Brigalow Belt

E402056

The Brigalow Belt is a vast biogeographic region of eastern Australia characterized by brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) woodlands, diverse ecosystems, and extensive agricultural use.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Brigalow Belt canonical 2
Brigalow Belt North 1
Brigalow Belt South 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographic region
ecoregion
abbreviation Brigalow Belt self-linksurface differs
surface form: IBRA region Brigalow Belt
biome tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
climate semi-arid
subtropical
contains endangered ecological communities
threatened species habitat
containsEcosystemType grassland
riparian forest
savanna
shrubland
wetland
woodland
country Australia
dominantVegetation Acacia harpophylla
brigalow woodlands
fauna marsupials
reptiles
woodland birds
flora Acacia species
Eucalyptus species
hasConservationArea national parks
nature reserves
hasConservationIssue biodiversity loss
hasPart Brigalow Belt self-linksurface differs
surface form: Brigalow Belt North

Brigalow Belt self-linksurface differs
surface form: Brigalow Belt South
landUse dryland farming
extensive pastoralism
irrigated agriculture
locatedIn New South Wales
Queensland
eastern Australia
namedAfter brigalow
partOf Australian Outback
surface form: Australian rangelands

Australian savanna regions
recognizedBy Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia
soilType clay soils
vertosols
threat altered fire regimes
habitat fragmentation
invasive species
land clearing
overgrazing
salinity
usedFor agriculture
cropping
grazing
vegetationType sclerophyll woodland

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yeppoon locatedInBioregion Brigalow Belt
Fitzroy River ecoregion Brigalow Belt
subject surface form: Fitzroy River (Queensland)
Mount Morgan district locatedInBioregion Brigalow Belt
this entity surface form: Brigalow Belt bioregion
Brigalow Belt hasPart Brigalow Belt self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Brigalow Belt North
Brigalow Belt hasPart Brigalow Belt self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Brigalow Belt South
Brigalow Belt abbreviation Brigalow Belt self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: IBRA region Brigalow Belt