Carpentaria tropical savanna
| Carpentaria tropical savanna | |
|---|---|
 Savanna at Riversleigh fossil site, near Lawn Hill, Queensland. | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Australasian |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 365,042 km2 (140,944 sq mi) |
| Country | Australia |
| States | |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Relatively stable/intact |
| Protected | 24,914 km² (7%)[1] |
The Carpentaria tropical savanna is a tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion in northern Australia.[2]
Geography
The ecoregion lies in northeastern Queensland and western Northern Territory, south of the Gulf of Carpentaria. It includes much of Queensland's Gulf Country, and a portion of the Barkly Tableland in the Northern Territory.
It is bounded on the northeast by the Cape York Peninsula tropical savanna, on the east by the Einasleigh Uplands savanna, on the south by the Mitchell Grass Downs, on the west by the Victoria Plains tropical savanna and Kimberley tropical savanna, and on the northwest by the Arnhem Land tropical savanna.
IBRA regions
The ecoregion includes three IBRA regions – Gulf Coastal, Gulf Fall and Uplands, and Gulf Plains.
Protected areas
Protected areas in the ecoregion include Limmen National Park, Staaten River National Park, and the northern portion of Boodjamulla National Park.
External links
- "Carpentaria tropical savanna". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
References
- ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]
- ^ "Carpentaria tropical savanna". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.