Regional ecosystem details for 7.3.36
| Regional ecosystem | 7.3.36 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Of concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | Endangered |
| Subregion | 7, 4, (6), (5) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 1000 ha; Remnant 2021 400 ha |
| Short description | Complex mesophyll vine forest or simple notophyll vine forest of high rainfall, cloudy uplands on alluvium |
| Structure code | Closed Forest |
| Description | Complex mesophyll vine forest, or simple notophyll vine forest. High rainfall, cloudy uplands on alluvium. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 1b). Vegetation communities in this regional ecosystem include: 7.3.36a: Complex mesophyll vine forest. High rainfall, cloudy uplands, on alluvium. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 1b). 7.3.36b: Simple notophyll vine forest. Alluvium on uplands, in the cloudy wet and moist rainfall zone. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 6b). 7.3.36c: Complex notophyll vine forest. Highlands in the cloudy wet rainfall zone. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 1b). |
| Supplementary description | Stanton and Stanton (2005), A1b, A5a, A8; Tracey and Webb (1975), 1b, 5a, 8 |
| Protected areas | Danbulla NP, Wooroonooran NP, Koombooloomba NP, Hinchinbrook Island NP |
| Special values | 7.3.36: Potential habitat for NCA listed species: Agathis microstachya, Alloxylon flammeum. |
| 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 | 7.3.36: This RE is approaching the threshold of Endangered Vegetation Management Status and therefore consideration of any further clearing should be very carefully assessed. Central uplands of the bioregion. |
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.
