Tasmania's Offshore Islands

Tasmania's offshore islands: seabirds and other natural features is a book published by the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in 2001. The book is considered an essential measure of the state of Tasmania's islands, birds inhabiting them, and the condition of the islands.^[1][2][3] The main author was Nigel Brothers, a Hobart based biologist,^[4] the other contributors were Vanessa Halley, Helen Pryor, and David Pemberton.^[5][6]

The Tasmanian archipelago is made up of 334 islands. This book highlights the uniqueness and importance of 280, as significant breeding refuges and wealthy natural resources. Islands are documented with descriptions of topography, wildlife, vegetation and full-colour photographs."

— Publisher's website.^[7]

Tasmania's offshore islands: seabirds and other natural features

Author	Brothers, Nigel Pemberton, David Pryor, Helen Lucieer, Vanessa
Language	English
Genre	Non-fiction; Natural history
Published	Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Publication date	2001
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print
Pages	xii, 643
ISBN	072464816X
Dewey Decimal	639.97842/09946 598.177/09946
Includes appendices. Includes bibliographical references (p. 622-624) and indexes.

Coastal/Island groupings

Brothers, et al., choose to group the coastal regions and their associated islands in seven broad coastal regions:

• North west islands
• North coast islands
• North Bass Strait islands
• Furneaux islands
• North east islands
• East coast islands
• South and west coast islands

References

1. Pryor, Helen (2004). "Small Offshore Island Management Planning in Tasmania – a collaborative approach" (PDF). Coast to Coast. National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2005.{{cite conference}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. "Directory: Library Catalogue : H.L. White Library: Tasmania's offshore islands, seabirds and other natural features". Birds Australia. National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
3. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. "Chapter 9: Prioritisation of high conservation status offshore islands" (PDF). Ecosure. National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. Brothers, Nigel; Tasmania. Parks and Wildlife Service (1996), Catching fish, not birds : a guide to improving your longline fishing efficiency (Australian longline version ed.), Dept of Environment and Land Management, ISBN 978-0-7246-4282-3
5. "Nigel Brothers NG2085 [Records]". State Library of Tasmania. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
6. Pemberton, David (2001). "Island of islands [Tasmania's Offshore Islands: Seabirds and Other Natural Features (2001), compiled by Owen, David; Nigel Brothers; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen and Halley, Vanessa. Owen, David interviews co-author David Pemberton, a Hobart-based biologist.]". Island (85). Sandy Bay, Tasmania: 90–98. ISSN 1035-3127.
7. Brothers, Nigel (2001). Tasmania's offshore islands : seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. ISBN 978-0-7246-4816-0. as quoted in the National Library of Australia

External links

• Tasmania's Offshore Islands: Seabirds and Other Natural Features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery online bookshop entry.