Southwest Australia savanna
Southwest Australia savanna | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Australasian |
Biome | Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub |
Borders | List
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Geography | |
Area | 177,008 km2 (68,343 sq mi) |
Country | Australia |
States | Western Australia |
Coordinates | 29°54′S 116°30′E / 29.9°S 116.5°E |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
Protected | 15,778 km² (9%)[1] |
The Southwest Australia savanna is an ecoregion in Western Australia.[2][3][4]
Location and description
The southwest Australia savanna is at the transition between the Mediterranean climate ecoregions of Australia's southwest corner and the deserts and xeric shrublands to the north and inland. Much of the area is now converted to wheat-growing.
The ecoregion is bounded by the drier
The ecoregion contains three Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) regions – Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, and Yalgoo.[5]
Flora
The ecoregion is part of the Southwest Australia biodiversity hotspot.
The original
Fauna
Birds of the area include the
Protected Areas
A 2017 assessment found that 15,778 km², or 9%, of the ecoregion is in protected areas.[6] They include Kalbarri National Park, Alexander Morrison National Park, Badgingarra National Park, Beekeepers Nature Reserve, Pinjarrega Nature Reserve, Toolonga Nature Reserve, Wandana Nature Reserve, and Zuytdorp Nature Reserve.
See also
- Southwest Australia woodlands
- Southwest Australia
References
- ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]
- ^ C.Michael Hogan & World Wildlife Fund. 2012.Southwest Australia savanna. ed. P.Saundry. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
- ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Southwest Australia savanna". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Southwest Australia savanna". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [2]