Regional ecosystem details for 7.3.49
| Regional ecosystem | 7.3.49 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Of concern |
| Wetlands | Riverine |
| Biodiversity status | Of concern |
| Subregion | 9, 7, 6, 5, (3), (8), (4), (1), (2), (9.3), (3.2), (9.6) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 900 ha; Remnant 2021 900 ha |
| Short description | Notophyll vine forest on rubble terraces of streams |
| Structure code | Closed Forest |
| Description | Notophyll vine forest. Species include Syzygium tierneyanum, Grevillea hilliana, G. baileyana, Chionanthus ramiflorus, Atractocarpus fitzalanii, Cryptocarya hypospodia, Millettia pinnata, Xanthostemon chrysanthus, Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum and Blepharocarya involucrigera. It includes a drier northern form with sclerophyll emergents and vine thicket spp. including the additional species Buchanania arborescens, Elaeocarpus arnhemicus, Lophostemon suaveolens and Erythrophleum chlorostachys. Rubble terraces of streams. Riverine. (BVG1M: 4b). Vegetation communities in this regional ecosystem include: 7.3.49a: Tristaniopsis exiliflora and Xanthostemon chrysanthus layered open forest, and closed forest. Common associated species include Grevillea baileyana, G. hilliana, and Blepharocarya involucrigera. Rubble terraces of streams. Riverine. (BVG1M: 22c). 7.3.49b: Closed forest with sclerophyll co-dominants and emergents. Dominants include Acacia polystachya, Elaeocarpus arnhemicus, Lophostemon suaveolens, Erythrophleum chlorostachys, Syzygium tierneyanum, Buchanania arborescens, Rhus taitensis, Canarium australianum, and Melaleuca dealbata. Minor seasonal streams. Riverine. (BVG1M: 4b). 7.3.49c: Mixed open forest, low open forest, low closed forest, vine woodland, and open scrub with Lophostemon suaveolens, Chionanthus ramiflorus, Acacia flavescens, and in areas of open scrub Pittosporum spinescens and Wikstroemia indica. Rock cobble deposits of river flood plain. Riverine. (BVG1M: 4b). |
| Supplementary description | Stanton and Stanton (2005), B50, G50, R50, M50, CM50, Q50, A153, M184, A184 |
| Protected areas | Girringun NP, Daintree NP (CYPAL), Mount Lewis NP, Tully Gorge NP, Wooroonooran NP, Dinden NP, Danbulla NP, Girramay NP, Paluma Range NP, Mount Windsor NP, Kirrama NP, Davies Creek NP, Macalister Range NP, Kamerunga CP, Grey Peaks NP, Bare Hill CP, Koombo |
| Special values | 7.3.49: Potential habitat for NCA listed species: Buckinghamia ferruginiflora, Gymnostoma australianum, Hollandaea riparia, Sphaerantia chartacea. |
| Fire management guidelines | SEASON: Do not target for deliberate burning. c: Begin burning after the wet season (April-May), but avoid hot, dry season unless a high intensity fire is required to manage thickening, then undertake storm burn. INTENSITY: Do not target for deliberate burning. c: Low, with occasional moderate or high intensity to manage thickening and/or stimulate germination. INTERVAL: Do not target for deliberate burning. c: 2-5 years. INTERVAL_MIN: 2. INTERVAL_MAX: 5. STRATEGY: Limit fire encroachment from adjacent ecosystems by burning when conditions are favourable. Burn away from edges. c: Mosaic burn 25-60%. Begin burning early in the fire season, with progressive patch fires burnt through the year. Stop burning when the network of fires and other breaks is sufficient to impede fire spread later in the year. Storm-burning may be used to add further diversity to fire mosaic, promote perennial grasses and arrest woody thickening. ISSUES: Typically unlikely to burn owing to lack of flammable grasses. Occasional high intensity fires along fringes, particularly on hillslopes, may lead to loss of rainforest at edges. Low intensity burns away from rainforest edge can be used to protect margins, when humidity and soil moisture are high. Where appropriate, use revegetation of rainforest species to provide buffer to cleared areas. Occasional high intensity fires in adjoining communities may be required to prevent expansion of rainforest elements. c: In the absence of fire an abundance of rainforest pioneers (e.g., Melastoma spp., Chionanthus ramiflora, Mallotus philippensis, Alyxia spicata and Glochidion spp.) and bracken fern can establish. This development can be rapid (within about 15 years) after which system change is difficult to reverse. Thickening with rainforest species can be detrimental to habitat trees and endangered species. Where fire is more common the understorey is usually dominated by tall grasses (e.g., Themeda triandra and Eriachne pallescens), herbaceous plants, lilies and sedges (e.g., Tricoryne anceps, Gonocarpus acanthocarpus, Lomandra longifolia, Dianella caerulea). |
| Comments | 7.3.49: This RE occurs across land zones on bedrock (excludes alluvial examples of Stanton and Stanton (2005) A50 which go into 7.3.25). Widespread across 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.
