Refugia for biological diversity in arid and semi-arid Australia
Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 4
S.R. Morton, J. Short and R.D. Barker, with an Appendix by G.F. Griffin and G. Pearce
Biodiversity Unit
Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories, 1995
6. Foci of biological diversity in the Northern Territory
6.1. Sturt Plateau
Area
99,226 km².
Primary land-use
Cattle grazing, mining, tourism, Aboriginal land.
National Parks and Nature Reserves
None.
Management problems
Land degradation due to over-grazing (Wilcox and Cunningham 1994), and feral donkeys (McCool et al. 1981; Freeland and Choquenot 1990). Fire management is also an issue.
ANZECC-listed species
No information.
Species that are regionally endemic
No information.
Relict populations
No information.
Other significant populations
Woinarski and Fisher (1995a,b) found few notable vertebrate animals in country dominated by lancewood Acacia shirleyi.
Wetland sites
No information.
Refugia
None identified.
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