change over time due to invasion by native and introduced species, seasonal conditions, fire frequency and grazing management. Approx. Pasture Unit area Landforms Soils Vegetation type+ (%) Northern woodland (Eucalyptus tectifica, Corymbia foelscheana) and silver-leaved box sparse low woodland Elliott and (E. pruinosa) with TTGP Batten grey Tippera tall grass Very gentle 60% 1 50 sandy loam (Themeda triandra, slopes LCSP over mottled Sehima nervosum, 40% yellow clay. Chrysopogon fallax); paperbark low woodland (Melaleuca spp.) with upland tall grass (Sorghum stipoideum, Triodia bitextura). Northern Cullen - deep woodland sands with 2 20 Gentle slopes (C. with LCSP grandifolia) mottled yellow upland tall grass subsoil. (Sorghum stipoideum). Marrakai - loam over Shallow mottled clay; Marrakai mid-height depressions 3 10 Card - deep grass (Eriachne spp., OTHP of the back sandy light Themeda triandra). plains grey soil with rusty mottling. Frontage woodland Gentle Pago - deep (Corymbia polycarpa, slopes, yellow sands; C. bella, generally at 4 10 and Chunuma E. apodophylla) with LCSP base of - deep brown upland tall grass sandstone sands. (Sorghum stipoideum, hills Aristida browniana). Nearly flat or slight depressions, Hooper - sand commonly surface over Saline soil short grass 5 3 associated OTHP tough clay (Xerochloa imberbis). with subsoil. abandoned stream channels Levees Manbulloo and Frontage woodland 6 3 TTGP associated Katherine - (C. bella, E. tectifica)
change over time due to invasion by native and introduced species, seasonal conditions, fire frequency and grazing management. Unit Approx. area (%) Landforms Soils Vegetation Pasture type+ 1 50 Very gentle slopes Elliott and Batten grey sandy loam over mottled yellow clay. Northern woodland (Eucalyptus tectifica, Corymbia foelscheana) and silver-leaved box sparse low woodland (E. pruinosa) with Tippera tall grass (Themeda triandra, Sehima nervosum, Chrysopogon fallax); paperbark low woodland (Melaleuca spp.) with upland tall grass (Sorghum stipoideum, Triodia bitextura). TTGP 60% LCSP 40% 2 20 Gentle slopes Cullen - deep sands with mottled yellow subsoil. Northern woodland (C. grandifolia) with upland tall grass (Sorghum stipoideum). LCSP 3 10 Shallow depressions of the back plains Marrakai - loam over mottled clay; Card - deep sandy light grey soil with rusty mottling. Marrakai mid-height grass (Eriachne spp., Themeda triandra). OTHP 4 10 Gentle slopes, generally at base of sandstone hills Pago - deep yellow sands; and Chunuma - deep brown sands. Frontage woodland (Corymbia polycarpa, C. bella, E. apodophylla) with upland tall grass (Sorghum stipoideum, Aristida browniana). LCSP 5 3 Nearly flat or slight depressions, commonly associated with abandoned stream channels Hooper - sand surface over tough clay subsoil. Saline soil short grass (Xerochloa imberbis). OTHP 6 3 Levees associated Manbulloo and Katherine - Frontage woodland (C. bella, E. tectifica) TTGP