Green Island (Tasmania)

Green Island (Tasmania)

Green Island is a small island nature reserve with an area of 4.17 ha in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Betsey Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the entrance to the Derwent River. 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. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X]

Flora and fauna

The vegetation is dominated by "Acaena", bracken and thistles, with introduced grasses around the shoreline and some scattered "Correa" bushes. Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Little Penguin, 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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