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St Emilie’s Banksia Woodland

St Emilie’s Banksia Woodland. South-west WA An international biodiversity hotspot (one of only 34 hotspots world-wide). What is a biodiversity hotspot? 1. the area must contain 1500 species that are endemic 2. must have lost at least 70% of its primary vegetation . SW WA has :

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St Emilie’s Banksia Woodland

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  1. St Emilie’sBanksia Woodland

  2. South-west WAAn international biodiversity hotspot(one of only 34 hotspots world-wide) • What is a biodiversity hotspot? • 1. the area must contain 1500 species that are endemic • 2. must have lost at least 70% of its primary vegetation. • SW WA has: • 2,948 species of plants • Only 30% natural vegetation left. http://www.conservation.org/where/priority_areas/hotspots/asia-pacific/Southwest-Australia/Pages/default.aspx

  3. South-west WA • SW Western Australia has a huge “endemic” biodiversity. • It is an ancient landscape. • It is surrounded by desert and oceans making it exist as an “island”. • The climate is dry and the soils are low in nutrients. • There has been extensive landclearing for wheat and sheep grazing.

  4. Perth’s Remnant Bushland • Extensive clearing for houses, roads and industry on the Swan Coastal Plain. • Lack of ecological linkages. • Wetland system in the Canning Vale area.

  5. St Emilie’s Banksia Woodland

  6. Banksia – an ancient species

  7. St Emilie’s 3 Banksia Species Banksiamenziesii (wide leaves) Banksia attenuata (thin leaves) Banksiailicifolia (holly leaf)

  8. Banksiamenziesii Compound flower Woody seed cone

  9. Perth’s Bushland

  10. Bobtail lizard

  11. Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo

  12. Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo

  13. Grass Trees - Xanthorrhea

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