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Tabular data relating to three papers in
Phil, Trans. R. Soc. bond. B, vol. 286
W. Speculations on seed dispersal and the flora of the Aldabra archipelago
By G. E. Wickens
F. A twelve month study of insect abundance and composition at various localities on Aldabra Atoll
By Dawn W. Frith
H.Numbers of plant species on the islands of Aldabra Atoll
By Sarah H. H natiuk
wTables 1 and 2 of paper entitled
Speculations on seed dispersal and the flora of the Aldabra archipelago
By G. E. Wickf.ns
in Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B, vol. 286
TABLE 1 . CHECK LIST OF THE TERRESTRIAL FLORA: ITS DISTRIBUTION, MODE OF
DISPERSAL AND STATUS. Nomenclature fo llow s th a t accep ted fo r
'The F lo ra o f Ald&bra and N eighbouring I s la n d s ' by F .R . Fosberg
& S.A . Renvoize ( in p r e s s ) .
A id. - A ldabra A st. - Astove
Ass. - Assumption Sey. - S e y c h e lle s
Cos. - Cosmoledo A fr. - A frica
Mad. - Madagascar
Masc. - M ascarenes
t deno tes no lo n g e r e x tan t
d i s t r ib u t io n
x
1 .
2 .
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.9.
10.11.1 2 .
13.
14.
15.
16 .
17.
Acrostichum aureum
N ephrolepis b is e r r a ta
Annona squamosa
C issam pelos p a re ira v a r . h i r s u ta
B ra ss ica n ig ra
C apparis c a r t i la g in e a
Cleome s tr ig o s a
G ynandropsis gynardra
Maerua t r i p h y l l a v a r. pubescens
F la c o u r t ia ram ontchii v a r . re n v o iz e i
Ludia m auri.tiana
P o rtu la ca m a u ritie n s is v a r* -a ld a b re n s is
" " v a r . g ru b b ii
" o le ra ce a v a r . o le ra c e a
" M v a r . d e l ic a tu la
" " v a r . g r a n u la to - s te l lu la t a
Calophyllum inophyllum v a r . takamaka
p a n tro p ic a l
p a n tro p ic a l
p a n tro p ic a l
p a la e o tro p ic a l
cosm opolitan
p a la e o tro p ic a l
A fr.-M asc.
p a n tro p ic a l
A fr.-M asc.
A id ., A st.
A fr.-M ad.
A id ., A ss.
Cosmoledo
p a n tro p ic a l
A ldabra
p a n tro p ic a l
W. In d ian Ocean
dispersal
propagule
x)a•H
•o0)4)90
b ird s
ctnft)■Pc•H
Cud>4->Xo e s ta tu s
spore + n a tiv e
spore n a tiv e
seed + in tro d u ced , c u lt
drupe + n a tiv e
seed + in tro d u ced , c u lt
6eed ? n a tiv e
seed ? ? n a tiv e , s trand
seed + in tro d u ced , weed
b e rry ? n a tiv e
b erry + endemic
b e rry ? n a tiv e
seed ? ? endemic
seed ? ? endemic
seed + + + ? n a tiv e
seed ? ? endemic
seed 0 ? ? n a tiv e
drupe + + endemic, s tran d
distribution
18. A butilon angulatum Afr.-M ad.
19- A butilon fru ticosum p a la e o tro p ic a l
20. A butilon pannosura p a la e o tro p ic a l
21. Gossypiura h irsu tum p a n tro p ic a l
22. H ib iscus abelraoschus p a n tro p ic a l
23. H ibiscus t i l i a c e u s p a n tro p ic a l
24. Sida acu ta p a n tro p ic a l
25. Sida p a rv i f lo r a Ind ian Ocean
26. Sida rh o m b ifo lia p a n tro p ic a l
27. T hespesia populnea p a n tro p ic a l
28. T hespesia populneo ides In d o -P a c if ic
29. Corchorus a es tu a n s p a n tro p ic a l
30. Grewia a ld a b re n s is A ldabra
31. Grewia s a l i c i f o l i a A id ., Cos.
32. T riu m fe tta procumbens In d o -P a c if ic
33. Erythroxylum acranthum A id ., A ss ., Cos
34. T rib u lu s c is to id e s p a n tro p ic a l
dispersal
b ird s
§E 1u
propaguleu1•H* se
ec
wa
•HX4> m
an s ta tu s
seed + in tro d u ced , weed
seed + in tro d u ced , weed
seed + in tro d u ced , weed
seed + in tro d u ced , c u l t
seed + in tro d u ced , c u l t
seed + n a tiv e , s tra n d
seed + in tro d u ced , weed
seed ? ? n a tiv e
seed ♦ in tro d u ced , weed
seed + n a tiv e , s tra n d
seed + n a tiv e , lagoon
seed ♦ in tro d u ced , weed
drupe ? endemic
drup ? endemic
drupe + + n a tiv e , s tra n d
drupe ? endemic
m ericarp -4 in tro d u ced , weed
d is t r ib u t io n
35« O x a lis
36. C itru s B\xrant,t
7. S .uriana maritime
V . Ochna c i l i a t a
39- M alleactrum le ro y i
4t X ylocarm is granatum
41. X vlocarpus m oluccens:s
4? . hoo iyt«» d im id ia ta
43» Maytenus ser.ega lenei6
44. Mystroxylo;n * t r iopicuir.
45* C o lu b rin a a s i a t i c a
46. Gouania scandens
47• S c u tia m yrtina
48. A llophylus ild ab ricu s
49* Dodonaea v isco s
50. M acphersonia h ild e rb ra n
5 1 . O p ercu lica ry a g m e ra
?
p a n tro p ic a l
^ a n tro p ic a l
Madagascar
A ldabra
In d o -P a c if ic
Jn d o -P a c if ic
p a la e o tro p ic a l
p a la e o tro p ic a l
A fr.-M ad.
In d o -P a c if ic
Afr.-W . In d . Ocean
A fr.-M ad.
A id .f A ss. O os.f Ast
p a n tro p ic a l
A fr.-M ad.
Madagascar
b ird s
dispersal
propagule
-oB•H*
TJ0)aCO i s ta tu s
? 6eed
se e d /p la n t
nucule +
d ru p e le t
drupe
seed ♦
seed +
drupe
seed
drupe
seed +
m ericarp +
samara + +
drupe
drupe n a tiv e
dispersal
d is t r ib u t io n propagule
52. Moringa o le i f e r a p a n tro p ic a l ? seed
53. C ae sa lp in ia bonduc p a n tro p ic a l seed
54. C ass ia a ld a b re n s is A id ., A ss. seed
53. C ass ia o c c id e n ta l is p a n tro p ic a l seed
36 . D elonix re g ia Madagascar seed
57. Tamarindus in d ic a p a la e o tro p ic seed
58. C a ilia n d ra a l te rn a n s Madagascar ? seed
59• D ich rostachys m icrocephala Madagascar seed
60. Abrus p re c a to r iu s su b sp . a f r ic a n u s A fr.-W . In d . 0 c . seed
61. C anavalia ro sea p a n tro p ic a l seed
62 . C l i t o r i s te rn a te a
63 . C ro ta la r ia lab u rn o id es v a r . lab u rn o id es
64. E ry th rin a v a r ie g a ta
65 . In d ig o fe ra sp .
6 6 . Sophora tom erto sa
67 . T ephrosia pum ila v a r . a ld a b re n s is
68. Terammus l a b i a l i s subsp . a ra b icu s
T3c*
c•3
b ird s
1(40)vc•rl
?
+
?
?
?
•acu«)-pX4> s ta tu s
/
n a tiv e
n a tiv e , s tra n d
n a tiv e
? ? introduced, weed
d i s t r ib u t io n
6 9 . Vigna m arina
70. Vigna u n g u ic u la ta
71 . B rex ia m ad ag ascarien sis
/ 72 . B rugu iera gym norrhiza
73. C assip o u rea th o m a sse tii
74 . C erio p s ta g a l
75 . R hizophora m ucronata
7 6 . Lum nitzera racemosa
77 . T e rm in a lia b o iv in i i
78 . T e rm in a lia catappa
79. Eugenia e l l i p t i c a v a r . le v in e r v is
80. Pemphis a c id u la
81. S o n n e ra tia a lb a
82. T u rn ers u lm ifo lia
8 3 . P a s s i f lo r a fo e t id a v a r . h is p id a
84. P a s s i f lo r a suberosa
8 5 . C a rica papaya
86. Cucumis an g u ria
p a n tro p ic a l
p a n tro p ic a i
A fr.-M ad.
In d o -P a c if ic
Aldafcra
In d o -P a c if ic
In d o -P a c if ic
In d o -P a c if ic
A fr.-M ad.
p a la e o tro p ic a l
A ldabra
In d o -P a c if ic
In d o -P a c if ic
p a u tro p ic a l
p a n tro p ic a l
p a n tro p ic a
p a n tro p ic a l
t r o p . A fr ic a
dispersal
propagule"Oa•H>
«©CO
b i r d s
s ta tu s
seed ♦
seed
f r u i t +
se e d lin g *
seed ?
se e d lin g ♦
se e d lin g +
pseudocarp +
drupe 4
drupe ♦
b e rry ?
seed +
b e rry ♦
seed
seed ♦
seed ♦
seed
seed
n a t iv e , s tra n d
♦ in tro d u c e d , c u l t ,
n a t iv e , s tra n d
n a t iv e , lagoon
endemic
n a t iv e , lagoon
n a t iv e , lagoon
n a t iv e , lagoon
n a tiv e
? ? n a t iv e , s tra n d
endemic
♦ n a t iv e , s tra n d
n a t iv e , lagoon
♦ in tro d u ce d , weed
+ in tro d u c e d , c u l t .
+ in tro d u c e d , c u l t .
+ in tro d u ce d , c u l t .
+ in tro d u c e d , c u l t .
distribution
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
100. 101. 102. 103.
