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Regional ecosystem details for 7.12.15

Regional ecosystem 7.12.15
Vegetation Management Act class Least concern
Wetlands Not a Wetland
Biodiversity status No concern at present
Extent in reserves History of this RE is unknown.
Short description Notophyll vine forest with turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) emergents on wet to moist, granite uplands and highlands
Structure code Closed Forest
Description [RE not in use]²: History of this RE is unknown. Notophyll rainforests, with Syncarpia glomulifera, Corymbia intermedia, Lophostemon confertus, Allocasuarina torulosa and Banksia integrifolia emergents and co dominants. Typical vine forest species include Canthium coprosmoides. Occurs on wet to moist uplands and highlands on yellow earths derived from granitic parent material. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5).
Supplementary description Tracey and Webb (1975), 13f
Comments 7.12.15: This is an unstable transitional regional ecosystem, fluctuating between mesophyll vine forest and simple notophyll vine forest in the absence of fire to a low or medium woodland in the presence of frequent fires. Most of the vine forest species present a.

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.

2 Superseded: Revision of the regional ecosystem classification removed this regional ecosystem code from use.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.

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Last updated
16 November 2023