Vegetation & floristics of Boomi Nature Reserve, 2006. VIS_ID 4019

The vegetation & florisitcs of Boomi Nature Reserve is described and mapped (1:50 000). Six communities were mapped based on ground truthing, air photo interpretation and landform. One community is considered to be endangered and all others are considered to be poorly reserved and ‘of concern’. Most communities are of woodland structure, though some sections are forests or derived shrubland and grasslands based on past clearing and selective logging practices. The communities show considerable variation and intergrade along common boundaries and in particular on intermediate soil types. In general the all six communities probably are representatives of assemblages more commonly found within central and western Queensland. The three reserves are dominated in general by Callitris glaucophylla, Geijera parviflora and Eucalyptus populnea. This project was commissioned by NPWS Western Branch Northern Plains Region (ROCU), Narrabri office. NPWS staff have undertaken ground truthing and ascertained that there are some inconsistencies between vegetation communities described and mapped in this report and vegetation types observable in Boomi, Boomi West and Boronga NRs. The observed discrepancies were not able to be rectified during the term of the contract. Please consider these inconsistencies when using the dataset for undertaking reserve-scale operational, planning or environmental assessment activities on NPWS-managed reserves. VIS_ID 4019

本数据集对布米自然保护区（Boomi Nature Reserve）的植被与植物区系开展了系统调查与描述，并按1:50000比例尺完成成图。研究基于地面校验、航空影像解译与地形地貌特征分析，共勾绘出6个植被群落单元。其中1个群落被评定为濒危群落，其余群落均属于保护不足且亟需关注的类群。多数群落呈现林地结构，部分区域因历史垦殖与选择性采伐活动，演变为森林、次生灌丛或草原生境。各植被群落间存在显著差异，且在群落交界地带，尤其是过渡性土壤类型区域存在明显的群落过渡现象。总体而言，本次识别的6个群落单元，大概率是昆士兰州中西部区域更为常见的植被组合的代表性类群。布米、西布米以及博龙加三个自然保护区的植被整体以Callitris glaucophylla、Geijera parviflora以及Eucalyptus populnea为优势种。本项目由新南威尔士州国家公园与野生动物服务中心（National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS）北平原地区西部分部（ROCU）的纳拉布里办事处委托实施。NPWS工作人员开展了地面校验工作，同时发现本报告中描述与勾绘的植被群落，与上述三个保护区内实际观测到的植被类型存在部分不一致之处。在合同约定的工期内，无法对上述观测到的差异完成修正。若您使用本数据集开展NPWS管理的保护区范围内的保护区级运营、规划或环境评估相关工作，请务必考量上述不一致之处带来的影响。VIS_ID 4019