| Esperance mallee | |
|---|---|
 Sand mallee (Eucalyptus eremophila) at Clyde Hill Nature Reserve, Western Australia | |
 location map showing the Esperance mallee ecoregion | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Australasian |
| Biome | Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 102,261 km2 (39,483 sq mi) |
| Country | Australia |
| States | Western Australia |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
| Protected | 21,103 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Esperance mallee". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Esperance mallee". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved 20 August 2021.