Arnhem Land tropical savanna

The Arnhem Land tropical savanna is a tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion in Australia's Northern Territory.[2]

Arnhem Land tropical savanna
Nadap Lookout in Kakadu National Park
Map of the Arnhem Land tropical savanna ecoregion
Ecology
RealmAustralasian
Biometropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
BordersCarpentaria tropical savanna and Kimberley tropical savanna
Geography
Area154,737 km2 (59,744 sq mi)
CountryAustralia
StatesNorthern Territory
Conservation
Conservation statusRelatively stable/intact
Protected55,398 km² (36%)[1]

Geography

The ecoregion occupies the peninsula of Arnhem Land and its offshore islands, including the Tiwi Islands and Groote Eylandt.

It is bounded on the northwest by the Timor Sea, on the north by the Arafura Sea, and on the east by the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Kimberley tropical savanna ecoregion lies to the southwest, and the Carpentaria tropical savanna to the southeast.

IBRA regions

The ecoregion includes six IBRA regions – Arnhem Coast, Arnhem Plateau, Central Arnhem, Darwin Coastal, Pine Creek, and Tiwi Cobourg.

Protected areas

Protected areas in the ecoregion include Kakadu National Park, Djukbinj National Park, Nitmiluk National Park, and Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, and Litchfield National Park.

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  • "Arnhem Land tropical savanna". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.

References
  1. Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b.
  2. "Arnhem Land tropical savanna". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
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