| Carnarvon xeric shrublands Carnarvon bioregion | |
|---|---|
 Sandstone plateau in Kennedy Range National Park | |
 Map of IBRA bioregions, with Carnarvon in red | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Australasian |
| Biome | deserts and xeric shrublands |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 83,534 km2 (32,253 sq mi) |
| Country | Australia |
| States | Western Australia |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered[1] |
| Protected | 4,025 km² (5%)[2] |
The Carnarvon xeric shrublands is a deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion of Western Australia. The ecoregion is coterminous with the Carnarvon Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) bioregion.[1][3][4]
- ^ a b "Carnarvon xeric shrublands". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ IBRA Version 6.1 Archived September 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine data