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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<strong>Vegetation</strong><br />
Community<br />
Description Geologies<br />
6b Low to medium Acacia auriculiformis +/- Parinari nonda +/-<br />
P<strong>and</strong>anus sp. +/- Semecarpus australiensis open forest/woodl<strong>and</strong><br />
(<strong>and</strong> occasional shrubl<strong>and</strong>).<br />
A<br />
6c Low Acacia crassicarpa + Terminalia subacroptera + Sterculia<br />
quadrifida + Manilkara kauki + Syzygium suborbiculare open<br />
forest <strong>and</strong> woodl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
D<br />
6d Low Acacia crassicarpa + Melaleuca spp. open forest. D<br />
6e Low Acacia polystachya + Alstonia actinophylla + Buchanania<br />
arborescens + Manilkara kauki + Pouteria sericea + Sterculia<br />
quadrifida open to closed forest.<br />
GD<br />
6f Acacia sp. closed shrubl<strong>and</strong> R<br />
6g Acacia crassicarpa +Asteromyrtus brassii open forest <strong>and</strong> low<br />
open forest.<br />
Melaleuca dominant open forests<br />
D<br />
7a Low Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. platyphylla open forest. A<br />
7b/7bs Melaleuca saligna open forest. A, D<br />
7c Tall Melaleuca dealbata + Corymbia clarksoniana open forest. A<br />
7d Melaleuca quinquenervia +/- Melaleuca saligna +/- Melaleuca<br />
cajuputi subsp. platyphylla +/- Lophostemon suaveolens open<br />
forest.<br />
A, D<br />
7e Low Melaleuca dealbata +/- Melaleuca saligna +/- Lophostemon<br />
suaveolens open forest.<br />
A, D<br />
7f/7fs Melaleuca leucadendra open forest. A, D<br />
7g Melaleuca dealbata woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open forest. D<br />
Lophostemon dominant woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open forest<br />
8a Lophostemon suaveolens +/- Melaleuca cajuputi subsp.<br />
platyphylla +/- P<strong>and</strong>anus sp. +/- Livistona muelleri woodl<strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> open forest.<br />
8b Low Lophostemon suaveolens +/- Asteromyrtus brassii +/-<br />
Acacia crassicarpa +/- Melaleuca saligna +/- Deplanchea<br />
tetraphylla open forest <strong>and</strong> swamp forest.<br />
8c Low Lophostemon suaveolens + Corymbia clarksoniana +<br />
Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa + Melaleuca saligna + Melaleuca<br />
viridiflora +/- Corymbia latifolia open woodl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Asteromyrtus/Neofabricia dominant open forests<br />
9a Asteromyrtus brassii + Syzygium angophoroides + Acmena<br />
hemilampra subsp. hemilampra +/- Acacia crassicarpa +/-<br />
Melaleuca quinquenervia open forest.<br />
9b Neofabricia myrtifolia + Parinari nonda + Sterculia quadrifida<br />
+ Terminalia muelleri +Milletia pinnata closed to open forest.<br />
Casuarina dominant woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open forest<br />
10a Casuarina equisetifolia open forest + Diospyros maritima +<br />
Premna serratifolia + Milletia pinnata.<br />
10b Casuarina equisetifolia woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open forest +/- Terminalia<br />
catappa woodl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> open forest.<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 cajuputi subsp. platyphylla +/-<br />
Acacia leptocarpa +/- Melaleuca acacioides shrubl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> low<br />
woodl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
3d Environmental – Torres Strait <strong>Regional</strong> Ecosystem Mapping Project – August 2008<br />
A<br />
A, D<br />
D<br />
As<br />
D<br />
D<br />
D<br />
A<br />
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