Pilbara shrublands
E910811
Pilbara shrublands are a dry, sparsely vegetated ecoregion in Western Australia characterized by arid climate, rocky ranges, and hardy shrub and grass communities adapted to extreme conditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pilbara shrublands canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert and xeric shrublands
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ecoregion ⓘ terrestrial ecoregion ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Carnavon xeric shrublands
NERFINISHED
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Great Sandy Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Victoria Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Sandy Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Australian mulga shrublands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiome | deserts and xeric shrublands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
grass communities adapted to extreme conditions
ⓘ
hardy shrub communities ⓘ rocky ranges ⓘ sparsely vegetated ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
arid
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semi-arid ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | relatively intact ⓘ |
| hasDominantGrowthForm |
grasses
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalCondition |
high evapotranspiration
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high temperatures ⓘ low and variable rainfall ⓘ periodic droughts ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
arid-adapted birds
ⓘ
reptiles adapted to arid environments ⓘ small mammals adapted to arid environments ⓘ |
| hasFlora |
acacia species
ⓘ
drought-tolerant shrubs ⓘ eucalyptus species ⓘ spinifex grasses ⓘ |
| hasGeology |
ancient rocky ranges
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iron-rich formations ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
conservation
ⓘ
mining ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality |
episodic flooding in drainage lines
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summer-dominated rainfall ⓘ |
| hasSoilType |
rocky soils
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skeletal soils ⓘ stony plains ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
grassland
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shrubland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
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Pilbara region NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Australia ⓘ |
| partOf | Australasian realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
altered fire regimes
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climate change ⓘ invasive species ⓘ mining activities ⓘ overgrazing by livestock ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.