THE BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE EASTERN GOLDFIELDS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Introduction

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Introduction: This report is the eleventh in a series of biological survey reports covering the Eastern Goldfields Region (e.g. Newbey et al. 1984, Dell et al. 1985, How et al. 1988, Dell et al, 1988, Dell et al. 1992, How et al. 1992, McKenzie and Hall 1992, Hall and McKenzie 1993, Hall et al. 1994), The philosophies behind the survey, its design and the methods employed are outlined in an earlier report (Biological Surveys Committee of Western Australia 1984). The region was divided into 12 Study Areas (Figure 1). Herein we document the vegetation, flora and vertebrate fauna recorded during our survey of the Boorabbin-Southern Cross Study Area, This report aims to present data rather than focussing on regional interpretation. The data from all Study Areas will be pooled for analysis, and a quantitative synthesis of patterns in the Eastern Goldfields biota will be published later.