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In 2003, it was estimated that 13 million trees per year were being destroyed in the Desert
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Prairie-Torrens Creeks
Alluvials (DEU01) – 1,580,384 hectares (3,905,210 acres)
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is common. More than 80 weeds have been identified in the bioregion.
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Cape-Campaspe Plains (DEU03) – 1,007,026 hectares (2,488,420 acres)
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Protected areas in the Desert
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258:The Desert Uplands bioregion has four subregions:
235:and Aramac and Torrens Creeks. Wetlands at shallow
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525:Lindenmayer, David B.; Mark A. Burgman (2005).
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502:. Australian Weeds Committee. Archived from
295:The two main settlements in the area are at
248:Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia
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480:. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012
421:Australian Natural Resource Atlas
343:White Mountains Resources Reserve
68:Localities around Desert Uplands:
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326:Great Basalt Wall National Park
18:Region in Queensland, Australia
528:Practical Conservation Biology
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940:Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields
336:White Mountains National Park
45:interim Australian bioregions
447:Stanton, J. P. (James Peter)
138:interim Australian bioregion
1005:Tasmanian Northern Midlands
1000:Tasmanian Central Highlands
920:Pacific Subtropical Islands
900:New South Wales North Coast
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1087:Biogeography of Queensland
730:Davenport Murchison Ranges
207:are located to the north.
49:with Desert Uplands in red
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875:Murray Darling Depression
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340:Cudmore Resources Reserve
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960:South Eastern Queensland
945:South East Coastal Plain
885:Naracoorte Coastal Plain
321:Forest Den National Park
187:, lying within both the
1107:Central West Queensland
965:Southern Volcanic Plain
955:South Eastern Highlands
820:Indian Tropical Islands
720:Darling Riverine Plains
417:"Rangelands - Overview"
361:Strathtay Nature Refuge
358:Edgbaston Nature Refuge
349:Bimblebox Nature Refuge
331:Moorrinya National Park
171:The bioregion contains
890:New England Tablelands
367:Ulcanbah Nature Refuge
346:Bellview Nature Refuge
805:Gulf Fall and Uplands
795:Great Victoria Desert
500:"Weed Identification"
394:Regions of Queensland
316:Cudmore National Park
1015:Tasmanian South East
980:Subantarctic Islands
855:Mitchell Grass Downs
780:Geraldton Sandplains
760:Flinders Lofty Block
675:Central Mackay Coast
427:on 28 September 2012
364:Toomba Nature Refuge
185:Great Artesian Basin
153:Great Dividing Range
151:which straddles the
112:Mitchell Grass Downs
107:Mitchell Grass Downs
92:Mitchell Grass Downs
840:Little Sandy Desert
655:Cape York Peninsula
645:Broken Hill Complex
640:Brigalow Belt South
635:Brigalow Belt North
201:Brigalow Belt South
197:Brigalow Belt North
117:Brigalow Belt South
100:Brigalow Belt North
1040:Victorian Midlands
1035:Victoria Bonaparte
985:Swan Coastal Plain
915:Ord Victoria Plain
895:Northern Kimberley
790:Great Sandy Desert
740:Einasleigh Uplands
246:are listed on the
205:Einasleigh Uplands
85:Einasleigh Uplands
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865:Mulga Lands
810:Gulf Plains
715:Dampierland
544:13 November
510:13 November
459:11 February
431:13 November
291:Settlements
233:Alice River
140:located in
1081:Categories
925:Pine Creek
710:Daly Basin
695:Coolgardie
650:Burt Plain
630:Ben Lomond
538:0643090894
400:References
297:Barcaldine
254:Subregions
237:salt lakes
149:Queensland
30:Queensland
870:Murchison
830:Kanmantoo
700:Coral Sea
660:Carnarvon
211:Waterways
177:Lake Dunn
167:Geography
935:Riverina
880:Nandewar
770:Gascoyne
765:Furneaux
372:See also
225:Campaspe
217:Belyando
161:Pentland
157:Blackall
155:between
930:Pilbara
815:Hampton
189:Galilee
1055:Yalgoo
1045:Warren
995:Tanami
850:Mallee
775:Gawler
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484:28 May
301:Aramac
229:Barcoo
195:. The
136:is an
755:Finke
276:Flora
142:north
835:King
546:2012
533:ISBN
512:2012
486:2022
461:2022
433:2012
299:and
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221:Cape
199:and
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