Jarrah Forest

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For the ecosystem, see Jarrah forest.
The IBRA regions, with Jarrah Forest in red
The IBRA regions, with Jarrah Forest in red

Jarrah Forest is an Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) region in Western Australia.[1][2]

The name refers to the region's dominant ecosystem: Jarrah forest; that is, a tall open forest in which the dominant overstory tree is Eucalyptus marginata (Jarrah).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 - Summary Report". . Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
  2. ^ IBRA Version 6.1 data

[edit] Further reading

  • Dell, B., J.J. Havel, and N. Malajczuk (editors) (1989) The Jarrah forest : a complex mediterranean ecosystem Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 9061936586
  • Thackway, R and I D Cresswell (1995) An interim biogeographic regionalisation for Australia : a framework for setting priorities in the National Reserves System Cooperative Program Version 4.0 Canberra : Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Reserve Systems Unit, 1995. ISBN 0642213712


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