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Systematics and ecology of the land crabs (Decapoda: Coenobitidae, Grapsidae and Gecarcinidae) of the Tokelau Islands, Central Pacific

 The Smithsonian Institution
 Land  Coastal and Marine  Biodiversity

The Tokelau Islands consist of three atolls (Atafu, Nukunonu and Fakaofo) approximately 500 km north of Western Samoa. Their numerous islets are formed mainly of coral sand and rubble with no standing freshwater. Sixty-one plant species have been recorded, 13 of these being introduced and 10 being adventives. There are three vegetation zones, the beach, the beach-crest, and the interior coconut/fern zone with the physiognomy of a humid tropical forest. Marine invertebrates have not been studied.

Notes on the verterbrate fauna of Tongareva atoll

 The Smithsonian Institution
 Land  Biodiversity

At the time of the POBSP visit, cats (Felis domestica), dogs

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