Cucumis melo
C u cu rb its moschata
L agenaria s i c e r a r i a
Momordica c h a ra n tia
Peponium s u b l i to r a le
T rich o san th es cucumerina
Sesuvium p o rtu lacas tru m
Trianthem a p o rtu lacas tru m
Mollugo n u d ic a u lis
Mollugo o p p o s i t i f o l ia
Canthium b ib rac tea tum
G u etta rd a sp ec io sa
H edyotis c o r a l l ic o la
H edyotis l a n c i f o l i a v a r . b rev ip es
H edyotis p r o l i f e r a
P o ly sp h aeria m u lt i f lo r a
P sy ch o tria p e r v i l l e i
Tarenra s u p r a - a x i l l a r i s
p a la e o tro p ic a l
p a n tro p ic a l
p a n tro p ic a l
p a n tro p ic a l
A ldabra
p a lae o t r r-oic a l
p a n tro p ic a l
p a n tro p ic a l
p a n tro p ic a l
p a n tro p ic a l
A fr.-M ad.
In d o -P a c if ic
C o s., A st.
t r o p . A frica
A id ., A ss.
Afr.-M ad.
Ind.-O cean
104 A ldabra
dispersalb ird s
1 1
fl aj -m c, h o « x 3propagule * 0 -h <u s s ta tu s
seed ? ? ? n a tiv e
seed + in tro d u ced , c u l t .
seed + in tro d u ced , c u l t .
seed + + in tro d u ced , c u l t .
seed ? ? endemic, s tra n d
seed + + in tro d u ced , c u l t .
s e e d /p la n t + + n a tiv e , lagoon
capsu le + ? ? n a tiv e
seed + in tro d u ced , weed
seed ? n a tiv e
drupe 0 n a tiv e
drupe + n a tiv e , s tran d
seed ? endemic
seed ? ? in tro d u ced , weed
seed ? endemic
drupe ? n a tiv e
drupe ? n a tiv e
drupe ? endemic
distribution
105. Tarenna tr ic h a n th a Afr.-M ad.
106. Tarenna v e rd c o u rtia n a A id .-A ss.
107. T r ia in o le p is f r y e r i A id. y Ass. 1 vOi
108. T r ic a ly s ia sonderana A fr.-M ad.
109. Bidens p i lo s e p a n tro p ic a l
110. Launaea in ty b acea p a n tro p ic a l
111. Launaea sarm entosa In d o -P a c if ic
112. M elanthera b i f lo r a In d o -P a c if ic
113- S y n ed re lla n o d if lo ra p a n tro p ic a l
114. T ridax procumbens p a n tro p ic a l
115. Vernonia c in e re a p a n tro p ic a l
116. Vernonia g ran d is Madagascar
117. Scaevola taccad a In d o -P a c if ic
118• Plumbago ap h y lla A fr.-M ad.
119. S ideroxylon inerme subsp . c ry p to p h leb ia A id• ̂ A ss•1 Cos•9 A st«
120. Jasminum e leg an s Madagascar
121. Azima te tr a c a n th a p a la e o tro p ic a l
122. Salvadora a n g u s t i fo l ia v a r . a n g u s t i fo l ia Madagascar
dispersalb ird s
1 1t 3 ft) ft) C<8 *> 4*C
propagule '5 to * § s ta tu s
drupe ? n a tiv e
drupe 4 endemic
drupe ♦ endemic
drupe 4 n a tiv e
cypse la 4 in tro d u ced , weed
cypsela 4 4 in tro d u ced , weed
cypsela 4 n a tiv e , s tra n d
cy p se la 4 n a tiv e , s tran d
cypse la 4 in tro d u ced , weed
cy p se la 4 4 in tro d u ced , weed
cypsela 4 in tro d u ced , weed
cy p se la ? n a tiv e
drupe 4 4 n a tiv e , s tra n d
an thoca lp 4 4 ? n a tiv e
b erry 4 endemic
drupe 0 n a tiv e
b erry ? n a tiv e
drupe ? ? ? n a tiv e
distribution
123. C a r is sa e d u lis p a la e o tro p ic a l
12^ . C atharan thus roseus p a n tro p ic a l
125. Pandaca m au ritian a M ascarenes
126. P en to p e tia a n d ro s a e rn ifo l ia Madagascar
127. P leu roste lm a cernuum A fr.-M ad.
128. Sarcosterama v im inale A fr.-M ad.
129. Secamone f r y e r i A id ., A ss ., Ast
130. Tylophora in d ic a t ro p . A sia
131. C ordia subcordata In d o -P a c if ic
132. E h re tia corymbosa A fr.-M ad.
133. T o u rn e fo rtia a rg en tea In d o -P a c if ic
134. Evolvulus a ls in o id e s p a n tro p ic a l
135. Ipomoea b a ta ta s p a n tro p ic a l
136. Ipomoea raacrantha p a n tro p ic a l
137. Ipomoea obscura p a la e o tro p ic a l
138. Ipomoea pes-cap rae subsp . b r a s i l i e n s i s p a n tro p ic a l
139. Capsicum annuutm p a n tro p ic a l
140. Capsicum fru te sc e n s p a n tro p ic a l
dispersal
propagule
b i r d s
1 1
wil
d 05S
u u4) O
•P -Pa x
•H 4) status
b e rry
seed
seed
seed
seed
seed
seed
seed
drupe
drupe
drupe
seed
tu b e r
seed
seed
seed
seed
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
+
?
+
+
?
♦
n a tiv e
+ in tro d u ced , c u l t ,
n a tiv e
♦ ? in tro d u ced , c u l t ,
n a tiv e
n a tiv e
endemic
n a tiv e
n a tiv e , s tran d■ o f '
n a tiv e
n a tiv e , s tra n d
? ? in tro d u ced , weed
+ in tro d u ced , c u l t ,
n a tiv e , s tra n d
n a tiv e , s tran d
n a tiv e , 6tran d
♦ in tro d u ced , c u l t .
+ introduced, cult.seed
dispersalb ird s
1£ !'Tj wrl +J
WK 1
d is t r ib u t io n propagule•H ® C* (0 -H <D S
141. D atura m etel p a la e o tro p ic a l seed +
142. N ico tian s tabacum p a n tro p ic a l seed +
143. Solanum indicum v a r . a ld ab rense A ldabra b e rry ♦
144. Solanum lycopersicum cosm opolitan seed ? ♦
145. Solanum melongena cosm opolitan seed ♦
146. Solanum nigrum v a r . americanum p a n tro p ic a l b e rry ♦ +
147. Bacopa m onnieri p a n tro p ic a l seed ?
148. Bryodes m icran tha Madagascar-M asc. seed ?
149• S tr ig a a s i a t i c a p a la e o tro p ic a l seed ♦
150. Tabebuia p a l l id a p a n tro p ic a l seed +
151. A sy sta s ia g a n g e tic a p a la e o tro p ic a l seed ?
152. B a r le r ia d e c a isn ia n a Madagascar seed ? +
153. Hypoestes a ld a b re n s is A id ., A ss ., C o s., A s t . seed ?
154. J u s t i c i a procumbens tr o p . A sia, Ind.O cean seed ?
155. R u e llia monanthos Madagascar seed ?
156. A vicennia m arina In d o -P a c if ic see d lin g ♦
157. Clerodendrum glabrum v a r . m inu tiflo rum A id ., A ss ., C o s., A s t. drupe ?
158. Congea g r i f f i t h i a n a t r o p . Asia drupe +
1
s ta tu s
in tro d u ced , c u l t ,
in tro d u ced , c u l t ,
endemic
in tro d u ced , c u l t ,
in tro d u ced , c u l t .
? in tro d u ce d , weed
n a tiv e
n a tiv e
in tro d u ce d , weed
in tro d u ced , c u l t ,
n a tiv e
in tro d u ced , weed
endemic
n a tiv e
n a tiv e
n a tiv e , lagoon
endemic
introduced, cult.
distribution
159 • Lantana camara v a r . a c u le a ta perntropiceil
160. Premna o b tu s i f o l ia In d o -P a c if ic
161. S ta c h y ta rp h e ta ja m a ice n s is p a n tro p ic a l
162. S ta c h y ta rp h e ta u r t i c i f o l i a p a n tro p ic a l
163. Nesogenes d u p o n tii A id . , A s s . , Cos
164. L eo n o tis n e p e t i f o l ia p a n tro p ic a l
165. Ocimum b as iiicu m p a n tro p ic a l
166. Ocimum canuis p a n tro p ic a l
167. Ocimura g ra tissim um p a n tro p ic a l
168. Ocimum sanctum p a n tro p ic a l
I 69. B oerhav ia a f r ic a n a p a la e o tro p ic a l
170. B oerhav ia c r i s p i f o l i a A ldabra
171. B oerhavia repens v a r . m a r is - in d ic i A ldabra
172. M ir a b i l i s ja la p a p a n tro p ic a l
173» P iso n ia a c u le a ta p a n tro p ic a l
174. P iso n ia g ra n d is In d o -P a c if ic
175* A chyranthes a sp e ra v a r . f r u t ic o s a p a n tro p ic a l
176. " " v a r . v e lu t in a In d o -P a c if ic
d is p e r s a lb ird s
propagule status
A s t.
drupe
drupe
n u t le t
n u t le t
drupe
n u t le t
n u t le t
n u t le t
n u t le t
n u t le t
an th o carp
an th o carp
an th o carp
an th o carp
an th o carp
an th o carp
u t r i c l e
u t r i c l e
♦
♦
?
+
+
+
+
*
♦ in tro d u c e d ,• c u l t .
n a t iv e
♦ in tro d u c e d , weed
♦ in tro d u c e d , weed
endemic
♦ in tro d u ce d
♦ in tro d u c e d , c u l t .
+ in tro d u c e d , c u l t .
+ in tro d u c e d , c u l t .
+ in tro d u c e d , c u l t .
