Regional ecosystem details for 7.11.7
| Regional ecosystem | 7.11.7 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Subregion | 8, 9, 7, (5), (3), (3.2), (9.3) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 28000 ha; Remnant 2021 26000 ha |
| Short description | Complex notophyll vine forest with Agathis robusta emergents on foothills and uplands on metamorphics |
| Structure code | Closed Forest |
| Description | Complex notophyll vine forest with Agathis robusta (kauri pine) emergents. Metamorphics foothills and uplands, of the moist rainfall zone. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5c). Vegetation communities in this regional ecosystem include: 7.11.7a: Complex notophyll vine forests (with emergent Agathis robusta). Foothills and uplands of areas excluding the Seaview Range Subregion. Moist rainfall zone. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5c). 7.11.7b: Complex notophyll vine forests (with emergent Agathis robusta) recovering from disturbance, with Acacia spp. canopy or emergents. Foothills and uplands on metamorphics, of the moist rainfall zone. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5c). 7.11.7c: Complex notophyll vine forests (with emergent Agathis robusta). Foothills and uplands on greenstone, of the moist rainfall zone. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5c). 7.11.7d: Complex notophyll vine forests. Foothills and uplands of the Seaview Range subregion. Moist rainfall zone. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5c). 7.11.7e: Low closed forest of mixed sclerophyll and vine forest species. Rocky metamorphic slopes. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5c). |
| Supplementary description | Stanton and Stanton (2005), Q6, M6, (and Qld Herbarium and WTMA (2005) M6a), M6(a), M6(b), Z6, M183; Tracey and Webb (1975), 6 |
| Protected areas | Kuranda NP, Ngalba-bulal NP (CYPAL), Daintree NP (CYPAL), Little Mulgrave NP, Mowbray NP, Dinden NP, Macalister Range NP, Barron Gorge NP, Paluma Range NP, Kuranda West FR, Mount Whitfield CP, Smithfield CP, Mount Windsor NP, Barron Gorge FR, Danbulla Sou |
| Special values | 7.11.7: Potential habitat for NCA listed species: Acalypha lyonsii, Alloxylon flammeum, Alpinia hylandii, Bryobium dischorense, Mischocarpus albescens, Phyllanthera grayi, Coleus gratus, Senegalia albizioides, Sphaerantia discolor, Toechima pterocarpum, Wetria australiensis. |
| Fire management guidelines | INTERVAL: Fire return interval not relevant. INTERVAL_MIN: 100. INTERVAL_MAX: 100. STRATEGY: Do not burn deliberately. Mosaic burning in surrounding fire-adapted ecosystems will minimise spread and severity of wildfire during severe weather events. ISSUES: Occasional hot fires in adjoining communities may be required to prevent expansion of rainforest elements. Edges are generally self-protecting but back burning from rainforest edges may be desirable. The occurrence of high biomass grasses in or adjacent to rainforest may detrimentally affect rainforest during fire events associated with dry weather. |
| Comments | 7.11.7: A number of canopy species are deciduous, and heavy leaf fall is characteristic in the dry season. At the drier extremes (western margin) of this community's range, species such as Buchanania arborescens, Canarium australianum, Pleiogynium timorense, Strychnos psilosperma and the grass Leptaspis banksii are typical. A feature of this regional ecosystem is the large number of tree species shared with the subtropical forests of the Southeast Queensland bioregion. Accordingly, there are very few regional endemics present. Floristically neither rich or poor and very similar structure, composition and assemblage to 7.12.7. Mainly from Gordonvale north, on eastern and central ranges. One small area northwest of Paluma. Most accessible areas have been extensively logged in the past. |
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.
