. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 48 800. >- cc Q o y= 202+ 0-21734x 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 mm SUM OF ANNUAL RAINFALL FOR PRECEEDING TWO YEARS Figure 24. Relationship between rainfall and copra production at Kiritimati [Christmas Island], Line Islands (From Jenkin and Foale 1968). hurricane magnitude and frequency and the life-cycles of island plants. And as demonstrated by the response of the Christmas Island seabird populations to the 1982-1983 El Nino event, perturbations in climate and vegetation are transmitted through other compone
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 48 800. >- cc Q o y= 202+ 0-21734x 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 mm SUM OF ANNUAL RAINFALL FOR PRECEEDING TWO YEARS Figure 24. Relationship between rainfall and copra production at Kiritimati [Christmas Island], Line Islands (From Jenkin and Foale 1968). hurricane magnitude and frequency and the life-cycles of island plants. And as demonstrated by the response of the Christmas Island seabird populations to the 1982-1983 El Nino event, perturbations in climate and vegetation are transmitted through other components of the island ecosystem. The data also suggest substantial constraints on agricultural activities. Jenkin and Foale (1968) have shown a relationship between copra production and the aggregate rainfall of the two previous years at Kiritimati (Line Islands) (Figure 24), and in Trinidad Smith (1966) has shown that there is an even closer relationship between copra yield and the rainfall of the dry season of the two previous years (Figure 25). Such relationships have been observed at many tropical stations ( Patel and Anandan 1936), not only for copra but also for sugar (Smith 1962; Chang et al. 1963; Oguntoyinbo 1966). There is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Press; National Research Council (U. S. ). Pacific Science Board; Smithsonian Institution; National Museum of Natural History (U. S. ); United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. Washington, D. C. : [Smithsonian Press]
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