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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Successional vine forest communities<br />
21a, Low vine forest <strong>and</strong> vine thicket with Barringtonia calyptrata + Macaranga involucrata + Hibiscus tiliaceus + Semecarpus<br />
australiensis successional vine forest <strong>and</strong> thicket. Basaltic cones.<br />
Anthropogenically altered (secondary) vine forest an<br />
22a, Tall palm (Cocos nucifera) woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open forest with mesophyll/notophyll vine forest sub-canopy of Myristica insipida <strong>and</strong><br />
Lepidopetalum fructoglabrum. Basalt terraces<br />
22b, Semi deciduous vine thicket + Buchanania arborescens + Manilkara kauki + Scolopia braunii + Drypetes deplanchei +<br />
Terminalia muelleri. Relict gardens of coral cays.<br />
Saline transitional communities<br />
23a, Low Excoecaria agallocha + Hibiscus tiliaceus + Thespesia populneoides + Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. platyphylla open forest.<br />
Saline margins of alluvial plains.<br />
23b, Pemphis acidula +/- Terminalia subacroptera +/- Premna serratifolia closed shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Calcareous s<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
23c, Semi deciduous transitional vine forest + Xylocarpus granatum + Manilkara kauki. Calcareous beach ridges.<br />
Mangrove forest, woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> shrubl<strong>and</strong> complexes<br />
24a, Mangrove closed <strong>and</strong> open forest, woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> shrubl<strong>and</strong> complexes (24d/24c – 80/20).<br />
24b, Pemphis acidula + Osbornia octodonta closed shrubl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
24c, Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia open to closed forest. Saline alluvial soils.<br />
24d, Open to closed forest of Bruguiera gymnorhiza +/- Rhizophora stylosa. Intertidal coral platforms.<br />
Samphire herbl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> shrubl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> salt pans.<br />
25a, Dwarf halophytic shrubl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> saltpan. Hypersaline muds.<br />
25b, Salt pan. Hypersaline muds.<br />
Samphire grassl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
26a, Closed Sporobulus sp. grassl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
26b, Sporobulus sp. grassl<strong>and</strong>/Chenopod forbl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> herbl<strong>and</strong> complex<br />
Estuarine wetl<strong>and</strong> complexes <strong>and</strong> mosaics<br />
27a, Schoenoplectus sp. sedgel<strong>and</strong>.<br />
27b, Tall Schoenoplectus sp. sedgel<strong>and</strong>/ wetl<strong>and</strong> complex<br />
Tidal Lagoon<br />
Tidal Lagoon<br />
Rock<br />
R, Rock<br />
Artificial wetl<strong>and</strong><br />
Artificial wetl<strong>and</strong><br />
Exotic species<br />
Ex, <strong>Communities</strong> dominated by exotic species<br />
Bamboo, Bamboo thicket<br />
Reclaimed l<strong>and</strong><br />
RL, Reclaimed l<strong>and</strong><br />
Regrowth<br />
Re, Regrowth<br />
Cleared<br />
Cl, Cleared<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 />
Client<br />
Scale<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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Drawn By DG Checked DS Torres\3d_TS_Maps_legend.mxd Date<br />
28/08/08<br />
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