New England Tablelands (biogeographic region)
The IBRA regions, with New England Tablelands in red
New England Tablelands, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in New South Wales,[1][2] comprising 3,002,213 hectares (7,418,630 acres).[3]
In the IBRA system it has the code of (NET), and it has nineteen sub-regions:
| IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBRA subregion | IBRA code | Area | ||
| Bundarra Downs | NET01 | 151,867 hectares (375,270 acres) | ||
| Beardy River Hills | NET02 | 24,625 hectares (60,850 acres) | ||
| Walcha Plateau | NET03 | 473,825 hectares (1,170,850 acres) | ||
| Armidale Plateau | NET04 | 290,577 hectares (718,030 acres) | ||
| Wongwibinda Plateau | NET05 | 106,929 hectares (264,230 acres) | ||
| Deepwater Downs | NET06 | 97,773 hectares (241,600 acres) | ||
| Glenn Innes-Guyra Basalts | NET07 | 277,299 hectares (685,220 acres) | ||
| Ebor Basalts | NET08 | 35,709 hectares (88,240 acres) | ||
| Moredun Volcanics | NET09 | 117,461 hectares (290,250 acres) | ||
| Severn River Volcanics | NET10 | 150,795 hectares (372,620 acres) | ||
| Northeast Forest Lands | NET11 | 206,492 hectares (510,250 acres) | ||
| Tenterfield Plateau | NET12 | 139,242 hectares (344,070 acres) | ||
| Yarrowyck-Kentucky Downs | NET13 | 65,135 hectares (160,950 acres) | ||
| Binghi Plateau | NET14 | 64,555 hectares (159,520 acres) | ||
| Stanthorpe Plateau | NET15 | 267,999 hectares (662,240 acres) | ||
| Eastern Nandewars | NET16 | 319,096 hectares (788,500 acres) | ||
| Tingha Plateau | NET17 | 78,461 hectares (193,880 acres) | ||
| Nightcap | NET18 | 113,767 hectares (281,120 acres) | ||
| Round Mountain | NET19 | 20,606 hectares (50,920 acres) | ||
References
- ↑ Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 - Summary Report". Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2007-01-31.
- ↑ IBRA Version 6.1 data
- ↑ "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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
See also
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