Esperance mallee

Esperance mallee
Sand mallee (Eucalyptus eremophila) at Clyde Hill Nature Reserve, Western Australia
location map showing the Esperance mallee ecoregion
Ecology
RealmAustralasian
BiomeMediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders
Geography
Area102,261 km2 (39,483 sq mi)
CountryAustralia
StatesWestern Australia
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Protected21,103 km2 (21%)[1]

Esperance mallee is an ecoregion on the south coast of Western Australia, a coastal strip where the predominant vegetation consists of short eucalyptus trees and shrubs.[2][3][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. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Esperance mallee". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Esperance mallee". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved 20 August 2021.