Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
SPREP; IUCN
Publication Year:
2013
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
32p. ; 29cm.
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Language
English
Record ID:
40558
Legacy PEIN ID:
80634
General Notes
Online only
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Invasive species - Information - Tonga
Introduced alien species - Data - Tonga - Oceania
Abstract
Situated between Fiji to the west and Samoa to the northeast, the Kingdom of Tonga (referred to as Tonga) is comprised of 171 scattered islands of which less than 50 are inhabited. The islands are mainly composed of limestone formed from uplifted coral. Current critical environmental concerns have arisen due to deforestation; damage to coral reefs and the introduction and spread of invasive alien species. Anthropogenic pressure has resulted in extensive modification of all ecosystems on the limestone islands of this group. Only uninhabited and steep volcanic islands still support large tracts of forest.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
SPREP; IUCN
Publication Year:
2013
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
32p. ; 29cm.
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Language
English
Record ID:
40558
Legacy PEIN ID:
80634
General Notes
Online only
Record Created: 17-Nov-2016
Record Modified: 09-Dec-2021