TABLE 14 



Species diversity in Pisonia forests of decreasing maturity. Caroline Atoll. Motus are 

 arranged according to the degree of coverage of their constituent Pisonia trees; within 



these groupings.the motu order is dependent upon the total number of plant species 



within this same habitat. Note that there is an inverse relationship between the purilv <<\ 



the true Pisonia forest and species diversity. 



South Island not included, as its Pisonia is too rare and fragmented. 



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