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 Manage grazing Connect In general, the dead trees Manage high biomass Manage foxes, quality remnants practices and shade-lines most appropriate standing and exotic grasses (buffel feral pigs and into reservation. stocking rates; to one another fire regime for allow fallen timber grass, Rhodes grass, cats. or exclude grazing and keep them as Brigalow stands is and leaf litter to green panic grass). Encourage entirely from wide as possible fire-exclusion. rot where it falls uptake of Minimise soil intact stands (ideally more as this provides conservation disturbance where possible. than 100 m). key habitat for agreements on and monitor for reptiles and private land Adopt rotational Undertake weeds if soil is insects and grazing practices regeneration of high disturbed. Create buffer supports food and avoid grazing value regrowth sites zones around Use spot application sources for other when ground layer and revegetation of remnants. of herbicides. fauna. plants are flowering degraded sites. Protect paddock Minimise and setting seed Re-introduce Encourage trees and tree thinning. (usually spring to microhabitat woodland clumps of midsummer). features (e.g. regeneration regrowth. rocks, logs and application close to areas of other woody Protect shrubby of fertiliser, existing understorey and debris) to sites or the aerial/broad woodland. that have been maintain dense scale spraying stands of disturbed. of herbicides. vegetation. Implement water management, sediment erosion and pollution control. 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
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
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