? ? in tro d u ced
endemic
endemic
+ in tro d u c e d , c u l t
n a t iv e
n a t iv e , s tra n d
? n a tiv e
? n a t iv e
distribution
177. A lte rn a n th e ra pungens p a n tro p ic a l
178. Amaranthus dubius p a n tro p ic a l
179. Amaranthus v i r i d i s p a n tro p ic a l
180. D eering ia polysperm a t r o p . A sia
181. L agrezia o ligom ero ides A id ., A ss ., Cos
182. Arthrocnemum pachystachyum A fr.-M ad.
I83. C assytha f i l i f o r m is p a n tro p ic a l
184. H ernandia nym phaeifo lia p a n tro p ic a l
185. B ak e re lla c la v a ta Madagascar
186. Viscum tr i f lo ru m W. In d . Ocean
OO
-O • Acalypha c lao x y lo id e s A id ., A ss ., Cos
188. Acalypha in d ic a p a la e o tro p ic a l
189. Euphorbia h i r t a p a n tro p ic a l
190. Euphorbia in d ic a v a r . pubescens In d ian Ocean
191. Euphorbia m erto n ii A ldabra
192. Euphorbia p r o s t r a ta p a n tro p ic a l
193. Euphorbia p y r i f o l i a W. In d . Ocean
dispersal
propagule status
Sey.
A st.
u t r i c l e
u t r i c l e
u t r i c l e
drupe ?
u t r i c l e ?
u t r i c l e ♦
drupe + 4
nut ?
b e rry 4
b e rry 4
seed 4
cocc i
co cc i
co cc i ?
co cc i ?
co cc i
co cc i ?
♦ in tro d u ced , weed
♦ in tro d u ced , weed
♦ in tro d u ced , weed
n a tiv e
endemic
n a tiv e , ? lagoon
n a tiv e
? n a tiv e , s tra n d
n a tiv e
n a tiv e
endemic
+ in tro d u ced , weed
♦ in tro d u ced , weed
? ? in tro d u ced , weed
endemic
♦ in tro d u ced , weed
n a tiv e
distribution
194. Euphorbia s to d d a r t i i
195* M a rg a r i ta r ia anomala v a r . ch e lo n ip h o rb e
196. P e d ila n th u s ti th y m a lo id e s
197. P h y llan th u s amarus
198. P h y llan th u s casticum
199* P h y llan th u s m ad erasp a ten sis v a r . f r a z i e r i
200. P h y llan th u s rackenzei
201. R ic in u s communis
202. L ap o rtea a es tu a n s
203. O betia f i c i f o l i a
204. F icu s a v i- a v i
205. F icu s nautarum
206. F icu s r e f le x a
207. M a il la rd ia pendula
208. C asu arin a e q u i s e t i f o l i a
209. Acampe r ig id a
210. Angraecum eburneum
211. H edero rk is s e y c h e lle n s is
A id ., A ss ., C o s ., A st.
A id . , Cos. , A s t .
p a n tro p ic a l
p a n tro p ic a l
Mad.-Masc
A id ., A st.
A id . , C os«
p a n tro p ic a l
p a n tro p ic a l
M ascarenes
W. In d . Ocean
W. In d . Ocean
Mad.-W. In d . Ocean
A ldabra
In d o -P a c if ic
p a la e o tro p ic a l
Mad.-Masc.
A la ., S e y c h e lle s
dispersalb ird s
> ** 1 1propagule win
e
sea w
Vc i i s t a t u s
co cc i endemic
co cc i ? endemic
m ericarp ♦ in tro d u ce d , c u l t
co cc i ? 4* in tro d u c e d , weed
regna
co cc i
♦
?
n a tiv e
endemic
co cc i ? endemic
co cc i ♦ ? ♦ in tro d u c e d , c u l t
achene ? n a tiv e
achene + n a tiv e
f i g . ? n a tiv e
f i g . ♦ n a tiv e
f i g . ? n a tiv e
drupe ♦ endemic
seed ♦ + ♦ ? n a t iv e , s tra n d
seed ? n a tiv e
seed ? n a tiv e
seed ? n a tiv e tV
distribution
212. Musa sp . p a n tro p ic a l
213. D ioscorea b em arivensis M adagascar
214. Agave s is a la n a p a n tro p ic a l
215. A sparagus u m b e llu la tu s M ascarenes
216. D racaena r e f le x a v a r . a n g u s t i io l i a Mad.-Masc.
217. Lomatophyllum a ld ab ren se A id . f A ss. , Ast
218 . Commelina b en g h a len s is p a n tro p ic a l
219. Cocos n u c ife ra p a n tro p ic a l
220. Lodoicea m ald iv ica S e y c h e lle s
221. Phoenix d a c ty l i f e r a p a n tro p ic a l
222. Pandanus a ld a b ra e n s is A ldabra
223. Pandanus te c to r iu s In d o -P a c if ic
224. N ajas grarainea p a la e o tro p ic a l
225. B u lb o s ty lis b a s a l i s A ldabra
226 . B u lb o s ty lis h i r t a p a n tro p ic a l
227. Cyperus a rom aticus v a r . e la tu s A fr.-M ad.
228 . Cyperus b ig ib b o su s A ldabra
229. Cyperus bu lbosus p a la e o tro p ic a l
dispersalb ird s
■a *3a ct , t ,
•O H Ha> a>propagule
H
3CO V -P$ a xCO -H 0) status
c u t t in g s + in tro d u ced , c u l t , t
seed + n a tiv e
b u lb i l s in tro d u ce d , c u l t .
b e rry ♦ n a tiv e
b e rry ? n a tiv e
b e rry + endemic
seed /stem ? ? + in tro d u ce d , weed
drupe + + n a t iv e , s tra n d
drupe + + in tro d u ce d , c u l t . t
drupe ? + in tro d u ce d , c u l t .
phalange + endemic
phalange 4- n a t iv e , s tra n d
n u t l e t + n a tiv e
achene ? endemic
achene ? n a tiv e
achene ? n a tiv e
achene ? endemic
achene 0 ? in tro d u ce d , weed
distribution
230. Cyperus conglom eratus
231* Cyperus d u b ius
232. Cyperus l i g u l a r i s
233. Cyperus n iv eu s v a r . leu co cep h a lu s
234. Cyperus pum ilus
235* F im b r is ty l is cymosa
236. F i r a b r is ty l is fe r ru g in e a
237• Bambusa v u lg a r is
236* Cenchrus e c n in a tu s
239* Cymbopogon c i t r a t u s
240. D acty locten ium c ten o id es
241. D acty locten ium pilosum
242. D aknopholis b o iv in i i
243. D ig i ta r ia h o r iz o n ta l i s
244. D ig i ta r ia s e t ig e r a
245. E leu s in e in d ic a su b sp . in d ic a
246. Enteropogon s e c h e l le n s is
247* E r a g r o s t is decurabens
A fr.-M ad.
A id ., A ss ., C o s ., A st.
dispersal
propagule status
achene ? n a t iv e , s tra n d
achene ? n a tiv e
achene ? n a tiv e
achene + n a tiv e
achene ? n a tiv e
achene ? n a tiv e
achene ? n a tiv e
clone + in tro d u c e d , c u l t
b u rr ? + in tro d u c e d , weed
s p ik e le t in tro d u c e d , c u l t
f l o r e t ? ? n a t iv e , s tra n d
f lo r e t ? n a tiv e
f l o r e t ? ? n a t iv e , s tra n d
s p ik e le t ♦ + in tro d u c e d , weed
s p ik e le t ♦ + in tr o d u c e c , weed
f lo r e t + in tro d u c e d , weed
s p ik e le t ? ? n a t iv e , s tra n d
ca ry o p s is ? endemic
d is t r ib u t io n
248.
249.
250.
251.
252.
253.
254.
255.
256.
257.
258.
259.
260. 261 .
262.
263.
264.
265.
E ra g ro s t is subaequiglum is
E rio ch lo a meyerana
E rio ch lo a s u b u life ra
Ischaemum rugosum
L epturus repens
Panicum a ld ab ren se
Panicum afisum ptionis
Panicum maximum
Panicum v o e ltzk o w ii
Paspalum d istichum
Pennisetum p o ly s tach io n
S c le ro d ac ty lo n macrostachyum
Sporobolus a ld a b re n s is
Sporobolus testudinum
Sporobolus v irg in ic u s
Aldr.br a
A ldabra
p a n tro p ic a l
Stenotaphrum clavigerum
Stenotaphrun raicrant.hum
Zea mays
A id• , A ss.
In d o -P a c if ic
p a n tro p ic a l
b ird s
, 1 propaguletd0)
0)<pa•H
c a ry o p s is ?
s p ik e le t ?
s p ik e le t ?
s p ik e le t ?
s p ik e le t ♦ ♦
s p ik e le t ?
s p ik e le t ?
see d /c lo n e
s p ik e le t ?
s p ik e le t +
s p ik e ;e t
f l o r e t ♦
seed
seed
f l o r e t ♦
s p ik e le t ♦
s p ik e le t ♦
c a ry o p s is
1I os ta tu s
endemic
n a tiv e
n a tiv e
n a tiv e
n a tiv e , s tra n d
endemic
endemic
+ in tro d u ced , c u l t
n a tiv e
♦ n a t iv e , s tra n d
+ in tro d u ced , weed
n a t iv e , s tran d
? endemic
? endemic
+ n a tiv e , s tran d
endemic
n a tiv e , 6 trand
+ in tro d u ced , c u l t
TA BLE 2 . ENDEMIC TAXA OF THE INDIAN
endemic tax a
10 . F la c o u r t ia ram o n tch ii L’H e r i t . v a r . re n v o iz e i F osberg
1 2 . P o r tu la c a m a u r i t ie n s is P o e l ln . v a r . a ld a b re n s is F o sb erg
12* P o r tu la c a m a u r i t ie n s is P o e l ln . v a r . g ru b b ii Fosberg
15 . P o r tu la c a o le ra c e a L.v a r . d e l i c a tu la F osberg
17 . C alophyllum inophyllum L.v a r . takamaka F osberg
30. Grewia a ld a b re n s is Baker
31 . Grewia s a l i c i f o l i a S ch in z
33* E ry th ro x y lo n acranthum H ensley
39* M alleastrum le r o y i F osberg4 8 . A llo p h y lu s a ld a b r ic u s R ad ik .
54 . C a ss ia a ld a b re n s is Hemsley
59- D ich ro s tach y s m ic rccep h a ia Renv.
