Regional ecosystem details for 7.12.19
| Regional ecosystem | 7.12.19 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Subregion | 9, 7 |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 14000 ha; Remnant 2021 14000 ha |
| Short description | Simple microphyll vine-fern forest with Balanops australiana, Elaeocarpus spp. +/- Trochocarpa bellendenkerensis +/- Uromyrtus spp. +/- Agathis atropurpurea of cloudy wet highlands on granites and rhyolites |
| Structure code | Closed Forest |
| Description | Simple microphyll vine-fern forest with Balanops australiana (pimply ash), Elaeocarpus spp. (quandongs) +/- Trochocarpa bellendenkerensis (tree heath) +/- Uromyrtus spp. +/- Agathis atropurpurea (blue kauri). Highlands, on granite and rhyolite, of the cloudy wet rainfall zone. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 6b). Vegetation communities in this regional ecosystem include: 7.12.19a: Simple microphyll vine-fern forest (often with Agathis atropurpurea). Highlands of northern parts of the Bellenden Ker subregion and north. Cloudy wet rainfall zone. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 6b). 7.12.19b: Simple microphyll vine-fern forest characterised by Ceratopetalum virchowii contributing more than half the canopy cover. Exposed ridges and slopes of highlands of the very wet rainfall zone. Granite. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 6b). 7.12.19c: Simple microphyll vine-fern forest with Cinnamomum propinquum the dominant canopy species. Granite highlands of the very wet rainfall zone. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 6b). 7.12.19d: Microphyll Vine Thicket with Trochocarpa bellendenkerensis, Uromyrtus spp., Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa, Placospermum coriaceum, Musgravea stenostachya, and Acacia celsa. Steep granite boulder field and scree slopes of upland and highland areas. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 6b). |
| Supplementary description | Stanton and Stanton (2005), G9 in part (Qld Herbarium and WTMA (2005) G9a), R9 in part (Qld Herbarium and WTMA (2005) R9a), G99, G138, G188; Tracey and Webb (1975), 9 |
| Protected areas | Wooroonooran NP, Daintree NP (CYPAL), Mount Windsor NP, Mount Lewis NP, Danbulla NP, Dinden NP, Malbon Thompson FR, Ngalba-bulal NP (CYPAL), Mount Spurgeon NP, Malbon Thompson CP |
| Special values | 7.12.19: Threatened species include: Acrotriche baileyana, Aglaia brassii, Albizia sp. (Windsor Tableland B.Gray 2181), Austromuellera valida, Bubbia whiteana, Ceratopetalum corymbosum, Ctenopteris walleri, Eidothea zoexylocarya, Endiandra jonesii, Flindersia oppositifolia, Grammitis albosetosa, Helicia grayi, Helicia lewisensis, Phlegmariurus spp., Leionema ellipticum, Litsea granitica, Phaleria biflora, Stenocarpus davallioides, Symplocos graniticola and Wendlandia connata. Habitat for near threatened plant species Austobuxus megacarpus, Bubbia queenslandiana subsp. Queenslandiana, Chiloglottis longiclavata, Diospyros granitica, Glochidion pungens, Goodyera viridiflora, Helicia recurva, Medicosma glandulosa, Pectinopitys ladei, Sarcopteryx montana, Symplocos ampulliformis and Symplocos oresbia. Habitat of many endemic species of fauna and flora. Other species of local significance include Diospyros hemicycloides, Elaeocarpus johnsonii and Steganthera cooperorum. |
| 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 | 7.12.19: Widespread in highland areas. Most accessible areas have been logged. Highlands north of Innisfail. Most accessible areas have been logged. Mostly weed free accept for access roads. |
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.
