Curtin University Homepage
  • Library
  • Help
    • Admin

    espace - Curtin’s institutional repository

    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
    View Item 
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item

    Botanical Diversity at Savura, a Lowland Rain Forest Site along the PABITRA Gateway Transect, Viti Levu, Fiji

    171253_44809_Botanical Diversity at Savura.pdf (262.8Kb)
    Access Status
    Open access
    Authors
    Keppel, Gunnar
    Cawani Navuso, J.
    Naikatini, A.
    Thomas, N.
    Rounds, I.
    Osbourne, T.
    Batinamu, N.
    Senivasa, E.
    Date
    2005
    Type
    Journal Article
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Citation
    Keppel, Gunnar and Cawani Navuso, Jone and Naikatini, A. and Thomas, Nunia T. and Rounds, Isaac and Osbourne, Tamara and Batinamu, Nemani and Senivasa, Eliki. 2005. Botanical Diversity at Savura, a Lowland Rain Forest Site along the PABITRA Gateway Transect, Viti Levu, Fiji1. Pacific Science. 59 (2): pp. 175-191.
    Source Title
    Pacific Science
    DOI
    10.1353/psc.2005.0021
    ISSN
    0030-8870
    School
    Department of Environment and Agriculture
    Remarks

    Copyright © 2005 University of Hawaii Press

    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28117
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Savura is one of the seven focal sites of the Pacific-Asia Biodiversity Transect (PABITRA) Gateway Transect in Fiji. The site is composed of tropical lowland rain forest located in south-eastern Viti Levu and consists of two adjacent watershed reserves, the Savura Forest Reserve and the Vago Forest Reserve. A total of 560 indigenous species (52% endemic) of vascular plants is recorded for this focal site. Savura has been chosen for the establishment of a large permanent plot of 12 ha following the methods proposed by the Centre of Tropical Forest Science (CTFS). This involves the recording of name, diameter at breast height (DBH), and precise location of every tree with 1 cm or more DBH. A total of 5,494 individuals with a total basal area of 2,752 m2 was recorded in the first 6,000 m2 of this CTFS/PABITRA permanent plot. The Myristicaceae (species of the genus Myristica) was the dominant family in numbers of individuals (14.4%) and basal area (35.6%). Tree ferns (Cyatheaceae[8.2% of individuals, 14.6% basal area]) and the Clusiaceae (8.6% of individuals,12.8% basal area) are other major components. After this initial census, subsequent censuses will be carried out every 5 yr and should give insights on spatial dynamics, recruitment and mortality, and long-term changes in populations of tree species.

    Related items

    Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    • Regeneration changes in tree species abundance, diversity and structure in logged and unlogged subtropical rainforest over a 36-year period
      Kariuki, M.; Kooyman, R.; Smith, R.; Wardell-Johnson, Grant; Vanclay, J. (2006)
      The long-term effects of logging treatments on rainforest regeneration are difficult to quantify due to compounding interactions with natural dynamics, site characteristics and tree species. The aim of this study was to ...
    • Assessing factors influencing the spatial distribution of species diversity in ground dwelling ant assemblages in lowland, wet forest of southwest Sri Lanka
      Gunawardene, Nihara R (2008)
      Tropical forests of the world are fast disappearing and there is a race to understand patterns of species distribution in space and time. Studying species distributions can provide better frameworks for conservation of ...
    • Plant communities of a semi-deciduous tropical rainforest in north-western Uganda: role of soil and anthropogenic factors
      Mucina, Ladislav; Mwavu, E.; Witkowski, E. (2008)
      Forest plant communities were described using two floristic data sets (accompanied by data on soil and former management practices) from the Budongo Forest Reserve (BFR), Uganda – a semi-deciduous tropical rainforest. The ...
    Advanced search

    Browse

    Communities & CollectionsIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument TypeThis CollectionIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument Type

    My Account

    Admin

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    Follow Curtin

    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 

    CRICOS Provider Code: 00301JABN: 99 143 842 569TEQSA: PRV12158

    Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy statement | Accessibility

    Curtin would like to pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our community by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which the Perth campus is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation; and on our Kalgoorlie campus, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields.