Geraldton Sandplains

{{Short description|Bioregion of Western Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}

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| name = Geraldton Sandplains

| state = WA

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| 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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rowwidth=100px colspan=5|IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7
scope="col" width="250px"|IBRA region / subregionscope="col" width="100px"|IBRA codescope="col" width="250px"|Areascope="col" width="75px"|StatesLocation in Australia
Geraldton Sandplainsalign="center"|GESalign="right"|{{convert|3142149|ha}}align="center" rowspan=3| WAalign="center" rowspan=3|100px
align="right"|Geraldton Hillsalign="center"|GES01align="right"|{{convert|1969997|ha}}
align="right"|Leseur Sandplainalign="center"|GES02align="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:IBRA regions

Category:Plains of Australia

Category:Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub in Australia

Category:Southwest Australia

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