Journal article
The wheatbelt of Western Australia
Pacific Conservation Biology, Vol.9(1), pp.9-11
2003
Abstract
DEVELOPMENT for broadscale wheat and sheep farming in Western Australia has produced a seemingly uniform landscape over much of the southwest of Western Australia. However, this area, commonly called the wheatbelt (Fig. 1), consists of at least four of the biogeographic regions designated on the basis of physical and biological measures (such as climate, geology, landform landuse, flora and fauna) in the Interim Biogeographic Regionalization of Australia (Thackway and Cresswell 1994). The four Interim Biogeographic Regionalization of Australia regions making up the wheatbelt are the Geraldton Sandplains, Avon Wheatbelt, Mallee and Esperance Plains, a total area of 24 766 406 ha.
Details
- Title
- The wheatbelt of Western Australia
- Authors/Creators
- R.J. Hobbs (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Pacific Conservation Biology, Vol.9(1), pp.9-11
- Publisher
- Surrey Beatty & Sons
- Identifiers
- 991005545179207891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
Metrics
85 Record Views