The Southern Volcanic Plain is an
interim Australian bioregion located in western
Victoria and south-eastern
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
.
It has an area of .
The Southern Volcanic Plain bioregion is part of the
Southeast Australia temperate forests
The Southeast Australia temperate forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of south-eastern Australia. It includes the temperate lowland forests of southeastern Australia, at the southern end of the Great Dividing Range. Veget ...
ecoregion. The
Natural Temperate Grassland of the Victorian Volcanic Plain
The Victorian Volcanic Plain Grasslands are a critically endangered temperate grasslands that occur in the Australian state of Victoria, stretching from Hamilton in the northwest to the city of Melbourne. Part of the Southern Volcanic Plain and ...
lies on the plain.
Subregions
The Southern Plains bioregion consists of two subregions:
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Victorian Volcanic Plain (SVP01) –
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Mount Gambier (SVP02) –
References
Biogeography of South Australia
Biogeography of Victoria (state)
IBRA regions
Southeast Australia temperate forests
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