The Vegetation Survey of Western Australia commenced as a project of the Department of Geography of the University of Western Australia to provide vegetation maps for the state on the scales of 1:250,000 and 1:1,000,000.Beard, J.S and Webb, M.J. (1974) The Vegetation Survey of Western Australia: Its aims, objects and methods part I of Great Sandy Desert 1:1,000,000 Vegetation Series – Explanatory Notes to Sheet 2, Nedlands, University of Western Australia Press There were some offshoot publications apart from the maps and notes.Beard, J. S. and Sprengler, B.S. (1984)Vegetation Survey of Western Australia Occasional paper No. 2 : Geographical data from the Vegetation Survey of Western Australia. Perth [W.A.] Vegmap Publications Accompanying map titled "Aeolian landforms Western Australia" The main author and worker of the project was John Stanley Beard, who was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for the work in 2003.
The maps correlated broadly to the main regional names: KimberleyBeard, J. S. (1979) Kimberley, 1:1 000,000 vegetation series : explanatory notes to sheet 1, the vegetation of the Kimberley area Nedlands, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press Great Sandy DesertBeard, J. S. (1974) Great Sandy Desert, 1:1,000,000 vegetation series : explanatory notes to sheet 2. Nedlands, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press. Explanatory notes for sheet 2: Pt. 1. The Vegetation Survey of Western Australia : its aims, objects and methods / by J.S. Beard and M.J. Webb; Pt. 2. The vegetation of the Great Sandy Desert area / by J.S. Beard – Western Australia, 1:1 000,000. Vegetation series. Sheet 2, Great Sandy Desert. Great Victoria DesertBeard, J. S.(1974)Great Victoria Desert : the vegetation of the Great Victoria Desert area : 1:1,000,000 vegetation series : explanatory notes to sheet 3. Nedlands, W. A. : University of Western Australia Press. . Contains: The vegetation of the Great Victoria Desert area by J. S. Beard. NullarborBeard, J. S. (1975) Nullarbor : the vegetation of the Nullarbor area : 1:1000000 vegetation series, explanatory notes to sheet 4 Nedlands, Western Australia : University of Western Australia Press PilbaraBeard, J. S. (1975) Pilbara, 1:1 000,000 vegetation series : explanatory notes to sheet 5 : the vegetation of the Pilbara area Nedlands, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press. MurchisonBeard, J. S. (1976) Murchison, 1:1 000,000 vegetation series : explanatory notes to sheet 6 : the vegetation of the Murchison region Nedlands, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press with assistance from the Interim Council for the Australian Biological Resource Study SwanBeard, J. S.(1981) Swan, 1:1,000,000 vegetation series : explanatory notes to sheet 7 : the vegetation of the Swan area Nedlands, W.A. : University of Western Australia. Beeston, G. R.(1994) Beard's conservation systems in South Western Australia / prepared by G.R. Beeston.South Perth, W.A : Dept. of Agriculture
See also Florabase IBRA The Western Australian Flora—A Descriptive Catalogue
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