Murray–Darling Depression bioregion
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The Murray–Darling Depression bioregion is a large, semi-arid ecological region in southeastern Australia characterized by low-relief landscapes, saline lakes, and dryland ecosystems within the broader Murray–Darling Basin.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IBRA bioregion
→
bioregion → |
| abbreviation |
MDD
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| country |
Australia
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| hasBiodiversityValue |
habitat for arid and semi-arid species
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| hasBiome |
shrubland
→
temperate grassland → woodland → |
| hasBoundarySystem |
IBRA Version 7
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| hasClimate |
semi-arid climate
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| hasConservationIssue |
biodiversity loss
→
land degradation → salinity → |
| hasEcosystemType |
dryland ecosystems
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| hasFeature |
saline lakes
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| hasGeologicalFeature |
Cainozoic sediments
→
aeolian deposits → alluvial plains → |
| hasHydrology |
ephemeral lakes
→
salt lakes → seasonal wetlands → |
| hasLandscape |
low-relief landscapes
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| hasLandUse |
dryland agriculture
→
grazing → irrigated agriculture → |
| hasProcess |
dryland salinity
→
rising groundwater tables → soil erosion → |
| hasRelief |
generally flat
→
low elevation → |
| hasSoilType |
calcareous soils
→
saline soils → sandy soils → |
| hasState |
New South Wales
→
South Australia → Victoria → |
| hasVegetation |
chenopod shrublands
→
mallee woodlands → samphire shrublands → |
| hasWaterIssue |
saline groundwater
→
water scarcity → |
| isManagedBy |
Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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| isPartOfProgram |
Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia
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| isUsedFor |
biodiversity conservation planning
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natural resource management → |
| locatedIn |
southeastern Australia
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| partOf |
Murray–Darling Basin
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Lachlan River
("Murray–Darling Depression")
→
Macintyre River basin ("Murray–Darling Depression") → Murrumbidgee River ("Murray–Darling Depression") → Murrumbidgee catchment ("Murray–Darling Basin ecoregion") → |
ecoregion |
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Murray–Darling Basin
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contains |