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 one of John Stanley Beard's phytogeographic regions of WA, based on climate and types of vegetation who, in "Plant Life of Western Australia" (p. 29-37) gives a short history of the various mappings.[4]
It is the central and largest of Beard's three botanical provinces defined for the state, the others being the Northern province and the Southwest province.[5][6]
It contains 7 ecoregions that are recognised in the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA):[5]
- Carnarvon (CAR)
- Central Ranges (CR)
- Coolgardie (COO)
- Gascoyne (GAS)
- Gibson Desert (GD)
- Great Sandy Desert (GSD)
- Great Victoria Desert (GVD)
- Hampton (HAM)
- Little Sandy Desert (LSD)
- Murchison (MUR)
- Nullarbor (NUL)
- Pilbara (PIL)
- Tanami (TAN)
- Yalgoo (YAL)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Beard, J.S. (2015) 'Plant Life of Western Australia.' (2nd Ed.) Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd: Dural NSW. (CAB Direct)
- ^ a b "A visual guide to the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) in WA". FloraBase: The Western Australian Flora. Western Australian Herbarium. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. 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.