Appendix 2 - Vegetation Communities and Regional Ecosystems
Appendix 2 - Vegetation Communities and Regional Ecosystems
Appendix 2 - Vegetation Communities and Regional Ecosystems
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Melaleuca dominant open forests<br />
Client<br />
Scale<br />
Legend<br />
7a, Low Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. platyphylla open forest. Alluvial plains <strong>and</strong> drainage depressions.<br />
7b, Melaleuca saligna open forest. Alluvial plains, drainage depressions <strong>and</strong> dune swales.<br />
7br, Melaleuca saligna open forest. Riparian fringes on alluvium.<br />
7bs, Melaleuca saligna open forest. Alluvial margins of salt pans<br />
7c, Tall Melaleuca dealbata + Corymbia clarksoniana open forest. Alluvial plains<br />
7d, Melaleuca quinquenervia +/- Melaleuca saligna +/- Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. platyphylla +/- Lophostemon suaveolens open forest.<br />
Coastal dunes <strong>and</strong> alluvial swamps.<br />
7e, Low Melaleuca dealbata +/- Melaleuca saligna +/- Lophostemon suaveolens open forest. Dune swales.<br />
7f/7fs, Melaleuca leucadendra open forest. Seasonal swamps <strong>and</strong> riparian margins.<br />
7g, Melaleuca dealbata woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open forest. Coastal dune complexes<br />
Lophostemon dominant woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open forest<br />
8a, Lophostemon suaveolens +/- Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. platyphylla +/- P<strong>and</strong>anus sp. +/- Livistona muelleri woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open forest.<br />
Alluvial remnants of the Fly Platform.<br />
8b, Low Lophostemon suaveolens +/- Melaleuca saligna + Asteromyrtus brassii + Acacia crassicarpa open forest. S<strong>and</strong>y alluvial soils.<br />
8c, Low Lophostemon suaveolens + Corymbia clarksoniana + Asteromyrtus symphiocarpa + Melaleuca saligna + Melaleuca viridiflora<br />
+/- Corymbia latifolia open woodl<strong>and</strong>. Degraded dune margins.<br />
Asteromyrtus/Neofabricia dominant open forests<br />
9a, Asteromyrtus brassii + Syzygium angophoroides + Acmena hemilampra subsp. hemilampra +/- Acacia crassicarpa +/- Melaleuca<br />
quinquenervia open forest. S<strong>and</strong>y rises erosional plain.<br />
9b, Neofabricia myrtifolia + Parinari nonda + Sterculia quadrifida + Terminalia muelleri +Milletia pinnata closed to open forest. Coastal dunes<br />
Casuarina dominant woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open forest<br />
10a, Casuarina equisetifolia open forest + Diospyros maritima + Premna serratifolia + Milletia pinnata. Coral cays<br />
10b, Casuarina equisetifolia woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open forest +/- Terminalia catappa woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open forest. Coastal foredune<br />
P<strong>and</strong>anus dominant woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> shrubl<strong>and</strong><br />
11a, P<strong>and</strong>anus sp. +/- Melaleuca catjaputi subsp. platyphylla +/- Acacia leptocarpa +/- Melaleuca acacioides shrubl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> low<br />
woodl<strong>and</strong>. Alluvial plains (Quaternary <strong>and</strong> Pleistocene).<br />
11b, P<strong>and</strong>anus sp. +/- Melaleuca viridiflora open forest, woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Seepage zones on alluvium, dune swales<br />
<strong>and</strong> granite headl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Palm dominant forest <strong>and</strong> woodl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
12a, Livistona meulleri woodl<strong>and</strong>. Granite footslopes.<br />
12b, Low Nypa fruiticans closed forest. Brackish tidal areas<br />
Melaleuca dominant shrubl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> woodl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
13a, Melaleuca viridiflora +/- P<strong>and</strong>anus sp. shrubl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> low woodl<strong>and</strong>. Alluvial plains, residual s<strong>and</strong>s, acid volcanic slopes<br />
<strong>and</strong> coastal dunes.<br />
13b, Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. platyphylla +/- P<strong>and</strong>anus sp. shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Alluvial plains.<br />
