IBRA Sub Regions of The Shark Bay Area
The Shark Bay area has three bioregions within the IBRA system: Carnarvon, Geraldton Sandplains, and Yalgoo.
They are further divided into subregions
- Carnarvon bioregion (CAR) –
- Wooramel sub region (CAR2) – most of Peron Peninsula and coastline east of Hamelin Pool
- Cape Range sub region (CAR1) – (not represented in area)
- Geraldton Sandplains bioregion (GS) –
- Geraldton Hills sub region (GS1) – Zuytdorp Nature Reserve area
- Leseur sub region (GS2) – (not represented in area)
- Yalgoo bioregion (YAL) –
- Tallering sub region (YAL2) (not represented in area)
- Edel subregion (YAL1) – Bernier, Dorre and Dirk Hartog Islands
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