7 ? . C ass ip o u rea th o m a s s f t i i (Hem sley) A lsto n
79* Eugenia e l l i p t i c a Lam.v a r . le v in e r v is F osberg
9 1 . Peponium s u b l i to r a le J e f f r e y &Page
99* H ed y o tis c o r a l l i c o l a F o sb erg
101. H ed yo tis p r o l i f e r a fo s b e rg
103* P s.y ch o tria p e r v i l l e i Baker
d i s t r i b u t i o n
a)ux>3•orH<
ao o•H T3 -t-> 01O. rH 6 Oa9<< oo
a>sw
ccrH
•u
w
(0a;HrHO.CO>>0)CO
4
4
4
4 4 4
4
4 4 4
♦ 4 4
+
4 4 4 4
4 4
4 4 4
♦
4
4
4 4
4
4
Mas
care
ne6
ISLANDS PRESENT IN THE ALDABRA ARCHIPELAGO AND THEIR AFFINITIES
presumed a f f i n i t y re fe re n c e
d i s t r i b u t i o n
(9Oi
<
O|■|<3
5 :
O .S•Ho
rH >>0)
to -o « Ca: t-H
o.o-t->
presumed d is p e r s a l b i r d s
p ro p ag u leo>u a •*>•H O C
(0 10 ‘H
F . ra m o n tc h ii L’H e r i t . v a r . ra m o n tc h ii
Fosberg 1974 4 b e r ry
P. m a u r i t i e n s i s P o e l ln . v a r . m a u r i t i e n s i s
F osberg 1977b ♦ seed
P. m a u r i t ie n s is P o e l ln . v a r . m a u r i t i e n s i s
F osberg 1977b ♦ seed
P . o le ra c e a L . v a r . o le r a c e a
Fosberg 1977b ♦ seed
C. inophyllum L. v a r . inophyllum
Fosberg 1974 4 drupe
G. o c c id e n ta l i s L .; G. p ic ta B a i l l .
Baker 1894 4 4 drupe
G. g la n d u lo sa V ahl; G. s a l ig n a B a i l l .
S ch inz 1897 4 drupe
E. p la ty c la d o s B o j. Hemsley 1916 4 drupeM. sp p . (M adagascar) Fosberg 1974 4 drupeA. b o je ra n u s (Camb.) B l. L eenhouts 1967 4 drupeC. b r e v i f o l i a Lam.; C. re d u c ta B renan
Brenan 1976 p e rso n a l com.
4 seed
D. com m ersonianus ( B a i l l . ) Drake
Renvoize 1972 4 seed
C. sp p . A ls to n 1925 4 4 seed
E* e l l i p t i c a Lam. v a r . e l l i p t i c a
F osberg 1978a 4 b e r ry
P . c ien k o w sk ii (S ch w ein f.) E n g l.
Page & J e f f r e y 1975
4 seed
O ld en lan d ia c o n g e s ta B a l f . f .
F osberg 1978a 4 4 seed
u n c e r ta in Fosberg 1978a 4 4 seedP . o b tu s i f o l i a Lam. Baker 1877 4 drupe
? ?
?
? ?
?
?
??
? ?
?
? ?
?
??
u n c e r ta in
P . o b t u s i f o l i a Lam.
exte
rnal
L s tr ib u tio n
106.107.
119.
129-142.
153.
157.
163.170.
171.
181.
187
191.193.194.
195.
104.
199.
endemic tax a
Tarenna s u p r a - a x i l l a r i s (Hemsley) Bremek.
Tarenna v e rd c o u r tia n a FosbergT ri.a in o le p i6 f r y e r i (Hemsley)
Breroek.S id ero x y lo n inerm e L. su b sp .
cryp toph leb ium (B aker)J .H . Hemsley
ou,£>a*o ■
oT30)rHOoo
w►H0) • > u oto *
4 4
4 4 4
4 4 4
Se-camone f r y e r i Hemsley 4 4 4
Solanum indicum L .v a r . a ld ab ren se 4 4 4
(C.H. W right) FosbergH ypoestes a ld a b re n s is Baker 4 4 + 4
Clerodendrum glabrum Baker 4 4 4 4
v a r . m in u tiflo ru m (B aker) Fosberg
Nesogenes d u p o n tii Hemsley 4 ♦ 4
B oerhavia c r i s p i f o l i a 4
B oerhavia rep en s L. 4 4 4
v a r . m a r is - in d ic i FosbergL ag rez ia o lig o m ero id es (C.H. W right) ♦ 4
FosbergAcalypha c la o x y lo id e s H u tjh . 4 ♦ 4 4
Euphorbia m e r to n ii Fosberg 4
Euphorbia p y r i f o l i a Lam. - 4 4
Euphorbia s t o d d a r t i i Fosberg 4 4 4 4
M a rg a r i ta r ia anomala ( B a i l l . ) 4 4 4
Fosberg v a r . che lo n ip h o rb e (H u tch .) Fosberg
P h y lla n th u s m a d e ra sp a ten s is 4 4
L. v a r . f r a z i e r i Fosberg
Sey
chel
les
d i s t r i b u t io n presumed d is p e r s a l
presumed a f f i n i t y re fe re n c e
c oo -HU rHC >> -H0 0 0 •w 5 O ca cuco d 1 cx, oO be • I U
•H Q U O ̂ T) (0 '1 Cco co c 3
b ir d s
propagu le•HcO §
T. n ig re sc e n s H iern Hemsley 1916 4 4 drupe ?
F osberg in ed 4 drupe ?T. a f r ic a n a Hook. f . V erdcourt 1975 4 4 drupe 0
S . inerme L. subsp .inerm e & d io sp y ro id e s
J .H . Hemsley1966
4 b e rry ♦
S . zam besiaca S c h le c h t. Hemsley 1916 4 seed ?S . indicum L. Fosberg 1978a 4 4 4 b e rry ♦
H. adscendens Nees Baker 199^ 4 seed +C. glabrum Baker Fosberg 1.978a 4 drupe ♦
N. a f r ic a n u s G. T aylor T ay lo r 1930 4 drupe +
Fosberg 1978b an th o carpB. rep en s L. v a r . rep en s Fosberg 1978b + an th o carp
L. m a d :g a e c a r ie n s is ( P o i r . ) Moq.
Fosberg 1974 4 u t r i c l e
A. sp p . ( in A fr ic a ) T u r r i l l e t a l . 1918
4 seed ?
E. san g u in es B o is s . Fosberg 1978a 4 seed
E. sp p . (M adagascar) C ando lle 1862 4 seed ?
E. p r o s t r a ta A i t . F osberg 1978a 4 seed ?
P h y lla n th u s anomalus M uell. Arg.
T u r r i l l e t a l . (1918)
4 4 seed ♦
P . m ad e ra sp a ten s is L. Fosberg 1978a 4 4 4 4 seed ?
inte
rnal
distribution
•H
endemic tax a < <
200. P h y llan th u s mckenzei Fosberg ♦ 4
203. O betia f i c i f o l i a Gaud. 4
20k. F icu s a v i- a v i B l. 4 4 4 4 4
205. F icu s nautarum Baker 4 4 4 4 4
207. M a il la rd ia pendula Fosberg 4
211. H ederork is s e y c h e lle n s is B osser 4 4
215. Asparagus u m b e llu la tu s B re s le r 4 4 4
217. Lo’iiatophyllum a ld ab ren se M arais 4 4 4 ♦
222. Pandanus a ld a b ra e n s is S t . John 4
225. B u lb o s ty lis b a s a l i s Fosberg 4
228 . Cyperus b ig ib b o su s Fosberg 4
247. E ra g ro s t is decumbens Renv. 4
248. E ra g ro s t is subaequ ig lu m is Renv. 4 4 4 4 4
253. Panicum a ld ab ren se Renv. 4
254. Panicum assu m p tio n is S ta p f 4
260. Sporobolus a ld a b re n s is Renv. 4
261. Sporobolus testud inum Renv. 4
263. Stenotaphrum clavigerura S ta p f 4 4
Cos
mol
edo
d i s t r ib u t io n
q uo ,h rH «Ha >> hO O O
presumed a f f i n i t y re fe re n ce
« s v a §••2 $f O 4 i* 3 S ? 5< as a: m
presumed d is p e r s a l
b ird s
1(4 (0
propagule g c
F. m ad erasp a ten s is L. Fosberg 1978a 4 4 4 4 ->eed ?0 . m o r ifo lia Baker Baker 1883 4 achene ?F . n i t i d a Roxb. Baker 1877 4 f ig ♦F . o b tu s i f o l ia Roxb. Baker 1877 4 f ig ♦M. spp . (M adagascar) Fosberg 197k 4 drupe ?Polystachya spp . B osser 1976 4 4 seed ♦A. spp . (A fric a ) Baker 1875 4 b e rry ♦L. purpureum Lam. M arais 1974 4 berry ♦P. p e rv il le a n u s Kurz S t . John 1974 4 phalanger e la t io n s h ip u n c e r ta in Fosberg 1977a 4 4 achene ?C. c a r t i la g in e u e K. Schura. Fosberg 1977a achene ?E. c i l i a r i s (L .) R. B r. Renvoize 1971b 4 c a ry o p s isE. t e n e l la (L .) Roem. &
S c h u lt .Renvoize 1971b 4 c a ry o p s is
P. assu m p tio n is S ta p f Renvoize 1971b 4 s p ik e le t ?P. p in ifo liu m C hiov. Hemsley e t a l .
19194 s p ik e le t ?
