Ecoregions in Australia are geographically distinct plant and animal communities, defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature based on geology, soils, climate, and predominant vegetation.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) identified 825 terrestrial ecoregions that cover the Earth's land surface, 40 of which cover Australia and its dependent islands. The WWF ecoregions are classified by biome type (tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, tundra, etc.), and into one of eight terrestrial realms. Australia, together with New Zealand, New Guinea and neighboring island groups, is part of the Australasian realm. The IBRA bioregions informed the delineation of the WWF ecoregions for Australia, and the WWF ecoregions generally follow the same ecoregion boundaries, while often clustering two or more similar bioregions into a larger ecoregion. The ecoregion articles in Wikipedia generally follow the WWF scheme.
The WWF ecoregions are based heavily upon the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) regionalisation. Like the IBRA, it was developed for use as a planning tool for conservation science, with the goal of establishing a system of nature reserves in each of the ecoregions or bioregions sufficient to preserve biodiversity. Both systems also have a prioritization system for establishing preserves; the WWF designated its Global 200 ecoregions as priorities for conservation, and the Department of Environment and Heritage ranks its bioregions high, medium, or low priority, based on "the potential value land reservation in those regions would add to the development of a comprehensive, adequate and representative reserve system for Australia."
The WWF published Freshwater Ecoregions of the World, a global map of freshwater ecoregions. The WWF team identified ten freshwater ecoregions for Australia and Tasmania. A major habitat type, or biome, was identified for each ecoregion. The four major habitat types present in Australia are tropical and subtropical coastal rivers, temperate coastal rivers, temperate floodplain rivers and wetlands, and xeric freshwaters and endorheic (closed) basins. The Australian freshwater ecoregions were adapted from the freshwater fish biogeographic provinces identified by Peter Unmack and G.R. Allen, S.H. Midgley, and M. Allen, who were also part of the WWF team. The freshwater fish provinces "were derived through similarity analyses, parsimony analysis, and drainage-based plots of species ranges".[3]
^"Australia's bioregions (IBRA)". Department of Agriculture, Water, and Environment, Australian Government. Accessed 27 May 2020. [1]
^Olson, D. M., Dinerstein, E., Wikramanayake, E. D., Burgess, N. D., Powell, G. V. N., Underwood, E. C., D'Amico, J. A., Itoua, I., Strand, H. E., Morrison, J. C., Loucks, C. J., Allnutt, T. F., Ricketts, T. H., Kura, Y., Lamoreux, J. F., Wettengel, W. W., Hedao, P., Kassem, K. R. 2001. Terrestrial ecoregions of the world: a new map of life on Earth. Bioscience 51(11):933-938.
^Robin Abell, Michele L. Thieme, et al. (2008). "Freshwater Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Biogeographic Units for Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation". BioScience, Volume 58, Issue 5, May 2008, Pages 403–414, https://doi.org/10.1641/B580507
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Ecoregions in Australia are geographically distinct plant and animal communities defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature based on geology soils climate and predominant vegetation The World Wide Fund for Nature WWF identified 825 terrestrial ecoregions that cover the Earth s land surface 40 of which cover Australia and its dependent islands The WWF ecoregions are classified by biome type tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests temperate grasslands savannas and shrublands tundra etc and into one of eight terrestrial realms Australia together with New Zealand New Guinea and neighboring island groups is part of the Australasian realm The IBRA bioregions informed the delineation of the WWF ecoregions for Australia and the WWF ecoregions generally follow the same ecoregion boundaries while often clustering two or more similar bioregions into a larger ecoregion The ecoregion articles in Wikipedia generally follow the WWF scheme The WWF ecoregions are based heavily upon the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia IBRA regionalisation Like the IBRA it was developed for use as a