Green Island is a small island
nature reserve with an area of 4.17
ha close to the south-eastern coast of
Tasmania, Australia, at the entrance to the
River Derwent.
It lies in the
D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
[Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). ''Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features''. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ][
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Flora and fauna
The vegetation is dominated by ''
Acaena'',
bracken and
thistles, with introduced
grasses around the shoreline and some scattered ''
Correa
Correa may refer to:
* Correa (surname)
* Correa (insect), ''Correa'' (insect), a genus of beetles in the family Staphylinidae
* Correa (plant), ''Correa'' (plant), a genus of Australian plants named after Portuguese botanist José Correia da Serr ...
'' bushes. Recorded breeding
seabird and
wader species are
little penguin
The little penguin (''Eudyptula minor'') is a species of penguin from New Zealand. They are commonly known as little blue penguins or blue penguins owing to their slate-blue plumage and are also known by their Māori name .
The Australian lit ...
,
Pacific gull,
silver gull,
kelp gull,
sooty oystercatcher and
Caspian tern.
European rabbits have been introduced to the island. The
metallic skink is present.
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References
Islands of South East Tasmania
Protected areas of Tasmania
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