1. Deserts and xeric shrublands

Western Australia

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  • Scientific Code
    (AA1307)
  • Ecoregion Category
    Australasia
  • Size
    69,400 square miles
  • Status
    Vulnerable
  • Habitats

Justification of Ecoregion Delineation
The Pilbara Shrublands Ecoregion includes the ‘Pilbara’ IBRA, and includes the large Pilbara Craton, which contains the mountainous Hamersley region, the Fortescue Plains, and the Chicester and Roebourne regions. Acacia and Triodia species are common (Thackway and Cresswell 1995).

References
Thackway, R. and I. D. Cresswell. editors. 1995. An Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia: a framework for establishing the national system of reserves, Version 4.0. Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Canberra.

Prepared by: Angas Hopkins
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