Geraldton Sandplains
{{Short description|Bioregion of Western Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = region
| name = Geraldton Sandplains
| state = WA
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| image2 = IBRA 6.1 Geraldton Sandplains.png
| caption2 = The interim Australian bioregions,
with Geraldton Sandplains in red
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| area = 31421.49
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| near-n = Yalgoo
| near-ne = Yalgoo
| near-e = Avon Wheatbelt
| near-se = Avon Wheatbelt
| near-s = Swan Coastal Plain
| near-sw = Indian Ocean
| near-w = Indian Ocean
| near-nw = Indian Ocean
| near = Geraldton Sandplains
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Geraldton Sandplains is an interim Australian bioregion of Western Australia.{{cite web|author=Environment Australia |title=Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 – Summary Report |publisher=Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government |url=https://www.awe.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/revision-ibra-development-5-1-summary-report.pdf |access-date=15 May 2022}} It has an area of {{convert|3142149|ha|acre}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/nrs/science/bioregion-framework/ibra/ibracode7.html |title=Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes |work=Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |year=2012 |access-date=15 May 2022}} The Geraldton Sandplains is part of the larger Southwest Australia savanna ecoregion, as assessed by the World Wildlife Fund.{{WWF ecoregion|id=aa1209|name=Southwest Australia savanna}}
Subregions
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scope="col" width="250px"|IBRA region / subregion | scope="col" width="100px"|IBRA code | scope="col" width="250px"|Area | scope="col" width="75px"|States | Location in Australia |
Geraldton Sandplains | align="center"|GES | align="right"|{{convert|3142149|ha}} | align="center" rowspan=3| WA | align="center" rowspan=3|100px |
align="right"|Geraldton Hills | align="center"|GES01 | align="right"|{{convert|1969997|ha}} | ||
align="right"|Leseur Sandplain | align="center"|GES02 | align="right"|{{convert|1172152|ha}} |
See also
References
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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}}
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{{Coord missing|Western Australia}}
Category:Biogeography of Western Australia
Category:Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub in Australia
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