Carbeen Open Forest Community in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South Bioregions - profile

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Scientific name: Carbeen Open Forest Community in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South Bioregions

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered Ecological Community

Commonwealth status: Not listed

Gazetted date: 29 Oct 1999

Profile last updated: 07 Sep 2017

Description

This was previously an open forest community of flora and fauna that may now exist as woodland or as remnant trees. Characteristic tree species are Carbeen (Corymbia tessellaris) and White Cypress Pine (Callitris glaucophylla). Associated trees include Corymbia dolichocarpa, Eucalyptus populnea, E. camaldulensis, Casuarina cristata and Allocasuarina leuhmannii.

Distribution

Carbeen Open Forest Community is a distinctive plant community on the riverine plains of the Meehi, Gwydir, MacIntyre and Barwon Rivers and in small remnants farther south.

Habitat and ecology

Occurs on siliceous sands, earthy sands and clayey sands.
It is found on flats and gentle rises of alluvial or aeolian sandy soils derived from ancient watercourses (it also occurs on some clay alluvial soils but is mostly restricted to well-drained sandy sites)
These rises or lenses are remnants of prior streams and are often distant from existing rivers
The structure of the community was previously open forest, but extensive clearing and grazing disturbances have reduced it to a mid-high or tall woodland of isolated remnant stands

Regional distribution and habitat

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Threats

Land clearing and fragmentation.
Invasion and establishment of weed species changing community structure and floristic composition.
Overgrazing by domestic stock
Changes in hydrological regimes by pumping groundwater for irrigation and changes in surface water flows through drains and levees
Spray drift of herbicides and pesticides from agricultural activities.
Fragmentation resulting in edge effects and risk of loss of small, scattered remnants
Lack of value and understanding of the TEC by landholders and managers of the TEC
Sand and gravel extraction
Damage from road maintenance activities
Inappropriate fire regimes.
Lack of pollinators

Recovery strategies

A Saving Our Species conservation project is currently being developed for this species and will be available soon. For information on how you can contribute to this species' recovery, see the Activities to assist this species section below.

Activities to assist this species

Apply appropriate fire regimes that ensure natural succession and allow a mosaic of unburned areas to persist.
Reduce stock intensity of, or exclude grazing in, some remnants to allow regeneration of vegetation and provide habitat, such as food sources and nest sites.
Retain riparian and grassland component of remnants, including the full cycle of grass development such tussock formation, flowering, seed-set and recruitment.
Retain understorey shrubs and allow them to complete their life cycle (i.e. seed set, germination, establishment, growth to maturity).
Retain hollows and protect existing mature trees; plant native hollow-producing species; ensure recruitment of trees into maturity.
Retain fallen logs as habitat, especially hollow logs.
Restrict cultivation around remnants.
Fence riparian areas to prevent grazing and erosion of stream banks.
Prevent clearing of habitat elements such as nesting sites and food sources.
Revegetate riparian habitat in gullies and stream banks where vegetation has been cleared; widen the strip of riparian vegetation.

Information sources

Benson, J.S., Richards, P.G., Waller, S. and Allen, C.B. (2010) New South Wales Vegetation classification and Assessment: Part 3 Plant communities of the NSW Brigalow Belt South, Nandewar and west New England Bioregions and update of NSW Western Plains and South-western Slopes plant communities, Version 3 of the NSWVCA database. Cunninghamia 11(4): 457-579
Cox, S.J., Sivertson, D.P. and Bedward, M. (2007) Clearing of native woody vegetation in the New South Wales northern wheatbelt: extent, rate of loss and implications for biodiversity conservation. Cunninghamia 7(1): 101–155
NSW Scientific Committee (1999) Carbeen open forest community in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South bioregions - Endangered ecological community determination - final.
NSW Scientific Committee (2011) Carbeen Open Forest community in the Darling Riverine Plains and Brigalow Belt South Bioregions - Minor amendment to Endangered ecological community determination.

IBRA Bioregion	IBRA Subregion	Known or predicted	Geographic restrictions region

Brigalow Belt South	Liverpool Plains	Known	None
Brigalow Belt South	Moonie-Barwon Interfluve	Predicted	None
Brigalow Belt South	Narrandool	Predicted	None
Brigalow Belt South	Northern Basalts	Known	None
Brigalow Belt South	Northern Outwash	Known	None
Brigalow Belt South	Pilliga Outwash	Known	None
Darling Riverine Plains	Castlereagh-Barwon	Known	None
Darling Riverine Plains	Culgoa-Bokhara	Known	None
Darling Riverine Plains	Warrambool-Moonie	Known	None
Nandewar	Nandewar Northern Complex	Predicted	None
Nandewar	Peel	Known	None
New England Tablelands	Binghi Plateau	Known	None

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