Community hub
0 subscribers8 pages, 0 posts
Recent from talks
All channels
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Contribute something
Welcome to the community hub built to collect knowledge and have discussions related to Sturt Plateau.
Nothing was collected or created yet.
Sturt Plateau
View on Wikipediafrom Wikipedia
The Sturt Plateau, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory,[1][2] and covers an area of 9,857,531 hectares (24,358,490 acres).[3] The bioregion has the code STU.[3] There are three subregions.[3]
Key Information
| IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBRA region / subregion | IBRA code | Area | States | Location in Australia |
| Sturt Plateau | STU | 9,857,531 hectares (24,358,490 acres) | NT | 
|
| Renehan | STU01 | 1,938,959 hectares (4,791,270 acres) | ||
| Newcastle | STU02 | 4,333,836 hectares (10,709,140 acres) | ||
| Birdum | STU03 | 3,584,736 hectares (8,858,080 acres) | ||
Description
[edit]The Sturt Plateau bioregion consists of gently undulating plains on lateritised Cretaceous sandstones.[1] Its earths are neutral, sandy, and red and yellow. The vegetation is variable-barked bloodwood woodland with a spinifex understorey.[1]
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ IBRA Version 6.1 data
- ^ a b c "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
 | This Northern Territory geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |