world.wikisort.org - AustraliaGascoyne is an interim Australian bioregion located in Western Australia.[1] It has an area of 180,752.57 square kilometres (69,788.96 sq mi).[2] Together with Murchison bioregion to the south, it constitutes the Western Australian Mulga shrublands ecoregion, as assessed by the World Wildlife Fund.[3]
Bioregion in Western Australia
Gascoyne Western Australia |
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The interim Australian bioregions, with Gascoyne in red |
Area | 180,752.57 km2 (69,789.0 sq mi) |
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Localities around Gascoyne: |
Carnarvon |
Pilbara |
Little Sandy Desert |
Carnarvon |
Gascoyne |
Great Victoria Desert |
Murchison |
Murchison |
Murchison |
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Subregions
It has three subregions named after localities or areas in the region:
- Ashburton GAS01 3,687,030 hectares (9,110,800 acres)
- Carnegie GAS02 4,718,656 hectares (11,660,050 acres)
- Augustus GAS03 9,669,571 hectares (23,894,030 acres)
Protected areas
Protected areas in the bioregion include:
References
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. ISBN 0-642-21371-2
Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) |
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