Rapid biodiversity assessment of key biodiversity areas: Falealupo peninsula coastal rainforest, central Savaii rainforest, and Uafato-Tiavea costal rainforest, Samoa

Abstract

A Biological Rapid Assessment Program (BIORAP) was conducted from July 16 to August 3, 2016 in three Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Samoa: the Central Savai’i Rainforest KBA, and the Falealupo Peninsula Coastal Rainforest KBA on Savaii; and the Uafato-Tiavea Coastal Rainforest KBA on Upolu. A literature review of biodiversity information was also conducted on a fourth site - the Apia Catchments KBA