Ecosystems of the Fraser Coast Region

Ecosystems of the Fraser Coast Region

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Fraser Coast Regional ecosystem information

Regional Ecosystem   12.1.3

 

Priority   4

Short Description  Mangrove shrubland to low closed forest on marine clay plains and estuaries

Notes  

Comments  12.1.3g: Mangrove communities are experiencing dieback from natural and human-related causes throughout Queensland. Mangrove dieback can have many causes such as weather, insects and disease, nutrients, climate change and pollution. http://tinyurl.com/mangrove-dieback.

Special Values  12.1.3: Habitat for threatened fauna species including the false water-rat Xeromys myoides in the southern part of the bioregion particularly in areas immediately adjacent to saltpans, 12.1.2. ( Van Dyck and Gynther, 1996, 2003). 12.1.3a: Habitat for threatened fauna species including the false water-rat Xeromys myoides in the southern part of the bioregion particularly in areas immediately adjacent to saltpans, 12.1.2. ( Van Dyck and Gynther, 1996, 2003). 12.1.3b: Habitat for threatened fauna species including the false water-rat Xeromys myoides in the southern part of the bioregion particularly in areas immediately adjacent to saltpans, 12.1.2. ( Van Dyck and Gynther, 1996, 2003). 12.1.3c: Habitat for threatened fauna species including the false water-rat Xeromys myoides in the southern part of the bioregion particularly in areas immediately adjacent to saltpans, 12.1.2. ( Van Dyck and Gynther, 1996, 2003). 12.1.3d: Habitat for threatened fauna species including the false water-rat Xeromys myoides in the southern part of the bioregion particularly in areas immediately adjacent to saltpans, 12.1.2. ( Van Dyck and Gynther, 1996, 2003). 12.1.3e: Habitat for threatened fauna species including the false water-rat Xeromys myoides in the southern part of the bioregion particularly in areas immediately adjacent to saltpans, 12.1.2. ( Van Dyck and Gynther, 1996, 2003).

Fraser Coast region distribution  Mainland coastal, riparian and K'gari west coast.

Long Description  Mangrove shrubland to low closed forest. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 35a). Vegetation communities in this regional ecosystem include: 12.1.3a: Aegiceras corniculatum dominated low closed forest. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits in the middle to upper tidal plane, in areas occasionally subject to freshwater influence. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 35a). 12.1.3b: Avicennia marina subsp. australasica dominated shrubland to low closed forest. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 35a). 12.1.3c: Bruguiera gymnorhiza dominated shrubland to low closed forest. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits usually at the upper tidal limit of rivers and subject to freshwater influence. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 35a). 12.1.3d: Ceriops australis dominated shrubland to low closed forest. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 35a). 12.1.3e: Rhizophora stylosa dominated shrubland to low closed forest. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 35a). 12.1.3f: Intertidal water bodies. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits where organic material (roots and detritus) prevent draining of tidal waters. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 34a). 12.1.3g: Mangrove dieback area leaving bare soil or ponding. Occurs on Quaternary estuarine deposits. Intertidal. (BVG1M: 35a).

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