Indicative distribution
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Scientific name: Cumberland Plain Shale Woodlands and Shale-Gravel Transition Forest
Gazetted date:
09 Dec 2009
Profile last updated:
04 Mar 2024
Description
The Cumberland Plain Shale Woodlands and Shale-Gravel Transition Forest represents certain occurrences of the coastal plain grassy eucalypt woodlands that are endemic to the shale hills and plains of the Sydney Basin Bioregion in NSW and which occur primarily in, but not limited to, the Cumberland Sub-region. The ecological community incorporates the grassy eucalypt shale hills and plains woodlands and the shale-gravel transition forests of this region. The ecological community ranges from grassy woodland to forest, with the understorey (i.e. the ground plus shrub layers) varying from predominately grassy to predominately shrubby. Some stands are much denser than the typical woodland form, particularly in the shale-gravel transition forest variant. The ecological community may have an upper tree layer, lower tree layer, shrub layer and a ground layer though in any given patch one or more layers may be absent or depauperate. For the purposes of listing under the EPBC Act, the ecological community always has upper tree layer species present and either a shrub or ground layer
present. The tree canopy is typically dominated by Eucalyptus moluccana (Coastal Grey Box), E. tereticornis (Forest Red Gum) and/or E. fibrosa (Red Ironbark). Other canopy species may
occur in association with typical dominants and may be locally dominant at some sites. A sparse smaller tree stratum, typically with young eucalypts and Acacia species, may also be
present. The understorey typically is dominated by the ground layer and comprises a variety of perennial native grasses, grasslike plants and other non-woody plants. A shrub layer may
also be present, to variable extent, and is usually dominated by Bursaria spinosa (Blackthorn). 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
Regional distribution and habitat
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Recovery strategies
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community. The Office of Environment and Heritage has identified
0 priority actions
to help recover the Cumberland Plain Shale Woodlands and Shale-Gravel Transition Forest in New South Wales.
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