Localisation
SPREP LIBRARY
Éditeur
SPREP; IUCN
Année de publication:
2013
Lieu de publication
Apia, Samoa
Description physique:
32p. ; 29cm.
Numéro d'appel
[EL]
Pays concernés
Tonga
Langue
English
Identifiant de dossier:
327
Ancien numéro d'identification PEIN:
80634
Notes générales
Online only
Disponible en ligne
Rubrique(s) thématique(s)
Invasive species - Information - Tonga
Introduced alien species - Data - Tonga - Oceania
Résumé
Situated between Fiji to the west and Samoa to the northeast, the Kingdom of Tonga (referred to as Tonga) is comprised of 171 scattered islands of which less than 50 are inhabited. The islands are mainly composed of limestone formed from uplifted coral. Current critical environmental concerns have arisen due to deforestation; damage to coral reefs and the introduction and spread of invasive alien species. Anthropogenic pressure has resulted in extensive modification of all ecosystems on the limestone islands of this group. Only uninhabited and steep volcanic islands still support large tracts of forest.
Espèces:
Localisation
SPREP LIBRARY
Éditeur
SPREP; IUCN
Année de publication:
2013
Lieu de publication
Apia, Samoa
Description physique:
32p. ; 29cm.
Numéro d'appel
[EL]
Pays concernés
Tonga
Langue
English
Identifiant de dossier:
327
Ancien numéro d'identification PEIN:
80634
Notes générales
Online only
Dossier créé: 17-Nov-2016
Dossier modifié: 19-Feb-2022