S . p i l i f e r u s ( T r in .) Kunth
Renvoize 1971b 4 seed
S . p i l i f e r u s ( T r in .) Kunth
Renvoi z.e 1971b 4 seed
S . oostachya Baker Hemsley e t a d . 4 s p ik e le t ♦1919
exte
rnal
F
Appendix 1 and tables 1-8 of paper entitled
A twelve month study of insect abundance and composition at various localities on Aldabra Atoll
By Dawn W. Frith
in P h i l . T r a n s . R. S oc , Lond. B, v o 1 . 286
APPENDII 1 . A LIST OF PLANT SPECIES (ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY)SURROUNDING HEATH LIGHT TRAPS AT LOCALITIES CM ALDABRA ATOLL
Trap 1. Research Station, West Island:
Tree and Arub species: Ipoaooa aacrantha Peaphis acidula
Herb species: Achyranthes aspera Portulaca oleracea
Trap 2. Research Station, West Island:
Tree and shrub species: Acalypha claoxyloides Allophyllus aldabricus Azina tetracantha Dichrostachys microcephala Dracaena reflexa Euphorbia p yrifo lia Ipomoea aacrantha Maytenus senegalensis Ochna c i l ia t a Peaphis acidula Polysphaeria a u ltiflo ra Preana ob tu sifo lia
Herb species: Achyranthes aspera Cyperus obtusiflorus Dactylocteniua pilosua Euphorbia h lrta Loaatophyllua aldabrense Passiflora suberosa
Anse Mala, South Island:
Tree and shrub species: Allophylus aldabricus Acalypha claoxyloides Aziaa tetracantha Casuarina eq u ise tifo lia Clerodendrua glabjua Cocos nucifera Colubrlna a sia tica Euphorbia p yrlfo lia Ficus reflexa
Flacourtis ranontchli
Herb species:
Quettarda speciosa Maytezras senegalensls Mystroxylon aethlopicua Peaphls acldula Polysphaerla a u ltlflo ra Secaaone fryerl Sideroxylon inerae Tournefortla argentea Tricalysia sonderana Temonla grandls Cyperus llg u la r ls Jasalnua elegans Loaatophyllua aldabrense Passiflora suberosa Stachytarpheta jaaalcensis
Glonnet, Middle Island :Tree and shrub species: Acalypha claoxyloides
Allophylus aldabrlcus Azlaa tetracantha Casuarlna eq u isetlfo lia Colubrlna a sla tlca Dracaena reflexa Erthyroxylon acranthum Euphorbia p yrlfo lla Ficus nantarun Majtenus senegalensls Moringa o le ifera Mystroxylon aethiopicun Pemphls acidula Polysphaeria a u ltiflo ra Phyllanthus casticum Scaevola taccada Suriana naritlaa
Herb species:Tanarlndus indica Abrus precatorlus Abutllon angulatum Cassia occidental!s
Ipoaoea nacrantha I . pes-caprae Paapalun raginatua Paaaiflora aaberoaa
Mlddla Caap, East Channel, Kiddie IslandsTree and shrub species: Acalypha claoxyloides
Brugulera gyanorrhlsa Canthlua blbracteatna Casuarln*. eq n lsetlfo lla Cerlops tagal Euphorbia pyrlfola Ficus reflexa Pandemia tectorlus Paaphls acldula Phvllanthua castlcua Polysphaerla a u ltiflo ra Rhlsophora aucronata Scaevola taccada Slderoxylon lnerae Surlana aarltlaa Tarenna trlchantha
Herb species: Cappant; cartllaglneaCleoae atrlgosa Ipoaoea aacrantha Lepturus repena Loaatophyllua aldabrense Pleurostelaa cernuaa Sclerodactylon aacrostachyua
H e Michel:Tree and shrub species: Acalypha claoxyIcicles
illophrlua aldabrlcus Casuarlna eo u lse tifo lla Cocos nuclfera Colubrlna aslatlca Erythroxylon acranthua Ficus nantarua F. reflexa Grewla aldabrengla Mystroxylon aethloplcua
Ochna c i l la ta
Phyllanthus castlcumSideroxylon inarme Terminalia b olv ln ii
Herb species: Daknopholis b o iv in iiEregrostis gubaeqniiglumis Ipoaoea macrantha Plumbago aphylla
Takamaka (old camp) . South Island:Tree and shrub species: Allophylus aldabricus
Apodytes dimidiata Bakerella clavata Calliandra alternans Canthium bibracteatua Dracaena reflexa Eugenia c o tin ifo lia Euphorbia p yrifo lia Ficus av l-arl F. nautarum F. reflexaFlacourtia raaontchii Grewia aldabrensis Quettarda speciosa Ludia maurltanla Maytenus senegalensis Ochna c l l ia ta Pandanus aldabrensis P. tectoriusMarearitaria cheloniphorbe Polysphaerla au ltlflo ra Preana ob tu sifo lia Scaevola taccada Secaaone fryeri Sideroxyion Inerae Tarenna trichantha Terminalia b o lv in ii Trialnolepis fryeri Tricalysia sonderana
Herb species: Acrostichum aureumCyperus lig u la r ia
C. obtuslflorua Kragrostis subaequiglumisEuphorbia prostrata RtqI tuI us alsinoidea F lab ristr lis ferruginea F. ob tu sifo lia JasBiniuB elegans Oldenlandla corymbose Phyllanthus maderaspatensi s Portulaca mauritlana Sarcostemma ylminale Sporobolus yirginicus StenotaphruB clarigerum Tephrosia pumila
Cinq Cases ( lagoon side) , South Island :Tree and shrub species: Avicennia marina
Rhitophora mucronata
TABLE 1 MEAN CATCH PER NIGHT OF PREDOMINANT INSECT TAXA CAHOOT IN A HEATH LIGHT TRAP ( 1 ) OK WEST ISLAND. AIDABRA ATOLL
Insect taxaL ep id o p te re
P y ra l id a e (18 s p e c ie s ex c lu d in g P h y c it in a e ) G eom etridae (13 sp e c ie s )A rc t i id a e (6 s p e c ie s )Ei l e rca a l d a b re n s is Rhodogast r l a a ld a b r e n s ish V c tu id a e sp e c ie 'sTAmvna octoXcnaea v lo la c e o f a s c iafc r lc e la In a n g u la tat o r t r l c i d a e T a i l e a s t 10 s p e c ie s )T in e id a e ( a t l e a s t 2 s p e c ie s ) P y r& lid a e -P h y c it in a e ( a t l e a s t 10 s p e c ie s ) O th ers (7 s p e c ie s )
H em ipteraC ix i id a e (2 s p e c ie s )Ricaniidae (h species)Flatidae : Chaetoraanis madagascariensis Cicadellidae (li species}Miridaelygaeidae (5 species)L ethaeus s t e l l a t u s D leuches sp .P en ta to m id ae (3 s p e c ie s )Aerosternum nr. heegeri 0ther8~C& sp e c ie s}
C o le o p te raC arab id ae (7 s p e c ie s )M yriochile melanchol i c a perpljaxa Aulocoryssus aciculatus pavoninusD y tis c id a e T pT ci7 S T ------------rfy d ro p h ilid a e (3 sp e c ie s )Bero s u s sp .S ta p h y lin id a e (2 sp e c ie s )C arpelim us sp .S c a ra b a e id a e : Phaeocrous in g u ia r igE la te r id a e (5 s p e c ie s i O edem eridae (3 s p e c ie s )Ananca a ld a b ra n a C e ra iib y c id a e ^ T s p e c ie s ) C hrysom elidae (U s p e c ie s ) C u ro u lio n id a e (2 sp e c ie s )O th e rs (6 s p e c ie s )
D ip te raTipulidae (ii species)Culicidae (unsorted)C hironom idae ( un s o r te d ) T e th in id a e ( a t l e a s t 3 sp e c ie s ) C e ra to p o so n id ae (2 sp e c ie s ) O th ers (31 s p e c ie s )
HymenopteraF o rm ic idae (9 sp e c ie s )Ichneumonidae (li species)Others (li species)
Other orders s Odonata, Dictyoptera, a&bioptera, Orthoptera, Neuroptera
Mean catch per night of insects Number of trapping nights
S ep t. O ct. Nov. Dec. Ja n . Feb.
