Indicative distribution
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Scientific name: Upland Wetlands of the New England Tablelands (New England Tableland Bioregion) and the Monaro Plateau (South Eastern Highlands Bioregion)
Gazetted date:
17 Nov 2005
Profile last updated:
06 Apr 2022
Description
The Upland Wetlands of New England Tablelands and Monaro Plateau ecological community occurs in closed, high altitude topographic depressions that are not connected to rivers or
streams. These wetlands occur on undulating, mostly basalt plateau with organic soils, forming in the lagoons, over dark chocolate loam (DECC, 2005). This ecological community can be distinguished from other wetlands in similar bioregions (and similar ecological gradients) by the absence or near absence of peat underlying the vegetation, and the absence of heath through the wetland floor (DEH, 2005). The ecological community consists of near-permanent, intermittent or ephemeral wetlands (Keith, 2004). Near-permanent and intermittent wetlands support an average of 15 and 24 native flora species, respectively. Ephemeral wetlands have less diverse native flora (11 species) and are often degraded owing to livestock grazing disturbance (Keith, 2004; TSSC, 2005). Ephemeral wetlands are recognised as exotic-dominated pasture when degradation is severe, native flora diversity declines, and invasive flora is the predominant ground cover (DEH, 2005; TSSC, 2005). Associated vegetation of this ecological community includes closed to mid-dense sedgeland and grassland. Deep lagoons tend to have vegetation on shores and shallow reaches whereas shallow wetlands have vegetation across the depression. Associated species include water plants, grasses, sedges and forbs such as Potamogeton tricarinatus, Myriophyllum variifolium, Nymphoides geminata, Eleocharis acuta, E. pusilla, Stellaria angustifolia, Pratia surrepens, Hydrocotyle tripartita, Juncus fockei, Epilobium billardierianum subsp. cinereum, Brachyscome radicans, Agrostis avenacea var. avenacea, Glyceria australis, Cardamine tenuifolia, Crassula helmsii, Limosella australis, Ranunculus diminutus, Persicaria prostrata, and Chara spp. (Benson & Jacobs, 1994; Benson & Ashby, 2000). Trees and shrubs do not naturally occur in the wetlands, but stands fringing wetlands regulate run-off and act as a buffer. In order to meet the definition of the TEC sites must satisfy condition criteria stipulated in the Listing Advice and/or Conservation Advice. Typically condition is assessed by reference to patch size and vegetation structure thresholds or species composition metrics.
Distribution
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Recovery strategies
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to help recover the Upland Wetlands of the New England Tablelands (New England Tableland Bioregion) and the Monaro Plateau (South Eastern Highlands Bioregion) in New South Wales.
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