planning tool for conservation science with the goal of establishing a system of nature reserves in each of the ecoregions or bioregions sufficient to preserve biodiversity Both systems also have a prioritization system for establishing preserves the WWF designated its Global 200 ecoregions as priorities for conservation and the Department of Environment and Heritage ranks its bioregions high medium or low priority based on the potential value land reservation in those regions would add to the development of a comprehensive adequate and representative reserve system for Australia Contents 1 WWF terrestrial ecoregions 1 1 WWF terrestrial ecoregions and IBRA bioregions 2 WWF freshwater ecoregions 3 See also 4 ReferencesWWF terrestrial ecoregions editTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Lord Howe Island subtropical forests Norfolk Island subtropical forests Queensland tropical rain forests Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Eastern Australian temperate forests Southeast Australia temperate forests Tasmanian Central Highlands forests Tasmanian temperate forests Tasmanian temperate rain forests Tropical and subtropical grasslands savannas and shrublands Arnhem Land tropical savanna Brigalow tropical savanna Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna Carpentaria tropical savanna Einasleigh Uplands savanna Kimberley tropical savanna Mitchell Grass Downs Southwest Australia savanna Victoria Plains tropical savanna Temperate grasslands savannas and shrublands Eastern Australia mulga shrublands Southeast Australia temperate savanna Montane grasslands and shrublands Australian Alps montane grasslands Tundra Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra Australia New Zealand Mediterranean forests woodlands and scrub Coolgardie woodlands Esperance mallee Eyre and York mallee Jarrah Karri forest and shrublands Swan Coastal Plain scrub and woodlands Mount Lofty woodlands Murray Darling woodlands and mallee Naracoorte woodlands Southwest Australia woodlands Deserts and xeric shrublands Carnarvon xeric shrublands Central Ranges xeric scrub Gibson Desert Great Sandy Tanami desert Great Victoria Desert Nullarbor Plain xeric shrublands Pilbara shrublands Simpson Desert Tirari Sturt stony desert Western Australian mulga shrublands WWF terrestrial ecoregions and IBRA bioregions edit This table shows which IBRA bioregions correspond to which WWF ecoregions 1 2 IBRA 7 bioregion WWF ecoregion Arnhem Coast ARC Arnhem Land tropical savanna Arnhem Plateau ARP Arnhem Land tropical savanna Australian Alps AUA Australian Alps montane grasslands Avon Wheatbelt AVW Southwest Australia savanna Brigalow Belt North BBN Brigalow tropical savanna Brigalow Belt South BBS Brigalow tropical savanna Brigalow Belt South BBS southern portion Southeast Australia temperate savanna Ben Lomond BEL Tasmanian temperate forests Broken Hill Complex BHC Tirari Sturt stony desert Burt Plain BRT Central Ranges xeric scrub Carnarvon CAR Carnarvon xeric shrublands Central Arnhem CEA Arnhem Land tropical savanna Central Kimberley CEK Kimberley tropical savanna Central Ranges CER Central Ranges xeric scrub Channel Country CHC Simpson desert Central Mackay Coast CMC Queensland tropical rain forests Coolgardie COO Coolgardie woodlands Cobar Peneplain COP Southeast Australia temperate savanna Coral Sea COS Cape York Peninsula CYP Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna Daly Basin DAB Kimberley tropical savanna Darwin Coastal DAC Arnhem Land tropical savanna Dampierland DAL Kimberley tropical savanna Desert Uplands DEU Mitchell Grass Downs Davenport Murchison Ranges DMR Great Sandy Tanami desert Darling Riverine Plains DRP Southeast Australia temperate savanna Einasleigh Uplands EIU Einasleigh Uplands savanna Esperance Plains ESP Esperance mallee Eyre Yorke Block EYB Eyre and York mallee Finke FIN Central Ranges xeric scrub Flinders Lofty Block FLB northern portion Tirari Sturt stony desert Flinders Lofty Block FLB southern portion Mount Lofty woodlands Furneaux FUR Tasmanian temperate forests Gascoyne GAS Western Australian mulga shrublands Gawler GAW Tirari Sturt stony desert Geraldton Sandplains GES Southwest Australia savanna Gulf Fall and Uplands GFU Carpentaria tropical savanna Gibson Desert GID Gibson desert Great Sandy Desert GSD Great Sandy Tanami desert Gulf Coastal GUC Carpentaria tropical savanna Gulf Plains GUP Carpentaria tropical savanna Great Victoria Desert GVD Great Victoria desert Hampton HAM Coolgardie woodlands Indian