New England Tablelands bioregion explained

Type:region
New England Tablelands
State:au
Image Upright:1.5
Map Type:nomap
Area:30022
Elevation:600-1500
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Maxtemp:9-17
Mintemp:-3.6-6
Rainfall:653-1765
Rainfall Footnotes:[2]
Near-N:Nandewar
Near-Ne:New South Wales North Coast
Near-E:New South Wales North Coast
Near-Se:New South Wales North Coast
Near-S:Nandewar
Near-Sw:Nandewar
Near-W:Nandewar
Near-Nw:Nandewar

New England Tablelands (code NET), an interim Australian bioregion, is located mainly in New South Wales,[3] [4] comprising,[5] 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.[6]

The New England Tableland Bioregion is a stepped plateau of hills and plains with elevations between 600and on Permian sedimentary rocks, intrusive granites and extensive Tertiary basalts.[1] Rainfall varies considerably from 653to[2] and mean temperatures range from -3C17C,[2] 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:

IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7
IBRA subregionIBRA
code
Area
acres
NET01 151867ha
NET02 24625ha
NET03 473825ha
NET04 290577ha
NET05 106929ha
NET06 97773ha
NET07 277299ha
NET08 35709ha
NET09 117461ha
NET10 150795ha
NET11 206492ha
NET12 139242ha
NET13 65135ha
NET14 64555ha
NET15 267999ha
NET16 319096ha
NET17 78461ha
NET18 113767ha
NET19 20606ha

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New England Tableland - landform . Office of Environment & Heritage . . 26 April 2016 . 25 March 2018 .
  2. Web site: New England Tableland - climate . Office of Environment & Heritage . . 26 April 2016 . 25 March 2018 .
  3. 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.
  4. http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/nrs/ibra/version6-1/index.html IBRA Version 6.1
  5. 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.
  6. Web site: New England Tableland Bioregion . Office of Environment & Heritage . . 26 April 2016 . 25 March 2018 .