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This is our vegetation management regional ecosystems description database (VM REDD). Use this lookup tool to search for:
- vegetation management classes (endangered, of concern, least concern)
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Our VM REDD lookup tool searches for vegetation management information. If you're looking for Queensland Herbarium information on regional ecosystems under other legislative frameworks instead, you can use the regional ecosystem description search.
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Further information
Vegetation management regional ecosystem details for 7.12.23
| Regional ecosystem | 7.12.23 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Of concern |
| Short description | Corymbia intermedia and/or C. tessellaris +/- Eucalyptus tereticornis open forest to tall open forest to woodland (or vine forest with these species as emergents) on coastal granite and rhyolite headlands and near-coastal foothills |
| Structure category | Mid-dense |
| Structure code | Open Forest |
| Description | Corymbia intermedia (pink bloodwood) and/or C. tessellaris (Moreton Bay ash) +/- Eucalyptus tereticornis (forest red gum), open forest to tall open forest to woodland (or vine forest with these species as emergents). Coastal granite and rhyolite headlands and near-coastal foothills. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 9c). Vegetation communities in this regional ecosystem include: 7.12.23a: Corymbia intermedia open forest to tall open forest. Coastal granite and rhyolite headlands and near-coastal foothills. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 9c). 7.12.23b: Corymbia intermedia open forest to tall open forest with a very well-developed vine forest understorey. Coastal granite and rhyolite headlands and near-coastal foothills. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 9c). 7.12.23c: Corymbia tessellaris and C. intermedia open forest to tall woodland. Coastal granite and rhyolite headlands and near-coastal foothills. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 9c). 7.12.23d: Corymbia tessellaris and C. intermedia open forest to tall woodland with a very well-developed vine forest understorey. Coastal granite and rhyolite headlands and near-coastal foothills. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 9c). 7.12.23e: Eucalyptus tereticornis, Corymbia tessellaris, E. pellita, C. intermedia, Melaleuca dealbata, Lophostemon suaveolens, Acacia mangium and A. crassicarpa woodland to low woodland. Coastal granite and rhyolite headlands and near-coastal foothills. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 9c). 7.12.23f: Eucalyptus tereticornis, Corymbia tessellaris, C. intermedia, E. drepanophylla, E. platyphylla, Lophostemon suaveolens and Acacia aulacocarpa woodland to low woodland and low layered grassy woodland, with Cycas media. Foothills and coastal headlands, of the wet and moist rainfall zones. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 9c). |
| Fire guidelines | SEASON: 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: Low, with occasional moderate or high intensity to manage thickening and/or stimulate germination. INTERVAL: 2-5 years. INTERVAL_MIN: 2. INTERVAL_MAX: 5. STRATEGY: 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: 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 (e.g., mahogany glider). 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). |