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Regional ecosystem descriptions

RE ID Description VMA class Biodiversity status
8.12.13Tussock grassland, or Xanthorrhoea latifolia shrubland, including areas recently colonised by Timonius timon var. timon shrubland, on slopes of islands and headlands, on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocks and Tertiary acid to intermediate volcanicsOf concernOf concern
8.12.14Eucalyptus drepanophylla and/or E. crebra and/or E. exserta and/or Acacia spirorbis subsp. solandri and/or Lophostemon confertus low woodland on islands and headlands, on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocks, and Tertiary acid to intermediate volcanicsLeast concernNo concern at present
8.12.20Eucalyptus drepanophylla and/or E. platyphylla +/- Corymbia spp. +/- E. crebra woodland on low gently undulating landscapes on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocksLeast concernNo concern at present
8.12.22Eucalyptus drepanophylla and/or Corymbia clarksoniana +/- C. erythrophloia +/- E. platyphylla +/- E. exserta +/- C. trachyphloia woodland on hills and ranges at low to moderate altitudes in drier areasLeast concernNo concern at present
8.12.23Eucalyptus moluccana woodland on elevated tablelands on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocksOf concernOf concern
8.12.25Eucalyptus tereticornis +/- E. tereticornis x E. platyphylla woodland on hillslopes of islands on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocksOf concernOf concern
8.12.26Corymbia tessellaris and/or Eucalyptus tereticornis open forest on hillslopes of islands and near coastal areas on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocks and Tertiary acid to intermediate volcanicsOf concernEndangered
8.12.29Allocasuarina littoralis and/or Lophostemon confertus and/or Acacia spp. and/or Grevillea banksii open shrubland on islands and headlands on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous and Tertiary acid to intermediate rocksOf concernOf concern
8.12.31Eucalyptus resinifera and/or E. portuensis and/or E. acmenoides and/or Allocasuarina spp. open forest on moist upper slopes of ranges on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocksLeast concernNo concern at present
8.12.32Corymbia intermedia +/- E. portuensis +/- E. exserta open forest to woodland with areas of Allocasuarina spp. +/- Banksia integrifolia open forest on high ranges on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocksLeast concernNo concern at present

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