Brigalow

Locally this region contrasts sharply with the eucalypt and brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) woodlands on more fertile soils and less arid climate of the Brigalow Belt to the east and the clay plains of the Mitchell Grass Downs to the north. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In the southeast of the region lateritic scarps and surfaces area associated with areas of gidgee and brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) woodlands separated by Mitchell grasses. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Pockets of dry rainforest occur in gullies and wetter microclimates throughout the Brigalow Belt, and sometimes form associations with Casuarina cristata and brigalow. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Continued clearing of lowland brigalow and poplar box communities and the conversion of native grassland to cultivation represent the major threats to the remaining lowland ecosystems of the region. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Remaining brigalow communities are still underrepresented in reserve systems, with many small parks (not listed above) reflecting the fragmented nature of the remnant vegetation. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Future reserves must target uncleared lowland habitats to preserve the unique brigalow and Bluegrass communities of the region. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The majority of the brigalow communities in the ecoregion have been cleared for cropping and pasture improvement. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The region is characterized by the natural overstory dominance of brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) in many lowland woodlands of the region, although other eucalypt woodlands are also present. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The ecoregion is largely defined by the presence of brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) vegetation. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Although found in adjacent ecoregions, the size and diversity of brigalow communities was unique. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Clay soils of the ecoregion support the brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) woodlands, after which the region is named. ❋ Unknown (2007)

As a result 12 brigalow associations are considered endangered, eight of which are dominated by A. harpophylla. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Central brigalow bioregional conservation strategy report. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The exceptions are brigalow and poplar box communities. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Once widespread across the region, brigalow communities have been cleared by as much as 87 percent in the last 70 years. ❋ Unknown (2007)

We found the range covered with brigalow and other still more impervious scrubs. ❋ Unknown (2003)

We crossed open downs chiefly, passed through a narrow belt of brigalow (about a mile wide), and twice crossed a tributary to the river, which tributary we thus discovered. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The brigalow scrub, still a concomitant of our river, so hemmed in the patch of plain, that I was obliged to move out of it, in a southerly direction. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Then scrubs of brigalow obliged us to travel in the river bed, as the only open part where we could pass. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The higher ground was flat, and on it the rosewood acacia grew amongst the brigalow. ❋ Unknown (2003)