Yalgoo (biogeographic region)
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Yalgoo is an Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) region in Western Australia.[1][2]
In the IBRA system it has the code of (YAL), and it has two sub-regions:
- Tallering sub-region (YAL2)
- Edel sub region (YAL1) which is a significant component of the Shark Bay, Western Australia World Heritage area.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
- ^ IBRA Version 6.1 data
- ^ Western Australia. Dept. of Environment and Conservation. (2007)Shark Bay terrestrial reserves and proposed reserve additions : draft management plan 2007 Department of Environment and Conservation ; Conservation Commission of Western Australia. Bentley, W.A.: Dept. of Environment and Conservation. pages 37-39 section Bioregions and Figure 4: IBRA sub-regions of the Shark Bay Area (map)
[edit] Further reading
- 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