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 or interior region of Western Australia 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.
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.
It contains 7 ecoregions that are recognised in the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA):
- 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
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
{{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 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.
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