Stotts Island Nature Reserve
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The Stotts Island Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve containing the Stotts Island, a river island, that is located in the Tweed River, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales in eastern Australia. The 141-hectare (350-acre) reserve is situated near Tweed Heads and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of Murwillumbah.[1][2]
The island was named after James Stott, an early cedar cutter. Originally an Irish convict, he was sentenced in 1826 to seven years transportation to New South Wales for the theft of clothing.[3]
Features
Stotts Island is composed of alluvium deposited from the Pleistocene to the present. It is prone to flooding, during which times silt and weed material accumulate on the island. The island is continuously being reshaped by erosion.[2]
The reserve contains an intact 77-hectare (190-acre) segment of lowland sub-tropical
Weeds that have invaded nearby rainforest include madeira vine (
47 species of bird, 6 species of lizard, 3 species of snakes and 3 species of frogs have been recorded on Stotts Island Nature Reserve. Mammal species and populations are poorly known.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Stotts Island Nature Reserve: Park management". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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- ^ Boileau, Joanna. "Tweed Heritage Study" (PDF). COMMUNITY BASED HERITAGE STUDY THEMATIC HISTORY. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ "Mitchell's Rainforest Snail in Stotts Island Nature Reserve - critical habitat declaration". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
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