Mussau Island
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Mussau Islandis the largest island ofSt Matthias Islands,Papua New Guinea,[1]at1°25′01″S149°37′59″E/ 1.417°S 149.633°E.It is part of theNew Ireland ProvinceofPapua New Guinea.The island is a notedbiodiversityhotspot with pristineprimevalrainforestcovering most of Mussau's hilly landscape. The island has over 243 endemic plant species as well as at least 47 native butterfly species.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Müller, Chris J. "Butterflies of Mussau Island (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)."A Rapid Biodiversity Survey of Papua New Guinea’s Manus and Mussau Islands(2015): 21.
- ^Venter, Fanie, and Arison Arihafa. "Plants of Mussau Island."A rapid biodiversity survey of Papua New Guinea’s Manus and Mussau Islands.Wildlife Conservation Society Papua New Guinea Program. Goroka, PNG (2015): 4-20.
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