Coolgardie woodlands

Coolgardie woodlands
Coolgardie woodlands
	Eucalyptus woodlands near Norseman, Western Australia
	Ecoregion territory (in red)
Ecology
Realm	Australasian
Biome	Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders	List Esperance mallee; Great Victoria Desert; Nullarbor Plains xeric shrublands; Southeast Australia temperate forests; Western Australian mulga shrublands;
Geography
Area	140,001 km2 (54,055 sq mi)
Country	Australia
States	Western Australia
Coordinates	31.77°S 121.74°E
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered
Protected	16,323 km2 (12%)

The Coolgardie woodlands is an ecoregion in southern Western Australia. The predominant vegetation is woodlands and mallee scrub. The ecoregion is a transitional zone between the Mediterranean-climate forests, woodlands, and shrublands of Southwest Australia and the deserts and dry scrublands of the Australian interior.

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