Desert Uplands region GLM land types

To view the description for a specific land type within the Desert Uplands region of Queensland, click on the land type or plant index below:

• All Desert uplands region land types (PDF, 9MB)

Individual profiles:

• DU01 Box country
• DU02 Channels and swamps associated with major streams
• DU03 Coolibah flats
• DU04 Downs
• DU05 Frontage
• DU06 Frontal dunes
• DU07 Hard ironbark country
• DU08 Ironbark country
• DU09 Jump-ups
• DU10 Lakebeds
• DU11 Scrubs on deep clays
• DU12 Scrubs on shallow clays
• DU13 Yellowjacket country +- wattles
• Desert Uplands region plant index

Have you come across an AL GLM land type code on your land type map? AL land type codes are given to regional ecosystems not suitable for grazing. Find out what your AL code represents…

References

Anderson E. R. (1993). Plants of central Queensland. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane.

Brooker M. I. H. and Kleinig D. A. (2004). Field guide to Eucalypts. Volume 3 Northern Australia. 2nd Edition. Blooming Books, Melbourne Australia.

Cavaye J. M. (1991). The buffel book: A guide to buffel grass pasture development in Queensland. Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane.

Lorimer, M.S. (2003). The Desert Uplands Strategic Land Resource Assessment Project, Technical Report, Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland.

Milson J. (1995). Plant identification in the arid zone. Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane.

Milson J. (2000). Pasture plants of north-west Queensland. Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane.

Partridge I., Middleton C., Shaw K. (1996). Stylos for better beef. Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane, Queensland.

Queensland Herbarium (2009). Regional Ecosystem Description Database (REDD). Version 6.0b. Updated November 2009 (Department of Environment and Resource Management: Brisbane).