Plant Life
http://www.abc.net.au/science/photos/2012/11/21/3636626.htm
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~fgvd/plants.htm
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~fgvd/plants.htm
Despite the Great Victoria Desert being a hot, arid desert
with an abundance of sand dunes, the ecoregion sports great diversity in plant
life. The vegetation mostly consists of
open woodlands, with the majority of the trees being eucalyptus trees, such as
Marble Gum, and other endemic trees such as the Western Myall. These trees are sparsely laid out, providing
little shade from the sun for the desert wildlife. Also present are grasses and shrubs like
hummock grass, mulga, and belah. All in
all, 140 different plant species were found in 2009 by the Friends of the Great
Victoria Desert, a testament to how diverse the plant life is in the
desert.
-http://home.vicnet.net.au/~fgvd/plants.htm
-http://www.eoearth.org/article/Great_Victoria_desert?topic=74361
Animals
http://www.abc.net.au/science/photos/2012/11/21/3636626.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/science/photos/2012/11/21/3636626.htm
The Great Victoria Desert boasts a large diversity in
animals, housing over 100 different reptilian species, one being the rare great
desert skink. Due to the diversity of
regions in the Australian Outback, the Great Victoria Desert animals have
evolved in isolation, allowing more variation in the reptilian species. Up to nine different gecko species can be
found in overlapping regions, indicative of the diversity in the region.
-http://www.eoearth.org/article/Great_Victoria_desert?topic=74361
-http://www.environment.gov.au/land/publications/acris/pubs/bioregion-great-victoria-desert.pdf
Cute thorny devil
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