Ecological Assessment · RAL26/0015

The site is subsequently designated on DNRMMRRD’s Vegetation Management Supporting
Map (refer FIGURE 6) as comprising the following categories under provisions of the
Vegetation Management Act 1999:

       Category A or B area containing of concern regional ecosystems.
       Category A or B area that is a least concern regional ecosystem.
       Category C area that is a least concern regional ecosystem.

Two (2) vegetation types are designated as follows:

       RE12.2.7 – Least Concern
       RE12.3.4 – Of Concern




       FIGURE 6: Vegetation Management Supporting Map (Source: DNRMMRRD)


The ‘RE12.2.7’ remnant type is described (in part) under provisions of the Queensland
Herbarium’s Regional Ecosystem Description Database as the following:

   Regional Ecosystem:                    12.2.7
   Vegetation Management Act              Least concern
   Class:
   Biodiversity Status:                   No concern at present
   Subregion:                             9, 4, 8, (10)
   Estimated Extent:                      Pre-clearing 30000 ha; Remnant 2021 18000 ha
   Extent in Reserves:                    High
   Short Description:
   Melaleuca quinquenervia or rarely M. dealbata open forest on sand plains

The ‘RE12.3.4’ remnant type is additionally described (in part) under provisions of the
Queensland Herbarium’s Regional Ecosystem Description Database as the following:

   Regional Ecosystem:                   12.3.4
   Vegetation Management Act             Of concern
   Class:
   Biodiversity Status:                  Of concern
   Subregion:                            9, 4, 8, (2), (10), (3), (7)
   Estimated Extent:                     Pre-clearing 17000 ha; Remnant 2021 8000 ha
   Extent in Reserves:                   High
   Short Description:
   Melaleuca quinquenervia, Eucalyptus robusta woodland on coastal alluvium


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