5U.1 78.7 io a i .5 1U8U.0 1637.3 U6U.51.U 3.1 U8.0 77.5 133.7 35.70 .7 1 .6 1U.5 5 .0 33 .0 35.3
17.6 7.3 55.5 2U5.0 259.3 U8.013.9 2.3 18.0 33.0 103.0 7.8
1.3 0 .7 2 .5 8 .5 U2.7 3U.57-3 7.U 1*9.5 96.5 212.7 107.31.3 0 .6 U.5 2 .5 3 .0 1.3
O.U 2 .0 1 0 .5 23.7 12.80 .7 1.U 9 .0 15.0 39.3 12.0
27.1 59.2 869.5 1055.0 996.9 237.2
- 0.1 U-5 5 .0 1 .7 1 .02.1 0 .5 132.5 656.0 30U-0 116.0
- 0.1 - - - 3-5_ 0.1 _ - - 1.U_ 0.1 0 .5 1 .0 0 .7 3.5
0 .6 0.1 - - 2 .7 1 .0
0 .6 120.5 62U.5 253.3 105.00 .6 - 9U.0 25U.O 21U.0 9.5
_ - 26.5 370.5 37.3 70.30.1 0.1 U.5 17.5 136.0 0 .80.1 0.1 U.o 17.5 36 .0 0.8C 8 - 10.0 13.0 11.3 0.8
0 .3 O.li 281.0 150.5 337.3 5U.8_ - 109.5 37.0 18.7 23.0_ - 25.5 27.5 15.7 23.0- - 82.5 5 .0 1 .0 -_ • - 0 .5 - -_ _ _ U.o 36 .0 1U.0. . - - U.o 36 .0 12.5_ • - 3 .0 260.7 -
_ - - - 255.7 -_ - 6U.5 16.0 - -
0 .2 0 .2 2 .5 7 .0 5 .o 1 .0_ 0.1 102.0 81.0 13.3 13.7_ 0.1 102.0 81.0 11 .0 13.5
0.1 - 1 .0 0 .5 - -_ - - - 2 .3 2 .0_ - - 0 .5 0 .3 0.3- - 1 .5 o .5 0 .7 0 .8
2.7 1U.6 1 .0 0 .5 273.7 2U.3— 0 .3 - - - 0.8
0 .7 0 .6 _ - U8.7 6.3_ _ _ 158.3 3 .0
0.1 7 .7 - - 58.7 10.U_ 0.1 _ - - 0 .3
1 .9 U.9 1 .0 0 .5 8 .0 U.5o .a 1 .3 62 .0 1012.5 186.3 8.30.1 1 .2 61.5 1010.0 180.0 5.30 .3 - 0 .7 2 .5 2 .7 3 .0
0.1 - - 3 .6 —
0.7 - o .5 0 .5 0 .7 2 .0
60.7 95.7 1518.5 330U.0 2739.0 1689.87 7 2 2 3 U
Mar. Apr. Kay June July Aug.1U21.3 775.3 297.3 302.0 158.3 162.0
116.3 35.0 8 .9 15.7 7 .0 5-710.0 13.0 3 .5 7 .0 9 .0 9 .3
1U6.3 106.3 56.5 69.0 37.7 6 .79 .3 6 .0 2.8 U.7 3 .3 1U.0
130.7 50.7 25.6 30.3 31.7 23.711U.0 73.7 56.1 28.0 2U.0 17.3
8 .3 1.3 0 .6 0 .3 3 .0 1 .02 .0 0.3 12.0 1 .3 0 .8 1 .02.3 15.7 22.0 1 .0 - 1 .0
1022.U 5U6.3 171.5 182.0 80.6 63 .0
12.3 1 .0 0 .8 0 .3 - -
76.7 111.3 23-5 5U.o 1 8 .0 19.08.3 3.7 1 .3 2U.0 1 .0 U.30 .8 1.3 0.1 2 .0 0 .3 1 .02.7 2.3 0 .6 U.o - 0 .39 .3 32.3 3 .5 11.3 U.7 s . a2 .0 2U.3 7 .5 U.7 0 .3 1.7
52.6 38.7 9 .3 3.7 10.0 1 .370.3 33.0 U.3 3.7 6 .7 1 .311.7 5 .3 5 .0 - 3 .3 -
1 .0 2 .0 1.1 U.3 1 .0 0 .71 .0 2 .0 1 .0 U.O 1 .0 0 .7
- 6 .7 0.1 - 0.7 1 .320.7 51 -0 5 .5 2 .0 3 .3 2 .75 .7 10.3 2 .0 0 .3 - -U.3 U.7 2 .0 0 .3 - -1 .3 U.o - - -
0 .3 6 0 0 .3 - - -
0 .3 6 .3 - - - -- 9 .0 1.5 — 0 .3
1 .6 5 .7 1 .0 0 .7 1 .3 0 .85 .8 6 .3 0 .3 - - 1 .05-7 6 .3 0 .3 - - -0 .3 - - - - -7 .0 13.0 0 .3 - 1 .0 -_ - 0 .3 - - -- o.U - 1 .0 1 .0 0 .6
70.7 157.7 92 .U 26.3 172.3 73.75 .3 - 0.1 1 .3 1 .0 -7 .3 2 .0 2.1 3 .3 2 .0 1 .0
13.3 1U0 .0 3.1 1 .6 - -399.1 2 .0 63.3 10.0 1U6.7 6U.U
_ _ o.U 1 .3 3 .3 -5 .7 13.7 23.3 8 .8 19.3 8 .a
98 .0 65.7 3 .6 6 .3 2.7 5 .092 .0 56.7 1.3 2 .7 1 .7 3 .7
5 .0 2 . 0 1.3 2 .0 1 .0 0 .31 .0 7 .0 1 .0 1 .6 - 1 .3
3 .0 2 . 0 0 .8 1 .0 1 .0 2 .71688 .0 1163.0 U23.0 391.7 355 .7 2 6 5 .0
3 3 8 3 3 3
T o ta l
U91.U
83 .3
U9.6
6 8 .U
69.1
762.7U8
M onthly r a i n f a l l i n m i l l im e tr e s 8 6 91 200 22ii 12 165 129 100 152 76
Percentage of t o t a l c a tc h
6ii.li
10 .9
6 .5
8 .9
9.1
112
TABLE 2 . MEAN CATCH PEP. NIQHT OF PREDOMINANT INSECT TAIA CAUGHT IN A HEATH LIGHT TRAP ( 2 ) ON WEST ISLAND, AIDABRA ATOLL.
Inooct taxa LepidopteraPyralidae (30 species excluding Phycitinae)
Geoaetridae (18 species)Arctiidae (6 species)Eileaa aldabrensls Rhodogastria aldabrengis N oc tul d ae (I16 species!Arena octoAchaea violaceofasciaE r ic e la in a n m la t aTortricidae vat Yeast 10 species)Tineidae (at least 2 species) Pyralidae-Phycitinae (at least 10 species) - Others (6) species)
hemipteraCixiidae (2 species)Ricanlidae ( h species)Flatidae : Chaetormanis nadagascariensis Cicadellidae ( 7 species)Hirldae (2 species)Lygaeidae (3 species)Lethaeus stellatus blenches sp.Peniaiomidae (2 species)Aerosternum nr. heegeri Other3~(T "specie's)
C o le o p te raC arab id ae (10 s p e c ie s )M y r lo c h i le m e la n c h o lo ic a p e r p le x a A u T o co ry ssu s a c i c u l a tu s p av o n in u s D y tT sc id a e 7*2 s p e c ie s T “H y d ro p h ilid ae (U s p e c ie s )B e ro su s s p .S ta p h y l in id a e (2 s p e c ie s )S c a ra b a e id a e (2 s p e c ie s )P>meocrous in s u la r i s E la t e r id a e (T sp e c ie s )O edem eridae (3 sp e c ie s )Ananca a ld ab ran a Ceram bycidae ( jT sp e c ie s )C hrysom elidae (3 s p e c ie s )C u ro u lio n id a e ( : C ra to p u s v i r i d i s p a r s u s ) O th e rs (7 s p e c iesT~
D ip te raT ip u l id a e (5> s p e c ie s )Culicidae (unsorted)Chirononidae (unsorted)Tethinidae (at least 3 species) Ceratopogonidae (1 species)O th e rs (U1 s p e c ie s )
HyxnenopteraF o rm ic id ae (10 s p e c ie s )Ichneum onidae (3 s p e c ie s )O th e rs (3 s p e c ie s )
O ther o rd e r s : O donata. D ic ty o p te ra , O rth o p te ra , lie u ro p te ra
Hear c a tc h p e r n ig h t o f i n s e c t s Numb a r o f t r a p p in g n ig h ts
S«pt. O ct. Not . Dec. Ja n . Fab. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. T o ta l
302.6 269.9 2U81.5 U535.0 101U.2 1U15.3 2901.6 1886.0 1089.0 358.0 289.7 220.1 97U.616.7 12.3 203.0 U56.5 109.2 299.0 266.0 115.3 U8.1 7 .3 18.7 15.U
8 .3 8 .3 29.5 25 .0 52.2 7U-3 37 .0 120.3 30.3 25.3 26.7 20.9U8.7 16.7 50.0 103.5 233.6 123.0 161.3 112.3 118.2 U5.7 U7.7 U1.228.9 3 .9 30 .0 51 .0 105.6 18.3 52.3 51.7 32.5 55.3 11.0 19.8U.3 6 .3 U.5 32 .0 22 .U 96.3 101.3 29.0 67 .U 2 6 .3 3 1 .0 15.8
1U.9 17.U 1U1 .0 U85.0 102.0 19U.3 13U.7 10U.7 69 .0 33 .0 33.3 17.51 .0 1.U 10 .5 o .5 1.1* - 3 .3 0 .8 0 .5 0 .7 2.8 -
O.U 0 .6 1 .5 21 .5 9 .2 U0.3 5 .0 2 .3 21.0 0 .7 1.8 o.U1.1 1.9 1 0 .5 32.5 9 .6 11.3 2 .3 12.7 11.5 0 .7 0 .3 0 .8
213.9 21U.9 202U.5 3UU8.0 509 .U 711.7 2292.0 1U31.7 821.0 2U6.7 162.7 125.0
0.1 0 .3 33.5 17 .0 7 .8 13.0 11.3 1 .7 2.U - 0 .6 0.110.7 10.3 53 .0 2623.5 82U.8 52U.3 532.3 1120.7 375.1 70.7 63.3 33.o 355.2
0.1 1 .0 0 .5 - 0 .2 18.6 107.0 15.7 13.9 6 .0 1U.7 U.1- _ 0 .5 - 1 .0 0 .7 5 .7 5 .7 2 .0 0 .3 1.7 o.U
o.U 3.U 0 .5 1 .0 1 .0 18.6 U9.7 22.6 3U.6 17.3 7 .0 6 .0_ 0 .6 _ - 1 .0 250.7 UU.3 968.0 281.1 33.8 28.5 12.8
0 .3 _ - - - 1 .0 U8.U 17.6 2 .3 1.7 6.13 .3 U.6 U9.5 255U.0 793.0 231.7 321.3 56.0 21.0 9 .7 9.7 2 .02 .6 1 .3 26.5 303.0 3U2.0 35.0 156.3 U2.0 12.3 7 .0 U.7 1.U
7 3.1 21.0 2251.0 550.8 196.7 165.0 1U.0 8.8 2 .7 5 .0 0.60.1 0.1 11.5 35.5 2U.U U.o 2 .0 2 .0 1 .8 1 .3 - 0 .90.16.8
0.10 .3
1 .50 .5
35.03 3 .0
2U.UU.2
U.o 2 .01 .3
2 .02.3
1.8 3.1
1 .30 .3 - 0.7
2.0 1.U 177.5 U56.0 117.2 1U5.7 122.3 81.3 uu .u 11 .0 11.3 7.7 61.2- - 58.5 28.0 13.0 9.0 U.o 10.3 3.U 1 .0 - 0.7- - 3.0 15.5 U.2 3.3 U.o 8.0 2.6 0.3 - 0.2- - 5U.5 12.5 u .u 0.3 - 1 .3 - - - -_ — — o.U — — — — — — —_ - - 21.5 57.0 50.0 0.3 9.1 6.3 1.3 - 3.0- - - 21.5 57.0 U2.0 - U.3 6.0 1 .0 - 1.0_ - _ - 0.2 - - 7.7 - - - -_ - 70.0 18.0 1.6 - - - - - - -_ • 68.0 16.5 1.6 - - - - - - -
1.2 0.1 1.0 1U.5 5.2 U.3 10.0 10.3 6.U 2.7 2.7 0.50.1 0.1 U3.0 335.0 31.8 20.3 16.7 6.3 2.3 U.o 3.3 3.00.1 - U2.5 335.0 31.8 19.7 16.3 6.3 2.3 U.o 3.3 3.0o.U 0.7 0.5 1 .0 - 0.3 2.0 3-3 1 .0 0.7 1 .0 0.1
_ - 3.0 27.5 7.2 61.8 87.0 29.U 23.6 - - -
0.1 0.2 o.5 - 0.2 - 3.0 3.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 o.U0.1 0.1 1 .0 10.5 0.6 - 0 .3 2.3 O.U 1.0 U.o -
u .u 5.1 _ 3.5 1 .u 3.7 U5.7 59.7 1U8.0 18.7 U5-7 20.3 35.50.1 _ _ - - 0 .3 - 0.1 1 .7 2 .0 1 .2
_ _ - - 2 .3 5 .3 1 .8 - 2 .0 -_ _ _ - - 26.7 - 1 .0 3.3 0.9
• _ _ - - 1U.8 U.o 55.8 1 .3 8.3 5.7_ mm _ . _ - - U.o 12.0 - 0.7 2.0
U.8 7.1 - 3 .5 1.U 3.7 2.U 19.7 77.7 1U.7 28.8 9 .59.6 5.1 862.5 370.5 112.0 1U.7 23.3 97.3 12.3 7.0 U.7 7 .6 66.89.6 U.7 862.0 367.5 110.0 12.7 1U.0 I4U.7 3.9 5.7 1.0 o.U
0.1 0 .5 3 .0 1 .0 0 .7 5.3 1.3 1 .6 - 0.7 0.10.3 0.3 - 1.0 1.3 U.o 51.3 6 .8 1.3 3 .0 1.2
2.9 1.3 2.0 5 .0 1 .6 5.7 10.0 16.7 u .u U.3 2.7 1.6 3.9331.7 293.3 3576.5 7993.5 2071.2 2109.3 3635.3 3261.7 1673.1 U69.7 U17.7 290.3 1U97.1
7 7 2 2 5 3 3 3 8 3 3 10 56
65.0
P e r c e n t a g e o ft o t a l c a t c h
23 .7
U.1
2.U
U.5
0 .3
TABLfc 3 . KEAN CATCH PER SIGHT OF PREDOMINANT INSECT TAXA CAU(HT H i A HEATH TRAP AT ANSE H A IS , SOUTH ISLAND. AIDABRA ATOLL.
