The Southern Volcanic Plain is an interim Australian bioregion located in western Victoria and south-eastern South Australia.[1] It has an area of 2,440,340 hectares (6,030,200 acres).[2] The Southern Volcanic Plain bioregion is part of the Southeast Australia temperate forests ecoregion. The Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain lies on the plain.
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Area | 24,403.4 km2 (9,422.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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Subregions
editThe Southern Plains bioregion consists of two subregions:
- Victorian Volcanic Plain (SVP01) – 2,356,147 hectares (5,822,170 acres)
- Mount Gambier (SVP02) – 84,194 hectares (208,050 acres)
References
edit- ^ Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 – Summary Report" (PDF). Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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(help) - ^ "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2022.