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Threatened ecological communities in Western Australia

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Map of threatened ecological communities in Western Australia

The map below shows areas in Western Australia where threatened ecological communities may occur.

  • Download a list of threatened ecological communities that may occur in Western Australia

Threatened ecological communities in WA

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Pattern for 6, Aquatic Root Mat Community 1 in Caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge 6, Aquatic Root Mat Community 1 in Caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge

Pattern for 8, Thrombolite (microbial) community of coastal freshwater lakes of the Swan Coastal Plain (Lake Richmond) 8, Thrombolite (microbial) community of coastal freshwater lakes of the Swan Coastal Plain (Lake Richmond)

Pattern for 9, Aquatic Root Mat Community 2 in Caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge 9, Aquatic Root Mat Community 2 in Caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge

Pattern for 10, Aquatic Root Mat Community 3 in Caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge 10, Aquatic Root Mat Community 3 in Caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge

Pattern for 11, Aquatic Root Mat Community 4 in Caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge 11, Aquatic Root Mat Community 4 in Caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge

Pattern for 12, Aquatic Root Mat Community in Caves of the Swan Coastal Plain 12, Aquatic Root Mat Community in Caves of the Swan Coastal Plain

Pattern for 13, Eastern Stirling Range Montane Heath and Thicket 13, Eastern Stirling Range Montane Heath and Thicket

Pattern for 15, Perched Wetlands of the Wheatbelt region with extensive stands of living sheoak and paperbark across the lake floor (Toolibin Lake) 15, Perched Wetlands of the Wheatbelt region with extensive stands of living sheoak and paperbark across the lake floor (Toolibin Lake)

Pattern for 16, Assemblages of plants and invertebrate animals of tumulus (organic mound) springs of the Swan Coastal Plain 16, Assemblages of plants and invertebrate animals of tumulus (organic mound) springs of the Swan Coastal Plain

Pattern for 17, Corymbia calophylla - Kingia australis woodlands on heavy soils of the Swan Coastal Plain 17, Corymbia calophylla - Kingia australis woodlands on heavy soils of the Swan Coastal Plain

Pattern for 18, Corymbia calophylla - Xanthorrhea preissii woodlands and shrublands of the Swan Coastal Plain 18, Corymbia calophylla - Xanthorrhea preissii woodlands and shrublands of the Swan Coastal Plain

Pattern for 19, Sedgelands in Holocene dune swales of the southern Swan Coastal Plain 19, Sedgelands in Holocene dune swales of the southern Swan Coastal Plain

Pattern for 20, Shrublands and Woodlands of the eastern Swan Coastal Plain 20, Shrublands and Woodlands of the eastern Swan Coastal Plain

Pattern for 21, Shrublands and Woodlands on Muchea Limestone of the Swan Coastal Plain 21, Shrublands and Woodlands on Muchea Limestone of the Swan Coastal Plain

Pattern for 22, Shrublands and Woodlands on Perth to Gingin ironstone (Perth to Gingin ironstone association) of the Swan Coastal Plain 22, Shrublands and Woodlands on Perth to Gingin ironstone (Perth to Gingin ironstone association) of the Swan Coastal Plain

Pattern for 23, Shrublands on southern Swan Coastal Plain ironstones 23, Shrublands on southern Swan Coastal Plain ironstones

Pattern for 96, Thrombolite (microbialite) Community of a Coastal Brackish Lake (Lake Clifton) 96, Thrombolite (microbialite) Community of a Coastal Brackish Lake (Lake Clifton)

Pattern for 121, Claypans of the Swan Coastal Plain 121, Claypans of the Swan Coastal Plain

Pattern for 106, Monsoon vine thickets on the coastal sand dunes of Dampier Peninsula 106, Monsoon vine thickets on the coastal sand dunes of Dampier Peninsula

Pattern for NRM Regions NRM Regions

Not shown on map

  • Banksia Woodlands of the Swan Coastal Plain ecological community
  • Eucalypt Woodlands of the Western Australian Wheatbelt
  • Proteaceae Dominated Kwongan Shrublands of the Southeast Coastal Floristic Province of Western Australia
  • Scott River Ironstone Association
  • Subtropical and Temperate Coastal Saltmarsh

These maps are for display purposes at a broad-scale and only show indicative distribution of threatened ecological communities. They should not be used for environmental assessment and approval processes. Ground-truthing is required to verify the presence of a threatened ecological community for site based projects, planning or investment decisions. Such decisions should refer to the relevant listing advice and conservation advice available in SPRAT.

To help determine whether matters of national environmental significance or other matters protected by the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 are likely to occur in your area of interest, use the protected matters search tool.

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