Appendix 2 - Vegetation Communities and Regional Ecosystems

Acacia crassicarpa woodland (RE3.2.5) with associated Syzygium suborbiculare, Sterculia
quadrifida, Grevillea parallela, and Parinari nonda. Melaleuca dealbata forest is attenuated
along the dune swales. This complex of vegetation types has been mapped as VC16g.
Vegetation Community 7e: Vegetation community 7e (see Photograph 27) is a lower variant
of the RE, mapped on Moa Island in a back dune swale to the south of Saveka Point. The variant
is characterised by a mixed canopy of dominant Melaleuca dealbata with Lophostemon
suaveolens and Melaleuca saligna. Mapped distributions indicate that this type, potentially a new
RE sub-type, has an extremely limited occurrence.
Vegetation Community 6d: Vegetation community 6e, located on Possession Island, was
sampled by helicopter reconnaissance only. Observations indicate that the dominant canopy
comprises Acacia crassicarpa with a mix of Melaleuca species which may include Melaleuca
dealbata and Melaleuca cajuputi. The community occupies a dune swale and through brief
observation appears to occupy a swampier landform than the previously described communities.
Photograph 26. Vegetation
community 7g, occupying a dune
swale at site PWS42.
Photograph 27. Vegetation
Community 7e on Moa Island.
Melaleuca dealbata forms the
dominant canopy with Lophostemon
suaveolens and Melaleuca saligna
forming sub-dominant canopy
components.
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