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Regional ecosystem descriptions

RE ID Description VMA class Biodiversity status
3.2.27Sedgelands fringing perennial lakes in coastal dunefieldsLeast concernNo concern at present
3.3.66Lakes and lagoons dominated by a variety of aquatic plants, frequently with fringing woodlands or sedgelandsLeast concernOf concern
7.2.9Melaleuca quinquenervia shrubland to closed forest, or Lepironia articulata open to closed sedgeland, on dune swales and swampy sand plains of beach originOf concernEndangered
7.2.10Shrubland, sedgeland and heath complex with Thryptomene oligandra and/or Asteromyrtus spp. +/- Melaleuca quinquenervia on sand plains of beach originOf concernOf concern
7.3.29Sedgelands and grasslands of permanently and semi-permanently inundated swamps, including areas of open waterEndangeredEndangered
7.3.31Lepironia articulata sedgeland to open sedgeland of permanently to semi-permanently inundated peat swamps of alluvial plainsOf concernEndangered
8.2.4Sedgeland or closed heath or Melaleuca spp. open shrubland to open forest on swampy sand plains with peatOf concernOf concern
12.2.15Gahnia sieberiana, Empodisma minus, Gleichenia spp. closed sedgeland in coastal swampsLeast concernNo concern at present
12.3.5Melaleuca quinquenervia open forest on coastal alluviumLeast concernNo concern at present

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10 November 2025