New England Tablelands bioregion

New England Tablelands
Australia
View west over the New England Tablelands from Point Lookout.
The interim Australian bioregions,
with New England Tablelands in red.
Elevation600–1,500 m (1,969–4,921 ft)[1]
Area30,022 km2 (11,591.6 sq mi)[2]
Mean max temp[3] Mean min temp[3] Annual rainfall[3]
9-17 °C
10 °F		 -3.6-6 °C
18 °F		 653−1,765 mm
583.5 in
Localities around New England Tablelands:
Nandewar Nandewar New South Wales North Coast
Nandewar New England Tablelands New South Wales North Coast
Nandewar Nandewar New South Wales North Coast

New England Tablelands (code NET), an interim Australian bioregion, is located mainly in New South Wales,[4][5] comprising 3,002,213 hectares (7,418,630 acres),[2] of which 2,860,758 hectares (7,069,090 acres) or 95.23 per cent of the bioregion lies within New South Wales; and the residual within Queensland. This bioregion is one of the smaller bioregions in NSW, occupying 3.57 per cent of the state.[6]

The New England Tableland Bioregion is a stepped plateau of hills and plains with elevations between 600 and 1,500 metres (2,000 and 4,900 ft) on Permian sedimentary rocks, intrusive granites and extensive Tertiary basalts.[1] Rainfall varies considerably from 653 to 1,765 millimetres (25.7 to 69.5 in)[3] and mean temperatures range from −3 to 17 °C (27 to 63 °F),[3] based on changes with topography. In terms of plants, the region is dominated by stringy bark/box/peppermint species, including Eucalyptus caliginosa, E. nova-anglica, E. melliodora and E. blakelyi.[7]

  1. ^ a b "New England Tableland - landform". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e "New England Tableland - climate". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2007.
  5. ^ IBRA Version 6.1 data
  6. ^ "New England Tableland Bioregion". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference IBRA 5.1add was invoked but never defined (see the help page).