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| Mulga Lands Eastern Australia mulga shrublands | |
|---|---|
 Mulga lands in South west Queensland | |
 Map of IBRA bioregions, with Mulga Lands in red | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Australasian |
| Biome | Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Deserts and xeric shrublands |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 251,883 km2 (97,253 sq mi) |
| Country | Australia |
| States | |
| Coordinates | 28°06′S 145°41′E / 28.100°S 145.683°E |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | vulnerable |
| Protected | 9,662 km2 (4%)[1] |
The Mulga Lands are an interim Australian bioregion of eastern Australia consisting of dry sandy plains with low mulga woodlands and shrublands that are dominated by Acacia aneura (mulga).[2] The Eastern Australia mulga shrublands ecoregion is coterminous with the Mulga Lands bioregion.[3]
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- ^ "Description". Queensland Government. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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- Stanton, J. P. (James Peter); Morgan, M. G. (1977), The rapid selection and appraisal of key and endangered sites : the Queensland case study, the University of New England School of Natural Resources, pp. 1–10