Tropical Islands ITI Christmas and Cocos Islands tropical forests Jarrah Forest JAF Southwest Australian woodlands Kanmantoo KAN Mount Lofty woodlands King KIN Tasmanian temperate rain forests Little Sandy Desert LSD Great Sandy Tanami desert MacDonnell Ranges MAC Central Ranges xeric scrub Mallee MAL Esperance mallee Murray Darling Depression MDD Murray Darling woodlands and mallee Mitchell Grass Downs MGD Mitchell Grass Downs Mount Isa Inlier MII Mitchell Grass Downs Mulga Lands MUL Eastern Australian mulga shrublands Murchison MUR Western Australian mulga shrublands Nandewar NAN Eastern Australian temperate forests Naracoorte Coastal Plain NCP Naracoorte woodlands New England Tablelands NET Eastern Australian temperate forests New South Wales North Coast NNC Eastern Australian temperate forests Northern Kimberley NOK Kimberley tropical savanna New South Wales South Western Slopes NSS Southeast Australia temperate forests Nullarbor NUL Nullarbor Plains xeric shrublands Ord Victoria Plain OVP Victoria Plains tropical savanna Pine Creek PCK Arnhem Land tropical savanna Pilbara PIL Pilbara shrublands Pacific Subtropical Islands PSI Lord Howe Island subtropical forests Norfolk Island subtropical forests Riverina RIV Southeast Australia temperate savanna Subantarctic Islands SAI Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra South East Coastal Plain SCP Southeast Australia temperate forests South East Corner SEC Southeast Australia temperate forests South Eastern Highlands SEH Southeast Australia temperate forests South Eastern Queensland SEQ Eastern Australian temperate forests Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields SSD Simpson Desert Stony Plains STP Tirari Sturt stony desert Sturt Plateau STU Victoria Plains tropical savanna Southern Volcanic Plain SVP Southeast Australia temperate forests Swan Coastal Plain SWA Swan Coastal Plain scrub and woodlands Sydney Basin SYB Eastern Australian temperate forests Tanami TAN Great Sandy Tanami desert Tasmanian Central Highlands TCH Tasmanian Central Highlands forests Tiwi Cobourg TIW Arnhem Land tropical savanna Tasmanian Northern Midlands TNM Tasmanian Central Highlands forests Tasmanian Northern Slopes TNS Tasmanian temperate rain forests Tasmanian South East TSE Tasmanian temperate forests Tasmanian Southern Ranges TSR Tasmanian temperate rain forests Tasmanian West TWE Tasmanian temperate rain forests Victoria Bonaparte VIB Kimberley tropical savanna Victorian Midlands VIM Southeast Australia temperate forests Warren WAR Jarrah Karri forest and shrublands Wet Tropics WET Queensland tropical rain forests Yalgoo YAL Southwest Australia savannaWWF freshwater ecoregions editThe WWF published Freshwater Ecoregions of the World a global map of freshwater ecoregions The WWF team identified ten freshwater ecoregions for Australia and Tasmania A major habitat type or biome was identified for each ecoregion The four major habitat types present in Australia are tropical and subtropical coastal rivers temperate coastal rivers temperate floodplain rivers and wetlands and xeric freshwaters and endorheic closed basins The Australian freshwater ecoregions were adapted from the freshwater fish biogeographic provinces identified by Peter Unmack and G R Allen S H Midgley and M Allen who were also part of the WWF team The freshwater fish provinces were derived through similarity analyses parsimony analysis and drainage based plots of species ranges 3 Tropical and subtropical coastal rivers Arafura Carpentaria Kimberley Temperate coastal rivers Bass Strait Drainages Eastern Coastal Australia Southern Tasmania Southwestern Australia Temperate floodplain rivers and wetlands Murray Darling Xeric freshwaters and endorheic closed basins Lake Eyre Basin Paleo PilbaraSee also edit nbsp Australia portal nbsp Environment portal Environment of AustraliaReferences edit Australia s bioregions IBRA Department of Agriculture Water and Environment Australian Government Accessed 27 May 2020 1 Olson D M Dinerstein E Wikramanayake E D Burgess N D Powell G V N Underwood E C D Amico J A Itoua I Strand H E Morrison J C Loucks C J Allnutt T F Ricketts T H Kura Y Lamoreux J F Wettengel W W Hedao P Kassem K R 2001 Terrestrial ecoregions of the world a new map of life on Earth Bioscience 51 11 933 938 Robin Abell Michele L Thieme et al 2008 Freshwater Ecoregions of the World A New Map of Biogeographic Units for Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation 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