VOLUME 2: Vegetation Community Profiles - Coffs Harbour City ...

CH_WSF16Floristic summaryLayer Height (m)* Cover (%)* Dominant SpeciesTallest 25-35m 20-45 Eucalyptus acmenoides, E. agglomerata, E. microcorys, Syncarpia glomulifera.Mid 5-15 60-80 Allocasuarina torulosa, Trochocarpa laurina, Synoum glandulosum subsp.glandulosum, Elaeocarpus reticulatus, Myrsine variabilis.Lower 0.2-3 5-20 Lomandra longifolia, Rubus moluccanus, Pseuderanthemum variabile,Calochlaena dubia.* No structural data available, information estimated from site survey.Structural and floristic variationsA large majority of the occurrences of this community occur with almost complete dominance of WhiteMahogany (Eucalyptus acmenoides) or Thick-leaved White Mahogany (Eucalyptus carnea) as the only canopyspecies. In a few sites, there are associates that include Blue-leaved Stringybark (Eucalyptus agglomerata),Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys) and Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera). In other locations this communitygrades into and mosaics with CH_WSF06 (Plateau Blue Gum – Tallowwood – Flooded Gum Wet Shrubby Forest)where the ecotone is difficult to identify from remote sensing. In these cases a dual code has been attributed.Species richnessNumber of plotsTotal speciesAverage number of speciesMap unit only, no full floristic sitesUnknownUnknownConservation statusThis community is not reserved in the Coffs Harbour City Council area.TenureArea (ha)Freehold 6NSW State Forest 155TOTAL 161Relationship to other communitiesThis map unit is a drier variant of CH_DOF11 (Northern Escarpment Mahogany Grassy Dry Forest). DOF11 occurson comparatively steeper slopes, generally with a north-west aspect and is of a sparser canopy and understoreycover. Generally, CH_WSF16 transitions to CH_WSF06 (Plateau Blue Gum - Tallowwood - Flooded Gum WetShrubby Forest) with increasing proportion of Sydney Blue Gum (Eucalyptus saligna). This community alsotransitions to CH_WSF09 (with increasing proportion of Coastal Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis).EquivalentsBiometric:Coast (NR266)Tallowwood - Turpentine moist open forest of the ranges of the Nymboida area of the NorthLocationsAn isolated coastal occurrence has been surveyed and mapped on the south-eastern slope of Mt. Coramba.Known examples include Wild Cattle Creeks State Forest and Mt. Coramba only.Page 166Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area