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Regional ecosystem descriptions

RE ID Description VMA class Biodiversity status
8.2.11Melaleuca spp. Open forest in parallel dune swalesOf concernOf concern
8.2.12Corymbia intermedia and/or Eucalyptus latisinensis and/or Acacia spp. and/or other heath spp. Shrublands and woodlands on parallel dunes (subregions 4 and 5)Of concernOf concern
8.2.13Melaleuca spp. and/or Corymbia spp. and/or Lophostemon suaveolens and/or Acacia spp. open forest on dune sands mixed with alluvial material +/- marine sedimentsEndangeredEndangered
8.2.14Banksia integrifolia and/or Corymbia tessellaris and/or Acacia disparrima +/- rainforest spp. tall shrubland, on Holocene parabolic dunesOf concernOf concern
8.3.2Melaleuca viridiflora woodland on seasonally inundated alluvial plains with impeded drainageEndangeredEndangered
8.3.3Melaleuca leucadendra and/or M. fluviatilis and/or Casuarina cunninghamiana +/- Syncarpia glomulifera open forest on creek banksLeast concernOf concern
8.3.5Eucalyptus platyphylla and/or Lophostemon suaveolens and/or Corymbia clarksoniana woodland on alluvial plainsOf concernEndangered
8.3.6Eucalyptus tereticornis and/or Corymbia intermedia (or C. clarksoniana) and/or C. tessellaris +/- Lophostemon suaveolens open forest on alluvial levees and lower terracesOf concernOf concern
8.3.8Syncarpia glomulifera and/or Eucalyptus portuensis and/or Corymbia intermedia open forest on sandy terrace flats and granite outwashOf concernOf concern
8.3.12Imperata cylindrica and/or Sorghum nitidum forma aristatum and/or Ischaemum australe tussock grassland on alluvial and old marine plainsEndangeredEndangered
8.3.13Eucalyptus tereticornis and/or Corymbia tessellaris and/or Melaleuca spp. woodland on alluvial and marine plains, often adjacent to estuarine areasOf concernOf concern
8.3.14Ischaemum australe and/or Imperata cylindrica and/or Sorghum nitidum forma aristatum tussock grassland on drainage channels in gently undulating upland areasOf concernEndangered
8.11.1Eucalyptus drepanophylla +/- E. platyphylla woodland on hills formed from metamorphosed sedimentsOf concernOf concern
8.11.3Variable woodland to open forest, often including Corymbia intermedia, Eucalyptus portuensis, C. trachyphloia, E. platyphylla and E. drepanophylla on low hills on metamorphosed sedimentsLeast concernNo concern at present
8.11.4Eucalyptus platyphylla and/or Corymbia clarksoniana and/or C. intermedia and/or C. tessellaris woodland on low undulating areas on metamorphosed sedimentsEndangeredEndangered
8.11.5Corymbia tessellaris and/or Eucalyptus tereticornis +/- E. drepanophylla open forest on low hills formed from metamorphosed sediments or conglomerate (subregion 2)Of concernOf concern
8.11.9Themeda triandra and/or Heteropogon contortus tussock grassland or Xanthorrhoea latifolia shrubland with Themeda triandra on exposed rocky headlands on metamorphosed sedimentsOf concernOf concern
8.12.4Eucalyptus grandis open forest of wet uplands on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocks (predominantly granite)Of concernOf concern
8.12.6Eucalyptus drepanophylla +/- E. platyphylla +/- Corymbia clarksoniana woodland to open forest on low to medium hills on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocksLeast concernNo concern at present
8.12.7Corymbia citriodora +/- Eucalyptus portuensis +/- E. drepanophylla (or E. crebra) open forest on hill slopes and undulating plateaus on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocksLeast concernNo concern at present

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