Regional ecosystem details for 7.12.42
| Regional ecosystem | 7.12.42 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Of concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | Endangered |
| Subregion | 1 |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 500 ha; Remnant 2021 400 ha |
| Short description | Notophyll vine forest with Flindersia brayleyana and Argyrodendron polyandrum on granite uplands of Great Palm Island |
| Structure code | Closed Forest |
| Description | Notophyll vine forest with Flindersia brayleyana (Queensland maple) and Argyrodendron polyandrum (brown tulip oak). Granite uplands of Great Palm Island. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5c). Vegetation communities in this regional ecosystem include: 7.12.42a: Tall notophyll vine forest with Flindersia brayleyana and Argyrodendron polyandrum. Granite uplands of Great Palm Island. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5c). 7.12.42b: Closed forest dominated by Acacia flavescens and A. cincinnata with a vine forest sub-canopy. Granite uplands of Great Palm Island. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 5d). |
| Supplementary description | Stanton and Stanton (2005), G253, G256 |
| Special values | 7.12.42: Endemic ecosystem to Palm Islands. |
| 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 | 7.12.42: Essentially a tall notophyll vine forest with Argyrodendron polyandrum and Flindersia brayleyana that includes areas of natural wind disturbance dominated by Acacia flavescens and A. cincinnata. Distinguished from 7.12.47 by the co-dominance of Flindersia brayleyana and tends towards a more notophyll composition (and restricted to Palm Island). Restricted to Great Palm Island. |
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.
