Australian Alps montane grasslands

Australian Alps montane grasslands
Montane grassland at Kosciuszko National Park
The subalpine region of mainland Australia (not including Tasmania)
Ecology
RealmAustralasian
Biomemontane grasslands and shrublands
Borders
Geography
Area12,330 km2 (4,760 sq mi)
CountryAustralia
States
Conservation
Conservation statusRelatively stable/intact
Protected7,888 km2 (64%)[1]

The Australian Alps montane grasslands is a montane grassland ecoregion of south-eastern Australia, restricted to the montane regions above 1300 metres (the upper altitudinal limit of Eucalyptus pauciflora). [2] [3] [4]

Mount Ginini in Namadgi National Park
  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 August 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Australian Alps montane grasslands". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Australian Alps montane grasslands". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 20, 2021.