Ecological communities are listed as nationally threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Examples of nationally threatened ecological communities in South Australia include:

Eyre Peninsula Blue Gum (Eucalyptus petiolaris) Woodland

Eyre Peninsula Blue Gum (Eucalyptus petiolaris) Woodland

Photo credit: Iggy Honan

Kangaroo Island Narrow-Leaved Mallee (Eucalyptus cneorifolia) Woodland

Kangaroo Island Narrow-Leaved Mallee (Eucalyptus cneorifolia) Woodland

Photo credit: Doug Bickerton

Mound springs of the Great Artesian Basin

Mound springs of the Great Artesian Basin - The community of native species dependent on natural discharge of groundwater from the Great Artesian Basin

Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands (Freshwater) of the Temperate Lowland Plains

Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands (Freshwater) of the Temperate Lowland Plains

Photo credit: Steve Clarke