Regional ecosystem details for 7.12.11
| Regional ecosystem | 7.12.11 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | Of concern |
| Subregion | 5, 1, (11.1), (3), (6), (2), (3.2), (7), (9.4) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 17000 ha; Remnant 2021 17000 ha |
| Short description | Simple to complex notophyll vine forest and semi-evergreen notophyll vine forest of rocky areas and talus on moist foothills and uplands on granites and rhyolites |
| Structure code | Closed Forest |
| Description | Simple to complex notophyll vine forest and semi-evergreen notophyll vine forest. Rocky areas and talus on foothills and uplands on granite and rhyolite. Moist rainfall zone. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5c). Vegetation communities in this regional ecosystem include: 7.12.11a: Complex notophyll vine forests south of the Herbert River. Foothills and uplands of the moist rainfall zone. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5c). 7.12.11b: Simple notophyll vine forest. Rocky areas including unstable rock talus slopes. Foothills and uplands of the moist rainfall zone. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5c). 7.12.11c: Notophyll semi-evergreen vine forest. Foothills and uplands on granites, of the moist and dry rainfall zones. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5c). 7.12.11d: Low notophyll vine forest and thicket. Exposed rocky coastal headlands. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5c). |
| Supplementary description | Stanton and Stanton (2005), G27, R27, G141, CG141, R141, A141, G212, G6 in part (Qld Herbarium and WTMA (2005) G6a), R6 in part (Qld Herbarium and WTMA (2005) R6a); Olsen: 27 |
| Protected areas | Paluma Range NP, Girringun NP, Bowling Green Bay NP, Orpheus Island NP, Fitzroy Island NP, Brook Islands NP, Hinchinbrook Island NP, Mount Cook NP |
| Special values | 7.12.11: Potential habitat for NCA listed species: Arenga australasica, Arytera dictyoneura, Phlegmariurus phlegmarioides. |
| 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 | 7.12.11: Occurs on steeper, more unstable, rocky sites than 7.12.1. It has structural and floristic affinities with communities found on the eastern escarpment of the Macalister Range. It appears that Agathis robusta is not found in the forests south of the Herbert River until the Fraser Island populations are encountered. This regional ecosystem is found on dry parts of the eastern or northern escarpments of the Seaview and Paluma Ranges. |
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.
