Managing biodiversity in our cotton 'landscapes'
Charters Towers/Whitsunday local government area
Area of cotton landscape:
49,900 ha
Area of cotton properties:
15,800 ha
Area of remnant vegetation in the cotton landscape:
28,700 ha (58%)
Area of remnant vegetation on cotton properties:
7,730 ha (48.9 %)
Area of threatened ecological communities in the cotton landscape:
6,570 ha (23%)
Area of threatened ecological communities on cotton properties:
1,430 ha (18 %)
Area of priority zones for native vegetation restoration and enhancement:
2,180 ha
Area of priority zones for vegetation:
270 ha
Main vegetation types on cotton properties:
Silver-leaved Ironbark woodlands, Bloodwood woodlands, Brigalow woodlands, Reid River Box woodlands, Eucalyptus persistens woodlands, Semi-arid shrublands.
Main threatened ecological communities on cotton properties:
Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla dominant and co-dominant) (E).
Named wetlands in the cotton landscape:
Cocky Lake Dam, Indian Rock Dam, Murdering Lagoon, Sandridge Dam No 1.
Area of wetlands in the cotton landscape:
2,250 ha (5%)
Area of wetlands in the cotton properties:
250 ha (2%)
Length of major rivers in the cotton landscape:
37 km
Length of major rivers on cotton properties:
6 km
Length of minor water courses in the cotton landscape:
417 km
Length of minor streams on cotton properties:
13 km
Main rivers in the cotton landscape:
Suttor River.
Area of national park in the cotton landscape:
0 ha
Area of state forests in the cotton landscape:
0 ha
Area of travelling stock routes in the cotton landscape:
415 ha
Examples of public land reserves in the cotton landscape: Burdekin Falls Dam Catchment Area.
Examples of iconic species in the cotton landscape:
Animals: Northern Quoll, Brolga, Magpie Goose, Southern Boobook, Squatter Pigeon, Carpet Python, Frill-necked Lizard, Yellow-belly.
Plants: Brigalow, Carbeen.
Examples of threatened species in the cotton landscape:
Animals: Northern Quoll (E), Rainbow Bee-eater (M), Red Goshawk (V), Southern Black-throated Finch (E), Squatter Pigeon (V), Yellow Wagtail (M), Mount Cooper Striped Skink (V), Ornamental Snake (V), Yakka Skink (V).
Plants: Pink Gidgee (V), Waxy Cabbage Palm (V), Solanum elachophyllum (Q).