Esperance mallee

Esperance mallee
Esperance mallee
	Sand mallee (Eucalyptus eremophila) at Clyde Hill Nature Reserve, Western Australia
	location map showing the Esperance mallee ecoregion
Ecology
Realm	Australasian
Biome	Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders	Coolgardie woodlands; Southwest Australia savanna; Southwest Australia woodlands;
Geography
Area	102,261 km2 (39,483 sq mi)
Country	Australia
States	Western Australia
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered
Protected	21,103 km2 (21%)

Esperance mallee is an ecoregion on the south coast of Western Australia, a coastal strip where the predominant vegetation consists of short eucalyptus trees and shrubs.

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