FRASER COAST PLANTS
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Ecosystems of the Fraser Coast Region
Ecosystems of the Fraser Coast Region
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Fraser Coast Regional ecosystem information
Regional Ecosystem
12.2.10
Biodiversity Status
Priority
1
Short Description
Eucalyptus planchoniana +/- Corymbia gummifera, E. racemosa subsp. racemosa, Banksia aemula low woodland on dunes and sand plains, especially southern sand mass islands. Usually deeply leached soils
Notes
Comments
12.2.10x1: Mostly found in the Toogoom - Dundowran area. Threatened by sand mining.
Special Values
12.2.10: This ecosystem is known to provide suitable habitat for koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus).
Fraser Coast region distribution
Toogoom area only. Only variant 12.2.10x1 present.
Long Description
Eucalyptus planchoniana +/- Corymbia gummifera, E. racemosa subsp. racemosa, Banksia aemula low woodland to low open forest. Occurs on deeply leached Quaternary coastal dunes and sandplains. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 29a). Vegetation communities in this regional ecosystem include: 12.2.10x1: Melaleuca sieberi low open forest +/- Casuarina glauca, Melaleuca quinquenervia usually with emergent Eucalyptus tereticornis and a shrub layer containing Melaleuca nodosa. Occurs on Quaternary coastal beach ridges and sandplains. Palustrine. (BVG1M: 22a).
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