. 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 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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