Desert Uplands

The IBRA regions of Australia, with Desert Uplands in red

The Desert Uplands is an interim Australian bioregion located in north and central western Queensland which straddles the Great Dividing Range between Blackall and Pentland.^[1]

The bioregion contains Lake Galilee, Lake Dunn and Lake Buchanan. The climate is semi-arid with highly variable rainfall. Much of the area is used for cattle grazing and is part of the Great Artesian Basin, lying within both the Galilee and Eromanga Basins. The Brigalow Belt North and Brigalow Belt South are to the east of the bioregion, and the Einasleigh Uplands are located to the north.

Settlements

The two main settlements in the area are at Barcaldine and Aramac.

Vegetation

Spinifex grass is common. More than 80 weeds have been identified in the bioregion.^[2]

In 2003, it was estimated that 13 million trees per year were being destroyed in the Desert Uplands.^[3] This placed the percentage of land cleared at 6.8%, the third highest for any Queensland bioregion.

Waterways

The main rivers in the bioregion are Belyando, Cape, Campaspe, Barcoo and Alice River and Aramac and Torrens Creeks.^[1] Wetlands at shallow saline lakes Lake Galilee and Lake Buchanan are listed on the Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia.

References

1 2 "Rangelands - Overview". Australian Natural Resource Atlas. Department of Sustainabililty, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
↑ "Weed Identification". Australian Weeds Committee. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
↑ Lindenmayer, David B.; Mark A. Burgman (2005). Practical Conservation Biology. Csiro Publishing. p. 237. ISBN 0643090894. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA)

Arnhem Coast Arnhem Plateau Australian Alps Avon Wheatbelt Ben Lomond Brigalow Belt North Brigalow Belt South Broken Hill Complex Burt Plain Cape York Peninsula Carnarvon Central Arnhem Central Kimberley Central Mackay Coast Central Ranges Channel Country Cobar Peneplain Coolgardie Coral Sea Daly Basin Dampierland Darling Riverine Plains Darwin Coastal Davenport Murchison Ranges Desert Uplands Einasleigh Uplands Esperance Plains Eyre Yorke Block Finke Flinders Lofty Block Furneaux Gascoyne Gawler Geraldton Sandplains Gibson Desert Great Sandy Desert Great Victoria Desert Gulf Coastal Gulf Fall and Uplands Gulf Plains Hampton Indian Tropical Islands Jarrah Forest Kanmantoo King Little Sandy Desert MacDonnell Ranges Mallee Mitchell Grass Downs Mount Isa Inlier Mulga Lands Murchison Murray Darling Depression Nandewar Naracoorte Coastal Plain New England Tablelands Northern Kimberley New South Wales North Coast New South Wales South Western Slopes Nullarbor Ord Victoria Plain Pacific Subtropical Islands Pine Creek Pilbara Riverina Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields South East Coastal Plain South East Corner South Eastern Highlands South East Queensland Southern Volcanic Plain Stony Plains Sturt Plateau Subantarctic Islands Swan Coastal Plain Sydney Basin Tanami Tasmanian Central Highlands Tasmanian Northern Midlands Tasmanian Northern Slopes Tasmanian South East Tasmanian Southern Ranges Tasmanian West Tiwi Cobourg Victoria Bonaparte Victorian Midlands Warren Wet Tropics Yalgoo

Bioregions of the National Reserve System

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Desert Uplands

Settlements

Vegetation

Waterways

See also

References