Publications
S.R. Morton, J. Short and R.D. Barker
with an Appendix by G.F. Griffin and G. Pearce
Area
79,874 km2.
Primary land-use
Agriculture.
National Parks and Nature Reserves
Frank Hann National Park and Peak Charles National Park.
Management problems
Loss of habitat through habitat fragmentation (Noble et al. 1990).
ANZECC-listed species
Leigh et al. (1984) listed the plants Boronia revoluta (V) (p. 314), Eremophila inflata (V) (pp. 256-7), E.racemosa (V) (p. 257), and Eucalyptus steedmanii (V) (pp. 275-6).
Species that are regionally endemic
Reptiles: The skink Ctenotus xenopleura is endemic (Dell et al. 1985; Cogger 1992). The elapid snake Echiopsis atriceps is known only from Lake Cronin (How et al. 1988; Cogger 1992).
Plants: How et al. (1988) recorded 20 undescribed plant species and 79 rarely-collected species.
Relict populations
No information.
Other significant populations
The Region represents an important interzone between arid and mesic components of the south-western Australian biota. Leigh et al. (1984) recorded the rare plant Eremophila serpens (pp. 257-8).
Wetland sites
No information.
Refugia
None identified.
