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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Shrubl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> shrubl<strong>and</strong> complexes (Continued)<br />
Client<br />
Scale<br />
Legend<br />
14k, Low Melaleuca stenostachya + Asteromyrtus symphiocarpa + Jacksonia thesioides + Melaleuca viridiflora shrubl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Acid volcanic pavements.<br />
14l, Low Melaleuca sp. (Zuna DGF9257+) + Welchiodendron longivalve + Corymbia spp. + Acacia brassii + Melaleuca stenostachya<br />
+ Jacksonia thesioides shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Coastal headl<strong>and</strong>s on acid volcanic <strong>and</strong> igneous rocks.<br />
14m, Grevillea striata + Acacia crassicarpa + Melaleuca viridiflora + Parinari nonda + P<strong>and</strong>anus sp. + Corymbia tessellaris<br />
shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Alluvial plains.<br />
14n, Acacia crassicarpa + Leucopogon ruscifolius +/- Neofabricia myrtifolia +/- Pouteria sericea +/- Psydrax banksii +/- Halfordia<br />
kendack shrubl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open shrubl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
14o, Melaleuca saligna dominant riparian shrubl<strong>and</strong> complex. Riparian alluvial fringes <strong>and</strong> gravel beds.<br />
14p, Asteromyrtus brassii + Petalostigma pubescens + Melaleuca viridiflora + Asteromyrtus brassii + Acacia crassicarpa +<br />
Corymbia clarksoniana shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Acid volcanic hills.<br />
14q, Low Cycas sp. open shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Relict beach ridges.<br />
14r, Acacia crassicarpa + P<strong>and</strong>anus sp. + Melaleuca viridiflora +/- Parinari nonda +/- Banksia dentata +/- Lophostemon suaveolens<br />
shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Coastal outwash plains.<br />
14s, Low sparse Leucopogon ruscifolius + Acacia crassicarpa + Syzygium sub-orbiculare shrubl<strong>and</strong> with Corymbia<br />
novoguinensis emergents.<br />
14t, Low sparse shrubl<strong>and</strong> of Cochlospermum gillivraei, Canarium australianum, Eugenia reinwardtiana, Terminalia sp. with<br />
P<strong>and</strong>anus sp. Coastal dunes.<br />
14u, Low Corymbia stockerii subsp. stockerii + Welchiodendron longivalve open forest/ Welchidendron longivalve closed scrub/<br />
deciduous shrubl<strong>and</strong>/rock pavement complex (5v/4a/18a/18d – 30/40/20/10)<br />
14v, Eucalyptus leptophleba + Grevillea parallela + Exocarpos latifolius + Terminalia sp. + Acacia crassicarpa shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Aeolian dunes.<br />
14w, Eucalyptus cullenii + Corymbia stockeri subsp. peninsularis woodl<strong>and</strong> +/- Eucalyptus tetrodonta + Welchiodendron longivalve<br />
+ Melaleuca stenostachya shrubl<strong>and</strong> / Low Acacia brassii shrubl<strong>and</strong>/ Deciduous shrubl<strong>and</strong> complex (5l/14x/14j/18a – 20/40/30/10).<br />
14x, Eucalyptus tetrodonta + Welchiodendron longivalve + Melaleuca stenostachya open to sparse shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Acid volcanic pavements.<br />
14y, Low Premna serratifolia + Cordia subcordata +/-Pemphis acidula +/-Drypetes deplanchei shrubl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Coastal headl<strong>and</strong> forest complexes<br />
15a, Semi deciduous vine thicket / P<strong>and</strong>anus sp. open forest complex. Basalt escarpment.<br />
Coastal dune complexes<br />
16a, Coastal foredune grassl<strong>and</strong>, herbl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> shrubl<strong>and</strong> complex. (17j/14y – 70/30).<br />
16b, Coastal foredune grassl<strong>and</strong>/ Casuarina equisetifolia +/- P<strong>and</strong>anus sp. +/- Acacia crassicarpa shrubl<strong>and</strong> complex.<br />
(17j/ 10b/6c – 30/20/50).<br />
16c, Coastal dune swale shrubl<strong>and</strong>/Low open forest complex + Cochlospermum gillivraei + Canarium australianum + Terminalia<br />
subacroptera + Acacia crassicarpa + Melaleuca saligna + Melaleuca acacioides. (14t/7b – 70/30)<br />
