Einasleigh Uplands

Einasleigh Uplands
Einasleigh Uplands savanna
View from Kalkani Crater, Undara Volcanic National Park
IBRA 7 bioregion (in yellow); corresponds to WWF 'Einasleigh Uplands savanna' ecoregion
Ecology
RealmAustralasian
Biometropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders
Geography
Area116,257 km2 (44,887 sq mi)
CountryAustralia
StatesQueensland
Conservation
Conservation statusRelatively stable/intact
Protected5,330 km² (5%)[1]

The Einasleigh Uplands is an interim Australian bioregion,[2] with vegetation consisting of savanna and woodland located on a large plateau in inland Queensland, Australia.[3] It corresponds to the Einasleigh Uplands savanna ecoregion, as identified by the World Wildlife Fund.[4]

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference subregions was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Stanton, J. P. (James Peter); Morgan, M. G; University of New England. School of Natural Resources (1977), The rapid selection and appraisal of key and endangered sites : the Queensland case study, the University of New England School of Natural Resources, p. 3, retrieved 11 February 2022
  4. ^ "Einasleigh Uplands savanna". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.