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.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf IBRA bioregion
bioregion
abbreviation MDD
country Australia
hasBiodiversityValue habitat for arid and semi-arid species
hasBiome shrubland
temperate grassland
woodland
hasBoundarySystem IBRA Version 7
hasClimate semi-arid climate
hasConservationIssue biodiversity loss
land degradation
salinity
hasEcosystemType dryland ecosystems
hasFeature saline lakes
hasGeologicalFeature Cainozoic sediments
aeolian deposits
alluvial plains
hasHydrology ephemeral lakes
salt lakes
seasonal wetlands
hasLandscape low-relief landscapes
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
isPartOfProgram Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia
isUsedFor biodiversity conservation planning
natural resource management
locatedIn southeastern Australia
partOf Murray–Darling Basin

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
Murray–Darling Basin
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