13c, Melaleuca viridiflora + Asteromyrtus symphiocarpa +/-Asteromyrtus brassii + /- Banksia dentata +/- Melaleuca saligna<br />
+/- Leucopogon ruscifolius shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Alluvial soils <strong>and</strong> residual s<strong>and</strong> plains.<br />
13d, Melaleuca saligna + Melaleuca viridiflora + Asteromyrtus symphiocarpa +/- Asteromyrtus brassii +/- Corymbia spp.<br />
+/- Banksia dentata low woodl<strong>and</strong>. Alluvial outwash plains, residual s<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> coastal dunes.<br />
13e, Melaleuca acacioides shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Alluvial outwash on saline margins.<br />
13f, Low Melaleuca viridiflora + Corymbia clarksoniana woodl<strong>and</strong>. Alluvial plains <strong>and</strong> residual s<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
13g, Low Melaleuca saligna shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Seasonal swamps.<br />
13h, Low Melaleuca arcana closed shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Dune swamps.<br />
13i, Melaleuca stenostachya shrubl<strong>and</strong> +/- Melaleuca viridiflora low woodl<strong>and</strong>. Alluvial plains <strong>and</strong> granite headl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
13j, Melaleuca acacioides +/- Melaleuca viridiflora open shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Alluvial outwash on saline margins.<br />
Shrubl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> shrubl<strong>and</strong> complexes<br />
14a, Dwarf Welchiodendron longivalve + Alyxia spicata +/- Melaleuca viridiflora +/- Acacia spp. +/- Asteromyrtus brassii shrubl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Coastal headl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> ridgelines.<br />
14b, Melaleuca catjaputi subsp. platyphylla + Acacia auricauliformis +/- Terminalia subacroptera open scrub <strong>and</strong> low open forest.<br />
Alluvial remnants of the Fly Platform.<br />
14c, Welchiodendron longivalve shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Escarpments <strong>and</strong> hillslopes on rhyolite <strong>and</strong> granite<br />
14d, Cochlospermum gillivraei +/- Canarium australianum +/- Welchiodendron longivalve deciduous shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Coastal headl<strong>and</strong>s on<br />
acid volcanic rocks<br />
14e, Low open shrubl<strong>and</strong> with Baeckea frutescens, Melaleuca viridiflora <strong>and</strong> Asteromyrtus brassii. Residual s<strong>and</strong> dunes.<br />
14f, Melaleuca viridiflora + Melaleuca stenostachya + Welchiodendron longivalve + Acacia leptocarpa +/- Cochlospermum gillivraei<br />
shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Coastal headl<strong>and</strong>s on rhyolite <strong>and</strong> granite.<br />
14g, Low Alyxia spicata + Manilkara kauki +/- Buchanania arborescens +/- Canarium australianum +/- Diospyros spp. +/-<br />
P<strong>and</strong>anus sp. low closed shrubl<strong>and</strong>/ rock pavement complex.<br />
14h, Acacia polystachya +/- Welchiodendron longivalve closed shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Granite hillslopes<br />
14i, Asteromrytus brassii + Melaleuca saligna + Baeckea frutescens + Leucopogon yorkensis + Leucopogon ruscifolius +/- Lophostemon<br />
suaveolens shrubl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> low shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Residual s<strong>and</strong> plains.<br />
14j, Acacia brassii +/- Welchiodendron longivalve closed shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Acid volcanic pavements.<br />
Legend- <strong>Vegetation</strong> <strong>Communities</strong> <strong>and</strong> Broad<br />
<strong>Vegetation</strong> Groups of the Torres Strait Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Torres Strait <strong>Regional</strong> Authority<br />
3D Environmental<br />
<strong>Vegetation</strong> Assessment<br />
& Mapping Specialists<br />
P. O. Box 959<br />
Kenmore, Qld 4069<br />
Phone: (07) 3411 9072; (07) 3878 4344<br />
Mobile: 0404 577 285; 0409 426 916<br />
www.3denvironmental.com.au<br />
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