Appendix 2 - Vegetation Communities and Regional Ecosystems

Corymbia spp. contribute less than 10% to the total canopy cover or are present as an emergent
layer only, the community is represented as VC14p. The VC is represented in Photograph 180.
Photograph 180. Vegetation
community 5d on acid volcanic soils.
Corymbia spp. make a significant
contribution to total canopy cover at
this site (MO046).
Vegetation Community 14p: Vegetation Community 14p (Photograph 181) mosaics with
VC5d, and separation of these communities is based largely on the relative contribution
Corymbia species make to the total canopy cover. The upper shrub layer typically forms at 3m to
6m and is composed of Melaleuca viridiflora as a dominant with Corymbia clarksoniana, Acacia
leptocarpa, Petalostigma pubescens and Asteromyrtus brassii as sub-dominant species. Acacia
crassicarpa, Parinari nonda and Petalostigma pubescens are occasional canopy associates.
Shrub layers are typically sparse comprising species typical of the canopy. Grasses form a sparse
cover over a typically skeletal substrate. Emergents of Corymbia clarksoniana, Corymbia
nesophila and Corymbia stockeri subsp. peninsularis may be present although by definition
contribute less than 5% to the total canopy cover. In some locations, areas of pure Melaleuca
viridiflora may separate out from the mixed shrubland, where it is mapped as VC13a. In these
locations, the community is captured within RE3.12.26x1, recognising the continuum of floristic
variations occurring within the VC.
Photograph 181. Vegetation
Community 14p at Moa Island Site
MO124.
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