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New England Tablelands bioregion

New England Tablelands (code NET), an interim Australian bioregion, is located mainly in New South Wales, comprising , of which or 95.23 per cent of the bioregion lies within New South Wales; and the residual within Queensland. This bioregion is one of the smaller bioregions in NSW, occupying 3.57 per cent of the state.

The New England Tableland Bioregion is a stepped plateau of hills and plains with elevations between on Permian sedimentary rocks, intrusive granites and extensive Tertiary basalts. Rainfall varies considerably from and mean temperatures range from , based on changes with topography. In terms of plants, the region is dominated by stringy bark/box/peppermint species, including Eucalyptus caliginosa, E. nova-anglica, E. melliodora and E. blakelyi.

Subregions

In the IBRA system it has the code of (NET), and it has nineteen sub-regions:

References

Further reading

  • Thackway, R and I D Cresswell (1995) An interim biogeographic regionalisation for Australia : a framework for setting priorities in the National Reserves System Cooperative Program Version 4.0 Canberra : Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Reserve Systems Unit, 1995.

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