In sect taxa
LepidopteraPyralidae (excluding P hycitinae) A rctlidaeEilema axdabren s is RhodopasVria ^-dabren s ls Noctuidae : Aavna oeto
: Achaea V io laceo fasc ia *E riceia Inahgulata
T ortrlc ldae "lTineidae hP yralidae-P hycitinae J Gecaetridae 1 Noctuidae rOthers J
HemipteraR lcanlldaeF latld^e : Chae to m en ls madagascarl e n s ls Lygasidae (m ostly LetSaeus s t e l l a tu s
and Dieuches sp .")Pentatomidae (m ostly Acrosternum n r .h eeeer i)C ixlidaeC icad ellld aeMiridasOthers
ColeopteraCarabidae i Myr io c h l le m elancholics perplexa
t Aulocorvs_su8 acicula tu s p>avonTnus Scarabaeidae t frhaeocrous in so la r ts S laterId asOedemeridae : Ananca aldabrana CerasbycidaeCurcullonldae : Cratopus v ir id isp a rsu s Hydrophllidae (m ostly Berosus sp. “Chyr somelidae Others ' ‘ I
DipteraCulcidaeTlpulidaeChironomldaeTethlnidaeCeratopo gonidaeOthers
HymenopteraFormicidaeIchneumonidaeOthers
Other orders : Odonata. D ictyoptera, Orthoptera, Neuroptera
Mean catch per n ight o f In sects Number o f trapping n ig h ts
Sept. Oct. No t . Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Hay June July
1*72.0 927.5 5275.0 3261.5 lit 38.8 1530.5 21*66.3 51*0.3 U78.3 22UU.5 178.01.5 20.0 52.5 213.5 128.5 31.8 22.3 73.5 6 .3
U5.0 12.0 37 .5 83 .0 178.0 81*.5 63.3 23.0 32.3 71 .0 3.719.0 1 .5 5 .0 31 .5 37.0 13.5 21.3 7 .8 0 .3 19.7 *•U.o 2 .5 1 .5 5 .5 5.3 10.5 8 .8 U.8 U.7 18.3 3 .7
m • I t .3 - - 0 .6 •1 .0 1 .0 • 3.5 69 .5 1 .5 0 .5 9 .3 9 .0 1 .35 .0 lt.5 21 .0 U3.5 113.3 l»D.O U.8 7 .0 22.7 18.3 *
UOO.O 875.5 5019.5 3000.0 9U5.5 595.0 2150.0 1*1*3.7 387.7 2011.3 158.3
25.0 38.5 218.0 158.5 262.7 237.5 12l*.5 1*1.8 36.0 88.7 9 .7
11.0 9 6 .0 123.5 93.0 33it.O 232.5 98.5 106.3 252.0 18.3_ 1 .0 0 .5 2 .5 3 .0 2 .3 0 .8 -
o .5 6 .0 3 0 .0 16.0 279.5 9U.8 57.8 7U.3 9U.3 7 .0- 10.0 80 .5 91.5 68.5 U9.5 12lt.O 21.0 9 .7 125.5 3 .3
- o .5 7 .0 0 .5 8.5 3 .5 3 .3 U.O 9 .3 13.5 3 .3
2 .5 0 .5 - 1 .0 7 .9 12.7 10.7 17.9 U.7
5 .o 651.5 73U.5 U72.0 506.5 132.8 38.2 28.3 50.3 9 .31 .0 10.5 1U-8 5 .0 16.3 27.8 20.7 15.3
5 3 .0 26 .0 9 .0 - - 0 .3 - -_ 5 .5 - 3 .5 2 .0 - - *
2 .5 3 .0 6 .5 5 .3 3 .0 U.8 3 .0 2 .7 3 .01 .5 593 .0 691.0 U25.8 U96.5 9U.8 1 .3 - 1 .0 •
_ 0 .3 0 .5 2.3 - 0 .7 0 .3- - - 0 .5 0 .3 1 .5 0 .3 - 2 .0 o .5
- 1 .0 1 .5 - 11.0 - 10.8 3.8 2 .2 3 .3 9 .0
39 .039.0
25 >o 23.5
1 .5 - 2 .3 2 1 .0 138.389.5
39.826.5
86.7 21.3
U8.826.8
21.3 10.3
1 .5 1 .5 • 2.3 21 .0 U8.8 13.3 6 5 .U 22.0 11.0
1 .0 38.5 17 .0 1U.0 1U8.8 17 .0 39.3 1 3 .0 0 .3 3 .8 0 .738 .0 17 .0 1U.0 1U8.0 13 .0 38.8 1 3 .0 - 7 .5
_ _ 0 .5 0 .5 1 .0 - 0 .3 0 .3 •1 .0 0 .5 - - 0 .3 3 .5 - — 1 .0 0 .7
- 2 .0 8 .0 11 .0 10.3 56.5 21.1 5 .0 8 .7 6 .3 0 .3
512.01
1009.02
6QU9.02
U1UU.52
2165.2 2U65.5 U 2
3030.8u
73U.8U
708.63
2610.5U
Os
CMCM
Aug. T otal
7U1.9 15U7.U 58.8 36.3 13.8
7.3
0 .59 .8
602.8
UU.O
63 .0 127.5
h.S17.5
3 .0
38.0
21.5 193.3 2 .5
0 .30.80.8
17.1
6 9 .U U7.2 8 .3
61.1
0 .8 29.10 .30 .5
3 .0 10.U
899.6 1955.0 U 35
79.2
P e r c e n t a g e o ft o t a l c a t c h
6 .5
9 .9
2 .It
1 .5
0.5
TAfeLfc k . KEAN CATCH PER NIGHT OP PREDOMINANT If-SECT TAIA CAUGHT IN A HEATH LIGHT TRAP AT GIQMNET,
Insect tax*
LepldopteraPyralidae (excluding Phycitlnae)A rctildaeEllen* aldabrcn a la RKodogaatria ' aldaErenaia Noctuidae j Aaqrna octo
: Ach*ea v io laceofaacla * E rlce i* inangulata
T ortric idaeTlneidae VPyralidae-P hycitinae J Geoaetridae 1 Noctuidae [Others J
HealpteraR lcanlida*F la t id a . t Chaetoraen la aadagaaca r len a ls Lygaeidae (a o s tly Lethaeus ateilla tu s
and Dleuches apT)Pentatoaidae (m ostly Acroaternua n r .h eeger i)C lxlldaeC lcad ellld aeMlridaeOthers
ColeopteraCarabidae t H yrlochlle aelan ch o llca perplexa
: Aulocorryaaua aclcu la tu a pavonlirua Staphylinidae (m ostly Carpeliaus ap .) Scarabaeldae : Phaeocroua In su la r la E laterid aeOedeneridae : Ananca aldabrana CeraabycidaeCurculionldae : Cratopus v ir id lsp a rsu s Hydrophllldae (a o etly Berosua sp .) "I Chyraoaelidae hOthers -J
Dlptera Culcidae T ipulidae Chironoaldae Tethlnidae Ceratopo gonid ae Others
HyaenopteraForaicidaeIchneuaonddaeOthers
Other orders : Odonata,Dlctyoptera,Orthopters.» Neuroptera
Mean catch per n ight o f in se c ts Nuaber o f trapping n igh ts
Sept. Oct. No t . Dec. Jan. Feb.
