Conservation status of forests and vertebrate communities in the Vava'u Island Group, Tonga

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-207

  Steadman, David W ^a   Franklin, Janet ^b   Drake, Donald R ^c   Freifeld, Holly B ^a   Bolick, Leslie A ^b   Smith, Darren S ^b   Motley, Timothy J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest succession; Small islands; Tonga; Vertebrate communities

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CONSERVATION STATUS; FOREST; HERPETOFAUNA; MAMMAL; PLANT COMMUNITY;

TONGA; VAVA'U ISLANDS;

AVES; COLUMBINA; GALLICOLUMBA STAIRI; MAMMALIA; SQUAMATA; UTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033501864     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc990191     Document Type: Article

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