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- ↑ 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 ISBN 0-909122-15-6 Accompanying map titled "Aeolian landforms Western Australia"
- ↑ "Dr John Stanley Beard". It's An Honour. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Beard, 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 ISBN 0-85564-091-X
- ↑ Beard, 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. ISBN 0-85564-045-6 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.
- ↑ Beard, 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. ISBN 0-85564-045-6. Contains: The vegetation of the Great Victoria Desert area by J. S. Beard.
- ↑ Beard, 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 ISBN 0-85564-089-8
- ↑ Beard, 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. ISBN 0-85564-092-8
- ↑ Beard, 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 ISBN 0-85564-093-6
- ↑ Beard, 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. ISBN 0-85564-094-4
- ↑ Beeston, G. R.(1994) Beard's conservation systems in South Western Australia / prepared by G.R. Beeston.South Perth, W.A : Dept. of Agriculture