Jarrah Forest

Jarrah Forest

Jarrah Forest is an Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) region in Western Australia.cite paper | author = Environment Australia | title = Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 - Summary Report | publisher = Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government | url = http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/nrs/ibra/version5-1/summary-report/index.html | accessdate = 2007-01-31] [http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/nrs/ibra/version6-1/index.html IBRA Version 6.1] data]

The name refers to the region's dominant ecosystem: Jarrah forest; that is, a tall open forest in which the dominant overstory tree is "Eucalyptus marginata" (Jarrah).

References

Further reading

*Dell, B., J.J. Havel, and N. Malajczuk (editors) (1989) "The Jarrah forest : a complex mediterranean ecosystem" Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 9061936586
* Thackway, R and I D Cresswell (1995) "An interim biogeographic regionalisation for Australia : a framework for setting priorities in the National Reserves System Cooperative Program" Version 4.0 Canberra : Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Reserve Systems Unit, 1995. ISBN 0642213712


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