Preservation Island
Preservation Island is a low and undulating granite and calcarenite island, with an area of 207 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Preservation Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait south-west of Cape Barren Island in the Furneaux Group, and is an important historic site.
History
Preservation Island was named following the grounding deliberately of the
In 2016, using a previously unknown Saccharomyces strain of yeast isolated from a beer bottle recovered from the wreck of Sydney Cove wreck, a beer called Preservation Ale, similar to Trappist Ale, has been brewed in name of the island.[1][2]
Flora and fauna
Nearly two centuries of grazing livestock, as well as frequent fires and consequent wind erosion, have severely modified the natural plant communities. The northern section of the island is infested with
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, Pacific gull and sooty oystercatcher. Brown quail also breed there. Land degradation by stock grazing has reduced numbers of burrowing seabirds. Reptiles present include the eastern blue-tongued lizard, tiger snake and white-lipped snake.[3]
Other islands in the Preservation Group with breeding seabirds include[3] the Night Island, the Preservation Islets, and the Rum Island.
See also
References
- ^ Newby, Jonica (14 June 2016). "Catalyst: Oldest Beer". ABC Catalyst. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Sherden, Amy (14 June 2016). "World's oldest beer brought back to life, scientists claim". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ ISBN 0-7246-4816-X
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