Pacific Subtropical Islands (biogeographic region)
The Pacific Subtropical Islands (biogeographic region) is an interim biographic region of Australia (IBRA) and comprises Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island (both part of New South Wales). Its IBRA code is PSI.[1][2][3]
| IBRA regions and subregions: IBRA7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBRA region / subregion | IBRA code | Area | States | Location in Australia |
| Pacific Subtropical Islands | PSI | 5,817 hectares (14,370 acres) | NSW | |
| Lord Howe Island | PSI01 | 1,909 hectares (4,720 acres) | ||
| Norfolk Island | PSI02 | 3,908 hectares (9,660 acres) | ||
References
- Environment Australia. "Revision of the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) and Development of Version 5.1 - Summary Report". Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2007-01-31. Cite journal requires
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- "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) regions and codes". Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
Further reading
- Thackway, R and I D Cresswell (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, 1995. ISBN 0-642-21371-2
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