Eremaean province
The Eremaean province is a botanical region in Western Australia, characterised by a desert climate. It is sometimes referred to as the dry and arid inland[1] or interior region of Western Australia [2][3]
It is the central and largest of three botanical provinces defined for the state, the others being the Northern province and the Southwest province.[4][5]
It contains 7 ecoregions that are recognised in the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA):[4]
- Carnarvon (CAR)
- Central Ranges (CR)
- Coolgardie (COO)
- Gascoyne (GAS)
- Gibson Desert (GD)
- Great Sandy Desert (GSD)
- Great Victoria Desert (GVD)
See also
References
- ↑ Gunawardene, Nihara (2003), Arid zone ant communities of Western Australia, Curtin University of Technology, Department of Environmental Biology, retrieved 10 January 2016
- ↑ "The Interior of Western Australia.". The Northam Advertiser (WA : 1895 - 1918; 1948 - 1954) (WA: National Library of Australia). 16 July 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ Warburton, Peter Egerton; Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892; Eden, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1839-1900 (1981), Journey across the western interior of Australia (Facsimile ed.), Hesperian Press, ISBN 978-0-85905-031-9
- 1 2 "A visual guide to the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) in WA". FloraBase: The Western Australian Flora. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ↑ not specifically named in the 1928 discussion, however the other provinces are clearly identified "NATURAL REGIONS.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 14 March 1928. p. 14. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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