Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
The Smithsonian Institution
Publication Year:
1985
Publication Place
Washington USA
Physical Description:
42 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
French Polynesia
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
34687
Legacy PEIN ID:
74688
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Environmental survey - Mataiva atoll - French Polynesia
Natural resources - Survey - French Polynesia
Environmental concerns - Checklist - French Polynesia
Abstract
Mataiva Atoll, one of 84 in French Polynesia, is a small coral island at the western edge of the Tuamotu Archipelago. This atoll occupies a particular place among the French Polynesian atolls since the discovery beneath the lagoon sediments of deposits of phosphates soon to be exploited. In order to estimate the environmental effects of such exploitation and plan a management scheme, numerous studies have been carried out since 1978 by many scientific organizations: Antenne du Museum National et de l'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes en Polynesie Francaise, Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique d'Outre-Mer (ORSTOM), B.C. Research, Institut de Recherches Medicales Louis Malarde (IRMLM), Centre National pour l'Exploitation des Oceans (CNEXO) and Commissariat a I'Energie Atomique (CEA-LESE).
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
The Smithsonian Institution
Publication Year:
1985
Publication Place
Washington USA
Physical Description:
42 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
French Polynesia
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
34687
Legacy PEIN ID:
74688
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 14-May-2008
Record Modified: 23-Feb-2021