Great Victoria Desert ecoregion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Victoria_Desert_ecoregion
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:annualRainfall 200-250 mm per year
gptkbp:area over 420,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:averageSpeed hot summers, mild winters
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Little_Sandy_Desert
gptkb:Sturt_Stony_Desert
gptkb:Nullarbor_Plain
gptkb:Gibson_Desert
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:conservationStatus relatively intact
gptkbp:contains gptkb:grass
rocky outcrops
gravel plains
salt lakes
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:great_desert_skink
gptkb:southern_marsupial_mole
gptkb:woma_python
red kangaroo
mulgara
sand goanna
thorny devil
gptkbp:flora gptkb:Triodia_(spinifex)
Acacia aneura (mulga)
Eucalyptus species
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Victoria Desert ecoregion
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:South_Australia
gptkb:Western_Australia
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Great_Victoria_Desert
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Australasian_realm
Deserts and xeric shrublands biome
gptkbp:population very low
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Queen_Victoria_Spring_Nature_Reserve
gptkb:Yeo_Lake_Nature_Reserve
gptkb:Great_Victoria_Desert_Nature_Reserve
gptkb:Mamungari_Conservation_Park
gptkbp:threats climate change
mining
overgrazing
introduced species
gptkbp:traditionalOwners gptkb:Ngaanyatjarra_people
gptkb:Pitjantjatjara_people
gptkb:Yankunytjatjara_people
gptkbp:vegetation acacia shrubland
spinifex grassland
gptkbp:WWFCode AA1309
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Victoria_Desert
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5