Vegetation & floristics of Boronga Nature Reserve, 2006. VIS_ID 4018

The vegetation & florisitcs of Boronga 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. Vegetation types have been classified into broader groups according to dominant species, structure, soil type and landscape position. VIS_ID 4018

本数据集对博龙加自然保护区（Boronga Nature Reserve）的植被与植物区系进行了系统描述，并按1:50000比例尺完成成图。研究基于地面验证、航片解译与地貌分析，共划分出6个植被群落并完成制图。其中1个群落被认定为濒危群落，其余群落均属于保护不足且需关注的类群。多数群落呈现林地结构，部分区域因历史土地清理与选择性采伐活动，演变为次生灌丛或草原。各植被群落间存在显著变异，在共同边界处，尤其是过渡性土壤类型区域，群落间存在明显的渐变过渡现象。总体而言，这6个群落大概率代表了昆士兰州中西部更为常见的植物组合类型。博米、西博米及博龙加三处自然保护区的优势物种主要为白柏松（Callitris glaucophylla）、小花奇果木（Geijera parviflora）以及杨叶桉（Eucalyptus populnea）。本项目由新南威尔士国家公园与野生动物服务局（NPWS）西部分区北平原区域（ROCU）纳拉布里办事处委托实施。NPWS工作人员已完成地面验证工作，并发现本报告中描述与制图的植被群落，与博米、西博米及博龙加自然保护区内实际观测到的植被类型存在部分不一致之处。受合同期限限制，本次项目实施期间无法修正这些观测差异。在使用本数据集开展NPWS管理的保护区内的保护区尺度运营、规划或环境评估活动时，请务必考虑上述不一致之处。植被类型已依据优势物种、群落结构、土壤类型与景观位置，划分为更宽泛的类别。VIS_ID 4018