this community on Murulag Island in the Torres Strait Islands also have Livisitona muelleri in the subcanopy or Corymbia nesophila and Eucalyptus tetrodonta as canopy sub-dominants. Mostly in south-east of bioregion. Also on Weipa Plateau and some Torres Strait islands. |
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.
