. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. Plate 9. The narrow belt of Cordia subcordata and Thespesia populrea growing on phosphatic sandstone in Hirondelle Bay on the north-east coast. At Hirondelle Point (left of picture) tall Casuarina are used for roosting by Frigate birds. On the beach is a mat of Ipomoea pes-caprae extending out from the Cordia/Thespesia belt. Note the beach driftwood, the remains of Suriana maritima and Tournefortia argentea killed by the sea during the annual erosion cycle. In the foreground is a Green Turtle Chelonia mydas ne
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. Plate 9. The narrow belt of Cordia subcordata and Thespesia populrea growing on phosphatic sandstone in Hirondelle Bay on the north-east coast. At Hirondelle Point (left of picture) tall Casuarina are used for roosting by Frigate birds. On the beach is a mat of Ipomoea pes-caprae extending out from the Cordia/Thespesia belt. Note the beach driftwood, the remains of Suriana maritima and Tournefortia argentea killed by the sea during the annual erosion cycle. In the foreground is a Green Turtle Chelonia mydas Plate 10. Cocos nucifera interspersed with wild Carica papaya and Phyllanthus casticum growing on phosphatic sandstone near the east coast, September 1973. Note that the Carica and Phyllanthus are leafless, the trees having been defoliated during the south-east 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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