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Regional ecosystem descriptions

RE ID Description VMA class Biodiversity status
3.12.34Igneous rock pavements associated with mountains and some offshore islandsOf concernOf concern
4.5.9Acacia cambagei, Archidendropsis basaltica and mixed species open woodland on Quaternary sand sheetsLeast concernNo concern at present
4.9.11Acacia cambagei low woodland with scattered shrubs such as Eremophila mitchellii and Geijera parviflora on Cretaceous sedimentsLeast concernNo concern at present
6.7.1Acacia catenulata and/or A. shirleyi +/- Eucalyptus spp. open scrub on crests and slopes in the northLeast concernNo concern at present
6.7.5Eucalyptus thozetiana and/or E. cambageana +/-Acacia harpophylla woodland on lateritic scarps and hillsLeast concernOf concern
6.7.7Acacia catenulata +/- Eucalyptus thozetiana and/or A. ensifolia low woodland and/or A. petraea +/- A. aneura on lateritic scarps and plateausLeast concernNo concern at present
8.12.16Deciduous to semi-evergreen microphyll vine thicket +/- Brachychiton spp. +/- Araucaria cunninghamii emergents of foothills and uplands (western areas) on Mesozoic to Proterozoic igneous rocksOf concernOf concern
9.4.3Acacia harpophylla and Lysiphyllum carronii open woodland on Cainozoic claysOf concernEndangered
9.5.2Semi-evergreen vine thicket on red kandosols on Tertiary plateausOf concernEndangered
9.8.3Semi-evergreen vine thicket on Quaternary basalt soilsEndangeredEndangered
9.11.8Semi-evergreen vine thicket on limestone rock outcropsOf concernOf concern
9.11.9Semi-deciduous vine thicket on metamorphic soils (not limestone)Of concernOf concern
9.12.8Semi-evergreen vine thicket on rocky outcrops and shallow soils of igneous rocksLeast concernNo concern at present
10.3.27Eucalyptus populnea woodland to open woodland on alluvial plainsLeast concernOf concern
10.4.1Acacia argyrodendron woodland on Cainozoic lake bedsLeast concernOf concern
10.9.6Acacia cambagei low woodland to open woodland on Cretaceous sedimentsLeast concernOf concern
11.2.3Microphyll vine forest ("beach scrub") on sandy beach ridges and dune swalesOf concernOf concern
11.3.11Semi-evergreen vine thicket on alluvial plainsEndangeredEndangered
11.3.13Grevillea striata open woodland on coastal alluvial plainsOf concernEndangered
11.3.33Eremophila mitchellii open woodland on alluvial plainsOf concernEndangered

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10 November 2025