Vegetation profiles and management recommendations Vegetation extent information and species lists contained in the vegetation profiles are based on analysis from the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS), including analysis of Major Vegetation Subgroups and NVIS Level V descriptions. Please see for more information. The management recommendations have been drawn from EPBC Act Recovery Plans, EPBC Act Ecological Communities Listing Advice and other sources. The recommendations are indicative only. Systematic reviews of management literature, consultation processes and improved Natural Resource Management program monitoring and evaluation will support development of a comprehensive set of management recommendations over time. Eucalyptus woodlands with a tussock grass understorey vegetation profile 41.31% Remaining Commonly species within this community Eucalyptus crebra; Eucalyptus melanophloia; Eucalyptus platyphylla; Eucalyptus populnea; Eucalyptus melliodora; Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Corymbia citriodora; Corymbia clarksoniana; Callitris glaucophylla; Casuarina cunninghamiana; Acacia leiocalyx; Themeda triandra; Bothriochloa bladhii; Aristida ramosa; tussock grass. Management recommendations Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land. Ban firewood harvesting and retain standing dead trees and fallen timber. Protect paddock trees through fencing and removal of stock. Manage grazing practices, including avoiding high-intensity set stocking. Adopt rotational grazing practices and avoid grazing when ground layer plants are flowering and setting seed (usually spring to midsummer). Avoid application of nitrogen and phosphorous fertilisers. Avoid spray drift of herbicides, pesticides and fertiliser from adjacent agricultural lands. Create artificial to prevent stock camping under trees. Encourage natural regeneration through fencing and stock management. If there is no tree recruitment (regeneration) around fenced mature paddock trees then plant seedlings from locally sourced tube stock. Replant species where appropriate using locally-sourced seed. Protect mature trees with tree hollows. If few or no mature with hollows exist within remnants, provide nesting boxes and monitor these regularly for invasive species, such as Noisy Miners. Manage Coolatai grass (Hyparrhenia hirta), African love grass (Eragrostis curvula) and Johnson grass (Sorghum halapense). Grazing, burning or soil disturbance also favours the introduction of weeds. Monitor for weeds in grazed and disturbed sites.
Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) forests and woodlands vegetation profile 9.1% Remaining Commonly species within this community Acacia harpophylla; Eucalyptus populnea; Eucalyptus cambageana; Casuarina cristata; Lysiphyllum cunninghamii; Acacia argyrodendron; Eremophila mitchellii; Geijera parviflora; Carissa ovata; Paspalidium caespitosum; Chloris ventricosa; Digitaria brownii; Eragrostis megalosperma. Management recommendations Purchase high quality remnants into reservation. Encourage uptake of conservation agreements on private land Create buffer zones around remnants. Protect paddock trees and clumps of regrowth. Protect shrubby understorey and maintain dense stands of vegetation. Manage grazing practices and stocking rates; or exclude grazing entirely from intact stands where possible. Adopt rotational grazing practices and avoid grazing when ground layer plants are flowering and setting seed (usually spring to midsummer). application of fertiliser, or the aerial/broad scale spraying of herbicides. Implement water management, sediment erosion and pollution control. Connect shade-lines to one another and keep them as wide as possible (ideally more than 100 m). Undertake regeneration of high value regrowth sites and revegetation of degraded sites. Encourage woodland regeneration close to areas of existing woodland. In general, the most appropriate fire regime for Brigalow stands is fire-exclusion. dead trees standing and allow fallen timber and leaf litter to rot where it falls as this provides key habitat for reptiles and insects and supports food sources for other fauna. Re-introduce microhabitat features (e.g. rocks, logs and other woody debris) to sites that have been disturbed. Manage high biomass exotic grasses (buffel grass, Rhodes grass, green panic grass). Minimise soil disturbance and monitor for weeds if soil is disturbed. Use spot application of herbicides. Minimise tree thinning. Manage foxes, feral pigs and cats. Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby understorey vegetation profile 60.46% Remaining Commonly found species within this community Eucalyptus crebra; Eucalyptus populnea; Eucalyptus sideroxylon; Eucalyptus fibrosa; Eucalyptus moluccana; Corymbia clarksoniana; Eremophila mitchellii; Callitris glaucophylla; Canthium oleifolium; Geijera parviflora; Cheilanthes sieberi. Management recommendations
Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants, particularly on private land. Protect from firewood harvesting. Protect paddock trees. Manage grazing practices and stocking or exclude grazing entirely from intact stands where possible. Avoid fertiliser drift from adjacent crops and pastures. Encourage natural regeneration through fencing and management. Undertake replanting where appropriate, and if possible reconnect remnant patches with suitable flora species so that wildlife can move naturally through the landscape. Severe and too frequent fire can inhibit regeneration capacity. If few, or no hollow bearing trees are present within remnants, provide nest boxes and monitor regularly for invasive species. Eucalyptus open forests with a grassy understorey vegetation profile 84.28% Remaining Commonly species within this community Corymbia citriodora; Eucalyptus albens; Eucalyptus crebra; Eucalyptus melanoleuca; Eucalyptus cloeziana; Corymbia trachyphloia; Eucalyptus siderophloia; Eucalyptus sphaerocarpa; Bursaria spinosa; Arundinella nepalensis; Eremophila mitchellii; Arundinella nepalensis; Acacia decora; Acacia macradenia; Persoonia falcata; Themeda triandra; Bothriochloa decipiens; tussock grass. Management recommendations Protect remnants from clearing. Protect hollow-bearing trees. Protect standing dead and fallen timber. spray drift of herbicides, pesticides and fertiliser from adjacent agricultural lands Encourage natural regeneration through fencing and management. Undertake replanting where appropriate, and if possible reconnect remnant patches with suitable flora species so that wildlife can move naturally through the landscape. Eucalyptus open woodlands with a grassy understorey vegetation profile 46.6% Remaining Commonly found species within this community Eucalyptus melanophloia; Eucalyptus coolabah; Eucalyptus populnea; Corymbia leichhardtii; Eucalyptus crebra; Eucalyptus microcarpa; Eucalyptus orgadophila; Corymbia clarksoniana; Corymbia dallachiana; Eremophila mitchellii; Carissa ovata; Triodia pungens Thellungia advena; Aristida ramosa; tussock grass; forb; sedge.
Management recommendations Purchase remnants of Coolibah Black Box and Inland Grey Box ecological communities into reservation. Encourage uptake of conservation agreements on private land. Retain fallen timber and hollow bearing (including dead trees) and ensure that trees are always left to grow to maturity. Protect and maintain water table and water flows by wise use of water and maintenance of native vegetation. Protect remnants during works. Manage total grazing pressure at important sites through exclusion fencing or other barriers. e.g. Fence riparian areas and stream banks. Manage livestock grazing practices and density. Reduce fertiliser and herbicide application. Implement water efficiency measures for existing irrigation and dryland cropping infrastructure. Revegetate gullies and stream banks where vegetation has been cleared and widen the strip of riparian vegetation. Plant eucalypts that develop hollows. Create or restore wildlife corridors and linkages. Develop appropriate fire management plans. Provide maps to local and state Rural Fire Services. If few hollow bearing trees are present place nest boxes in remnants; monitor nest boxes for invasive species (e.g. Indian myna and noisy miners). Manage weeds including Lippia (Phyla canescens) and African Boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum). Avoid inappropriate chemical use or mowing/slashing to eradicate weeds. Control animals contributing to grazing pressure and trampling. Manage underlying causes of dieback in New England Peppermint and Grey Box, such as outbreaks of insects, which can proliferate in areas of weed infestation and in surrounding modified pastures. Other Acacia forests and woodlands vegetation profile 48.8% Remaining Commonly found species within this community Acacia pendula; Acacia argyrodendron; Acacia cambagei; Acacia shirleyi; Eremophila mitchellii; Eucalyptus decorticans; Eucalyptus thozetiana; Carissa ovata; Alphitonia excelsa; Aristida caput-medusae; Croton phebalioides; Canthium odoratum; Acalypha eremorum; tussock grass; shrub; forb. Management recommendations
Dry rainforest or vine thickets vegetation profile 31.04% Remaining Commonly species within this community Brachychiton australis; Brachychiton rupestris; Flindersia australis; Canthium odoratum; Diospyros humilis; Geijera parviflora; Cheilosporum acutilobum; Croton insularis; Cassine australis; Paspalidium caespitosum; Ancistrachne uncinulata; Eragrostis megalosperma; Sclerolaena tetracuspis; tussock grass; forb; sedge. Management recommendations Purchase remnants into reservation. Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land. Create buffer zones around remnants and revegetation areas. Fence significant remnants to prevent stock and feral animal access. Exclude grazing and fence significant remnant vine thickets. Provide alternative watering points for domestic stock to discourage incursion. Increase connectivity between remnants. Use low intensity, cool season to reduce biomass. Use strategic aerial incendiary mosaic burning techniques mitigate against hot frequent wildlife, and protect wildlife. Seek advice from your NRM organisation about appropriate fire regimes. Monitor and if necessary, manage of native grazers, especially the black-striped wallaby (Macropus dorsalis). Maintain dingo populations to suppress of native grazers. Implement cane toad ‘taste aversion’ baiting activities in remnants containing populations of the northern quoll. Manage buffel grass (Pennisetum ciliare) and green panic grass (Megathyrsus maximus var. Pubiglumis) including in areas adjacent to thickets to prevent incursion of fire. Manage weeds, especially lantana (Lantana camara) and rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora). Manage pigs and goats as well as other feral animals.