South Eastern Highlands
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The South Eastern Highlands is a biogeographic region of southeastern Australia characterized by elevated plateaus, rolling hills, and cool-temperate climates supporting diverse forests and grasslands.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IBRA bioregion
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biogeographic region ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SEH ⓘ |
| biodiversityFeature | high endemism in some plant and animal groups ⓘ |
| biogeographicRealm | Australasian realm ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Australian Alps
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Alps bioregion
NSW South Western Slopes bioregion ⓘ Riverina region ⓘ
surface form:
Riverina bioregion
Shoalhaven region ⓘ
surface form:
South East Corner bioregion
South East Queensland ⓘ
surface form:
South Eastern Queensland bioregion
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| climateCharacteristic |
cold winters
ⓘ
mild to warm summers ⓘ moderate to high rainfall ⓘ |
| contains |
river catchments
ⓘ
tablelands ⓘ urban and rural settlements ⓘ valleys ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| elevationRange | generally higher than surrounding plains ⓘ |
| geologicalCharacteristic | uplifted Paleozoic rocks ⓘ |
| hasClimate | cool-temperate climate ⓘ |
| hasConservationSignificance | important for biodiversity conservation in southeastern Australia ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
forests
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ |
| hasHydrology | headwaters of several major rivers ⓘ |
| hasLandscape |
elevated plateaus
ⓘ
rolling hills ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
dryland agriculture
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forestry ⓘ grazing ⓘ |
| hasSoilType |
loamy soils
ⓘ
shallow rocky soils ⓘ |
| hasState |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Victoria ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
native grassland
ⓘ
temperate eucalypt forest ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Australia ⓘ |
| managedUnder | Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Highlands of Australia
ⓘ
Great Dividing Range (part) ⓘ
surface form:
Great Dividing Range region
|
| supports |
diverse fauna
ⓘ
diverse flora ⓘ |
| threat |
altered fire regimes
ⓘ
climate change impacts ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ invasive species ⓘ land clearing ⓘ |
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