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Refugia for Biological Diversity in Arid and Semi-arid Australia

Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 4
Biodiversity Unit

S.R. Morton, J. Short and R.D. Barker
with an Appendix by G.F. Griffin and G. Pearce


11.4. Reference Number SA4

Refuge area Lake Phillipson

Biogeographic region Stony Plains

Type of refuge Wetland

Lat./Long. 29o 28’ S / 134o 27’E

Quality of refuge Significant (2)

Area (km2) <1,000

Chief refuge value

A freshwater ephemeral lake which on occasions supports large numbers of waterbirds.

General description

The terminus of the Long and Mabel Creek drainages1.

ANZECC-listed species

None identified.

Regional endemics

None identified.

Relict species

None identified.

Other significant species

None identified.

Key threats

None identified.

Land tenure

Pastoral lease.

Key references

1. Morelli and Drewien (1993)

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