In this coral atoll the coastal forest is low and tangled, dominated by trees and scrubs, including Pemphis acidula and Thespesia populnea which is associated species of mangrove forests.
Mueller-Dombois, D. and F. R. Fosberg. 1998. Vegetation of the tropical Pacific islands. Springer-Verlag, New York. 733 pp.
Year |
Area |
Source |
Trend |
Methodology/Comments |
1981 |
3 000 |
Tamate, M. 1993. Country Report. In: proceedings of Heads of Forestry Meeting 21-25 September 1992, Apia, Western Samoa. |
X |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. |
No major changes appear to have occurred in this country over the last twenty years.