Gulf Fall and Uplands explained

Type:region
Gulf Fall and Uplands
State:au
Area:118479.09
Near-N:Gulf Coastal
Near-Ne:Gulf Plains
Near-E:Gulf Plains
Near-Se:Mount Isa Inlier
Near-S:Mitchell Grass Downs
Near-Sw:Mitchell Grass Downs
Near-W:Sturt Plateau
Near-Nw:Arnhem Plateau
Near:Gulf Fall and Uplands

The Gulf Fall and Uplands, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory and Queensland,[1] [2] comprising .[3]

Described in IBRA5.1[1] as "undulating terrain with scattered low, steep hills on Proterozoic and Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks, often overlain by lateritised Tertiary material; skeletal soils and shallow sands; Darwin box (Eucalyptus tectifica) and variable-barked bloodwood (Corymbia erythrophloia) woodland to low open woodland with spinifex understorey."

The abbreviation for the bioregion is GFU.[3]

rowwidth=100px colspan=5IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7
IBRA region / subregionIBRA codeAreaLocation in Australia
Gulf Fall and Uplands GFU NT / Qld
GFU01
GFU02

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 - Summary Report . . 2007-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060905215218/http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/nrs/ibra/version5-1/summary-report/index.html . 2006-09-05.
  2. http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/nrs/ibra/version6-1/index.html IBRA Version 6.1
  3. Web site: Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes . Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities . Commonwealth of Australia . 2012 . 13 January 2013.