Furneaux (biogeographic region)
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Coordinates | 40°10′S 148°05′E / 40.167°S 148.083°ECoordinates: 40°10′S 148°05′E / 40.167°S 148.083°E | ||||||||||||||
Area | 538 km2 (207.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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Furneaux is an interim Australian bioregion that comprises the Furneaux Group of more than one hundred islands off the northeast coast of Tasmania, Australia comprising 537,543 hectares (1,328,300 acres).[1][2]
Furneaux Island, located at the eastern entrance to Bass Strait, is home to a range of native plants and animals, including the Furneaux burrowing crayfish, a threatened species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae, endemic to Australia.[3]
See also[]
- Ecoregions in Australia
- Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia
- Regions of Tasmania
References[]
- ^ "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of the Environment and Energy. Australian Government. 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia, Version 7" (PDF). Department of the Environment and Energy. Australian Government. 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Engaeus martigener: Doran, N. And Horwitz, P". 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T7737A12845688.en. Cite journal requires
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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 978-0-642-21371-6.
Categories:
- Biogeography of Tasmania
- IBRA regions
- Furneaux Group
- North East Tasmania
- Tasmania stubs