16d, Coastal dune shrubl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> vine forest complex (14t/2z – 70/30).<br />
16e, Corymbia tessellaris woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open forest/ shrubl<strong>and</strong>/ vine thicket complex (5o/14t/2z– 40/40/20)<br />
16f, Casuarina equisetifolia woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open forest/vine thicket complex (10b/2z – 60/40).<br />
16g, Low Acacia crassicarpa/ Melaleuca dealbata open forest dune swale complex (6c/7g - 80/20).<br />
16h, Low groved notophyll vine thicket + Terminalia muelleri + Diospyros maritima + Premna serratifolia + Thespesia populneoides<br />
+ Manilkara kauki (2y/17j – 80/20).<br />
16j, Low groved notophyll vine thicket/ grassl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> herbl<strong>and</strong> complex.(2z/17j - 80/20)<br />
16k, Coastal foredune grassl<strong>and</strong>, herbl<strong>and</strong>, woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> vine thicket complex. (17j/17d/10b/1c – 50/20/20/10).<br />
Grassl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> grassl<strong>and</strong> complexes<br />
17a, Tall Ischeamum australe +/- Imperata cylindrica +/- Themeda tri<strong>and</strong>ra +/- Mnesithea rottboellioides +/- Heteropogon triticeus<br />
grassl<strong>and</strong>. Alluvial remnants of the Fly Platform.<br />
17b, Themeda sp. +/- Imperata cylindrica +/- Mnesithea rottboellioides grassl<strong>and</strong>. Basalt hillslopes<br />
17be, Themeda sp. +/- Imperata cylindrica +/- Mnesithea rottboellioides grassl<strong>and</strong> (Lantana degraded). Basalt hillslopes<br />
17bs, Themeda sp. +/- Imperata cylindrica +/- Mnesithea rottboellioides grassl<strong>and</strong> (severe erosion). Basalt hillslopes<br />
17c, Open to closed tussock grassl<strong>and</strong> with emergent shrubs. Coastal headl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
17d, Medium to tall Mnesithea rottboellioides + Heteropogon triticeus + Cymbopogon spp. +/- Imperata cylindrica +/- Themeda<br />
tri<strong>and</strong>ra grassl<strong>and</strong>. Alluvial <strong>and</strong> residual plains, coastal dunes <strong>and</strong> granite footslopes.<br />
17e, Relict cultivated alluvial plains with anastomosing channel morphology. Alluvial remnants of the Fly Platform.<br />
17f, Imperata cylindrica dominant grassl<strong>and</strong>. Coastal dunes.<br />
17g, Imperata/Themeda grassl<strong>and</strong> complex with emergent shrubs. Alluvial plains.<br />
17h, Imperata cylindrica + Themeda tri<strong>and</strong>ra grassl<strong>and</strong>/Welchiodendron longivalve open forest <strong>and</strong> woodl<strong>and</strong> complex.<br />
Fire degraded granite slopes.<br />
17i, Low sedgel<strong>and</strong> with emergent shrubs <strong>and</strong> trees. Residual s<strong>and</strong> plains <strong>and</strong> degraded dunes.<br />
17j, Low Spinifex sericeus+ Vigna marina+Ipomoea pes-caprae + Sesuvium portulacastrum grassl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> forbl<strong>and</strong> complex<br />
Rock pavement complexes<br />
18a, Deciduous shrubl<strong>and</strong>/Rock pavement complex. Rocky slopes on acid volcanic <strong>and</strong> plutonic rocks.<br />
18b, Low Acacia brassii +/- Welchiodendron longivalve +/- Cochlospermum gillivraei shrubl<strong>and</strong>/ rock pavement complex (18a/14j -50/50).<br />
18c, Welchiodendron longivalve +/- Acacia polystachya closed shrubl<strong>and</strong> / Low deciduous shrubl<strong>and</strong>/rock pavement complex<br />
(18a/14c – 50/50)<br />
18d, Corymbia stockerii subsp. peninsularis + Welchidendron longivalve + Psydrax banksi + Dodonoea sp. + Ficus platypoda<br />
rock pavement complex.<br />
Boulder slope vinel<strong>and</strong>/shrubl<strong>and</strong> complexes<br />
19a, Open vinel<strong>and</strong>/deciduous shrubl<strong>and</strong>/boulder slope complex. Granite talus <strong>and</strong> boulder slopes.<br />
Wetl<strong>and</strong> complexes <strong>and</strong> mosaics<br />
20a, Eleaocharis dulcis closed sedgel<strong>and</strong>.Seasonal swamps.<br />
20b, Open wetl<strong>and</strong> complex. Perennial swamps.<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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