PI. 39. Inner edge of lagoon. South Island, 1988. Cocos is progressively shading out the beach scrub with Suriana maritima. 



PI. 40. Inner edge of lagoon. South Island, 1965, taken from approximately the same location as Plate 39. Note the greater extent of sand 

 and Suriana coverage above high water than today, due to less encroachment and shading by the palms. 



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