Editing Mooloolah River National Park (section)

== Ecology ==
The Park provides important habitat for numerous species endemic to eastern Australia and south east Queensland, owing its species diversity to varied [[ecosystem]] types and [[ecotone]]s.<ref name=":1">Etherington, R. A. Shapcott. 2014. Do habitat fragmentation and fire influence variation of plant species composition, structure and diversity within three regional ecosystems on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia? Australian Journal of Botany. '''62''': 36–47.</ref> It represents an important remnant of coastal [[heathland]] once common in the region and a refuge for the associated flora and fauna.  Almost half the area of the Park is coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp and approximately one third coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree swamp containing [[Melaleuca]] and [[Eucalyptus]] species in the Park's wetland areas.<ref>Mooloolah River National Park — facts and maps, WetlandInfo, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland, viewed 20 May 2016, http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/national-park-mooloolah-river/.</ref>

Seven of the 10 vegetative communities in the Park are regionally significant.<ref name=":0" />  The [[Eucalyptus tereticornis|forest red gum]] (''Eucalyptus tereticornis)'' along with the blackbutt-tallowwood (''[[Eucalyptus pilularis]]-[[Eucalyptus microcorys|E. microcorys]]'') are classed as ''endangered'' regional ecosystems under Schedule 1 of the Vegetation Management Regulation 2012 (VMR 2012).  Five other regional ecosystems present in the Park are listed as ''of concern'' in Schedule 2 of the VMR 2012 including the paperbark teatree (''[[Melaleuca quinquenervia]])'' open forest/woodland, wallum banksia (''[[Banksia aemula]])'' woodland, scribbly gum (''[[Eucalyptus racemosa]])'' open forest, [[sedgeland]]s and closed heath.<ref>Queensland Government. Vegetation Management Regulation 2012.</ref>