Regional ecosystem details for 7.3.37
| Regional ecosystem | 7.3.37 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Endangered |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | Endangered |
| Subregion | 4 |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 1000 ha; Remnant 2021 10 ha |
| Short description | Complex semi-evergreen notophyll vine forest of uplands on alluvium |
| Structure code | Closed Forest |
| Description | Complex semi-evergreen notophyll vine forest. Uplands on alluvium. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 2d). |
| Supplementary description | Stanton and Stanton (2005), A5b; Tracey and Webb (1975), 5b |
| Special values | 7.3.37: This RE along with 7.8.3 comprise the "Mabi Forest" listed as "Critically Endangered" under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. |
| 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 | 7.3.37: This regional ecosystem, once occurring on alluvial systems along streams amongst basalt on the Atherton tablelands, is now almost extinct due to clearing. Together with the RE 7.8.3a, this RE is known locally as "Mabi Forest" and is derived from the word "mabi" or "mapi" (which means Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo) used by the local Ngadjonji and Dulguburra Yidinji people. Atherton Tablelands. Virtually extinct with less than 8Ha remaining in very small fragments. |
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.
