King bioregion
| King Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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 The interim Australian bioregions, with King in red | |||||||||||||||
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King is an interim Australian bioregion which includes King Island, the Hunter Islands, Robbins Island, and the north-western tip of Tasmania. The bioregion covers 425,567 hectares (1,051,600 acres).[1][2]
King Island, located at the western entrance to
King Island scrubtit (Acanthornis magna greeniana).[3]
See also
- Ecoregions in Australia
- Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia
- Regions of Tasmania
References
- Australian Government. 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- Australian Government. 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- Australian Government. 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
Further reading
- Thackway, R.; Cresswell, I. D. (1995). An interim biogeographic regionalisation for Australia : a framework for setting priorities in the National Reserves System Cooperative Program, Version 4.0. Canberra: Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Reserve Systems Unit. ISBN 0-642-21371-2.
- Threatened Species Section (2012). King Island Biodiversity Management Plan (2012-2022) (PDF). Hobart: Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. ISBN 978-0-7246-6794-9.
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