Baseline assessment of the biodiversity of the Canning Basin, Western Australia
This project will assess the current state of knowledge about the biodiversity of the Canning Basin in Western Australia.
This desktop study will identify the plants and animals that occur in the Canning Basin. Species and threatened ecological communities that are of conservation or cultural significance will be identified. This information will be used to identify knowledge gaps and recommend further investigations to fill these gaps.
This factsheet describes research project activities to identify the plants and animals that inhabit the Canning Basin, with a particular focus on identifying species that have important conservation value or cultural significance. A baseline knowledge of a region’s biodiversity is essential for assessing the risk of any potential future development.