Cape Barren Island,east coast lagoons
- Country:Australia
- Site number:256
- Area:4,473 ha
- Designation date:16-11-1982
- Coordinates:40°22'S 148°24'E
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Overview
East Coast Cape Barren Island Lagoons (ECCBIL). 16/11/82; Tasmania; 4,473 ha; 40º22'S 148º23'E. Crown Land. The Site is a complex of shallow, saline lagoons among stretches of coastal dunes and beaches. It is still largely unaffected by direct human disturbances. It supports 13 threatened plant species, four of which are endemic to Tasmania. The site also supports nationally threatened ecological communities such as the Oyster Bay Pine (Callitris rhomboidea) forest and freshwater aquatic herbland. Locally significant numbers of many waterbird species use the area. Human activities consist of livestock grazing. Ramsar site no. 256. Most recent RIS information: 2014.
Administrative region:
Tasmania
- National legal designation:
- none
- Last publication date:01-01-2014
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Additional reports and documents
- A detailed Ecological Character Description (ECD)