Queensland has been divided into 13 bioregions. Bioregions represent broad landscape patterns that are the result of the interplay between factors including geology, climate and biota.
Resource purpose/summary
Bioregions of Queensland are used for planning, management and assessment of Queensland flora, fauna and ecosystems.
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Contact—individual name
Dale Richter
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Queensland Herbarium, Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation
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The State of Queensland (Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation)
Unrestricted to all levels of government and community: Dataset is available to all government agencies, community groups and individuals. Dataset is available through physical supply and may be made available via web delivery tools, for example, through DSITI internet sites.
Supplemental information about the data
NOTE: Incorporated IBRAv7 names may need to be slightly revised.
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Data quality report, measure description
Non-overlapping polygons for the state of Queensland. New South Wales border obtained from NSW.
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Complete to the best available source infomation available at the time of publishing.
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Bioregion names for Queensland as defined by Sattler and Williams (1999)
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The positional accuracy at a scale of 1:100,000, is 100 metres
Data quality report, evaluation method description
Bioregions and subregion boundaries are derived from the Queensland Herbarium's Regional Ecosystem mapping (nominally 100 metre horizontal accuracy).
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This page should be cited as:
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (n.d.) Bioregions – spatial metadata, WetlandInfo website, accessed 6 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/get-mapping-help/metadata/bioregion/
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