Geraldton Sandplains
The IBRA regions, with Geraldton Sandplains in red
Geraldton Sandplains is an interim Australian bioregion of Western Australia[1][2] and part of the larger Southwest Australia savanna ecoregion, as assessed by the World Wildlife Fund.[3]
| IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBRA region / subregion | IBRA code | Area | States | Location in Australia |
| Geraldton Sandplains | GES | 3,142,149 hectares (7,764,420 acres) | WA | |
| Geraldton Hills | GES01 | 1,969,997 hectares (4,867,970 acres) | ||
| Leseur Sandplain | GES02 | 1,172,152 hectares (2,896,450 acres) | ||
References
- ↑ Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 - Summary Report". Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2007-01-31.
- ↑ IBRA Version 6.1 Archived September 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. data
- ↑ "Southwest Australia savanna". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
Further reading
- Thackway, R and I D Cresswell (1995) An interim biogeographic regionalisation for Australia : a framework for setting priorities in the National Reserves System Cooperative Program Version 4.0 Canberra : Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Reserve Systems Unit, 1995. ISBN 0-642-21371-2
See also
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