5 6 3 .0 85U.O 1U.0 1965 .0 2871.5 3 6 6 .01 .0 - 3 . 0 6 8 .0 U7.0 1 6 .0
2 0 .0 1 6 .0 1 . 0 303 .0 182 .5 1 8 .03 .0 U.5 1 . 0 1U.0 1 0 8 .0 6 .0
17.0 U.5 - u.5 1 2 .0 7 .0
2 .5 u .o sis 219 .0- 6 .0 - 2 8 0 .0 6 2 .5 5 .0
5 1 3 .0 802.5 U.o 1250 .0 22U1.0 5 0 .0
U9.0 35 .5 6 . 0 327 .0 U01.0 282 .0
1 . 0 6 . 0 6 . 0 U7.0 U78.5 1 7 .00 . 5 -• - o . 5 -
• - 1 1 .0 - 3 .01 . 0 U.5 U.o 3 3 .0 U26.0 1 3 .0
- 1 . 0 2 .0 2 . 0 5 1 .5 -
1 .0 0 . 5 1 .0
1 .0 3 .5 U2.0 169.0 393.5 7 .0_ 2 .0 8 .0 2 .5 -_ 1 .0 - - -• - - 303.0 -
22 .0 - - -1 .0 5 .0 6 .0 0 .5 -1 .5 150.0 8 3 .5 7 .0
- 2 .0 1 .0 -- - - 2 .0 - •
1 .0 1 .0 12.0 1 .0 3 .0 -
17.0 2 .0 1 .0 U.o 2 .0 9 .012 .0 1 .5 *
5 . o o . 5 1 .0 U.o 2 .0 9 .0
6 . 0 5 . 0 1500 .0 3 6 .0 1 .5 130 .06 . 0 1500.0 3U.0 - 130 .0
1 . 0 - 2 .0 1 .5 -- U.o - - - •
1 . 0 o .5 - - 1 .5 2 .0
6 0 9 .0 8 7 1 .0 1563 .0 2221 .0 37U8.0 531 .01 2 1 1 2 1
ISLAN D , AIDABRA ATOLLP e r c e n t a g e o f
T o t a l t o t a l c a t c hMar. Apr. May June July Aug.
206.5 2U50.5 109U.0 1 5 3 .0 9 .0 9 7 .5 9 6 8 .0 8 0 .611 .5 3 1 .0 1 0 .0 U.O - -
7 . 0 6 5 .5 3 6 .5 6 .5 1 .0 7 .51 .0 5 1 .5 28 .5 3 .5 - 3 . 0U.5 6 .5 5 . 0 2 .0 1 .0 1 .52.C • 2 .0 1 .0 - 1 . 03 .5 1 .5 2 . 0 - 1 .0 •1 .0 7 . 0 2 .5 1 .0 - 2 .5
15U.0 2087 .0 9 6 0 .0 120.5 6 . 0 5 7 .0
3U.0 2 6 7 .0 8 7 .5 2 2 .0 2 .0 3 3 .0
; i . o 6 2 .0 3 9 .5 1 7 .0 5 . 0 1 3 .0 72.1 6 . 01 .0 U.o 3 .5 1 .0 5 2 . 03 .5 1 .5 2 .0 U.5 1 .0 1 .5
2 2 .0 5U.5 33 .5 9 .5 2.0 8 .5
1 . 0 - - 0 .5 - -
3 .5 2 . 0 o .5 1 .5 2 . 0 1 . 0
17.0 29 .0 16.5 5 .5 2 .0 22 .0 62.9 5 .22 .0 2 .5 5 .5 - - -
- - 3 .0 - 0 . 51 .0 - - - - -
• m * — - ~
1 .0 6 .0 3 .0 0 .5 - 1 .51 .0 11.5 o .5 0 .5 - 6 .5o .5 1 .0 2 .0 - - 1 .03 .0 1 .0 - - 2 .0 2 .5
8 .5 7 .0 5 .5 1.5 - 10.0
2 2 .5 U.o 2 .5 1 .0 U.o 1 .0 5 .5 o .51 .0 **
21.5 U.o 2 .5 1 .0 U.o 1 .0
5 .5 1 0 .5 6 .5 - 1 .0 0 .5 91.2 7 . 65 .5 9 . 0 6 .0 - 1 .0 0 .5
1 . 0 0 .5 - - -- o . 5 - - ”
2 .0 2 .5 3 .0 - - 1 .5 1 .3 0 .1
28U.5 2558 .5 1162 .0 176.5 21 .0 135 .5 1201 .0 -2 2 2 2 1 2 19
TABLE 5* MEAN CATCH PER NIGHT OF PREDOMINANT INSECT TAXA CAUGHT
I n s e c t ta x a Nov. Jan.
jp id o p te ra 639 0 301 8 .01 'y ra lid a e (e x c lu d in g P h y c it in a e ) , . 0 126 .3A rc t i id a e 1 2 .0 1U5.3E ilem a a ld a b r e n s is 6.0 1 5 .0R h o d o g a s tr ia a ld a b r e n s is - 2 2 .0O ctu idae : Amyna o c to
: Achaea v io l a c e f a s c ia - 13li.O: E r ic e ia in a n g u la ta
T o r t r ic id a e j6.0 1 1 .3
T in e id a e r P y ra l id a e - P h y c it in a e J G eom etridae "1
7 7 0 .0 2 5 2 0 .U
N octu idae hO th ers J
US.o 2 2 6 .0
H em ipteraR ic a n iid a eF la t id a e : C haeto rm en is ma d a g a s c a r ie n s is ly g a e id a e (m o stly L e th aeu s s t e l l a t u s
and D ieuches sp « lP en ta tom idae (m o stly Aerosternum n r . h e e g e r l )C ix i id a eC ic a d e l l id a e .M irid aeO th e rs
C o le o p te raC arab id ae : M y rio c h ile mela n c h o l ic a p e rp le x S ta p h y lin id a eS ca ra b a e id a e s Phaeo cro u s i n s u l a r i s E la te r id a eO edem eridae s Ananca a l d ab ran a Ceram bycidaeC u rc u lio n id a e : Cr a t opus v i r i d i sp a r su s f ty d ro p h ilid a e (m o s tly B erosus sp O T C hrysom elidae rO th e rs -I
D ip te r a C u lc id ae T ip u l id a e C hironom idae T e th in id a e C era topogon idae O th e rs
IJymenopteraF o rm icidaeIchneum onidae
O ther o rd e r s : O donata , O r th o p te ra , N eu ro p te ra
8.0 9U.01.00 .3
6 .0 87.0
2 .0 6 .3
12.0 U8.73 .3
6.0
6 .0 U l i .7
0 .7
2 .0 3 .3
2.0 3 .3
2 .3
2 .3
1 .0 2.7
Mean c a tc h o f i n s e c t s p e r n ig h t Number o f t r a p p in g n ig h t s
862.0 3169.61 3
P e rcen tag e o fa V a • f ' ^ A A ^ A ^ 1 a a A m
s A HEATH LIGHT TRAP AT MIDDLE CAMP, KIDDLE ISLAND, ALDABRA ATOLL.
Mar. Apr. June Aug. Total total catch3613.0 1533.0 1826.3 332.5 1925.7 92.7
99 .0 1a2 . 0 22.3 1.529.0 75.0 1a0.7 20.5
_ 11.0 22.3 1 .59 .0 11.0 5 .7 1a.5
_ 1a. 3U.3 3 .0 37.7 3 .0
20.0 53.0 7.7 1U.5
3311.0 1302.0 1565.8 293.0
17U.0 116.0 197.7 17.0
36 .0 2 1 a . 0 26.6 5 .0 1a0 . 2 2 .01 .0 2 .0 2.72 .0 6 .0 1 .3 1 .0
25.0 13.0 11.0 1 .5
1 * . 0 3 .0 3 .3 1 .0
U.o - 8.3 1 .5
1 2 8 . 0 21a . 0 1 8 .3 2 .0 31 .0 1 .51 0 .0 6 .0 3 .3 -
1 .0 - -
5 .0 1 .3 _
9 6 .0 1 3 .0 1 .7 0 .3_ 1 .0 _ -
2 .0 1a . 0 3 .0 1 .7
1a . 0 - - -
11a . O 1 3 .0 220 .6 5o . o 7 2 .8 3 .55 .0 1 .0 1 .5
11a . o 8 .0 219 .6 1a8 .5
3 .0 6 . 0 Ia.7 0 .5 2.9 0 .23 .0 0 .7 -
3 .0 3 .0 1a .0 0.5
1 . 0 - 0 .7 0 .5 1.1 0 . 1
3785.0 1 6 0 0 . 0 2091.2 390.5 2073.7 -1 1 3 2 11
TABLE 6 . KEAN CATCH PER NIGHT OF PREDOMINANT INSECT TAIA CAUGHT IN A HEATH LIGHT TRAP AT H E MICHEL, ALDABRA ATOLL
Insect taxa Nov. Dec.Lepidoptera 233.0 1029.0Fyralidae (excluding Fhycitinae) 23.0 U1 .0Arcriidae 3 .0 7 .0Li lei:* a aldabrensis - U.oRhodopastria aldabrensis - 1 .0Koctuidae : Amyna octo — -
: Achaea violaceofascia - -s Ericeia inangulata 3.0 1.0
Tortricidae 1Tineidae V 178.0 896.0iyralid as-Phyc i tinae JGeometridaeNoctuldae 29.0 85.0Others J
Hemiptera 51.0 151.0Rlcaniidae - -Flatidae s Chaetormenis mada^ascariensis - -lygaeidae (mostly Lethaeus stellatus 16.0 -
and Dieuches sp.)Pentatomidae (mostly Acrosternum nr.heegeri) 35.0 15.0CixiidaeCicadellidae - 136.0MiridaeOthers
Coleoptera U53.0 1110.0Carabidae : Myriochile melancholica perplexa - 23.0
2 Aulocoryssus aciculatus pavoninus - 6.0Staphylinidae - 10.0Scarabaeidae : Fhaeocrous insularis 85.0 229.0Elateridae U.o 5.0Oedemeridae : Ananca aldabrana 358.0 7U8.0Curculionidae : Cratopus viridisparsus 1.0 1.0Hydrophilidae (mostly Berosus sp.) "lChrysoemlidae Y 5.0 78.0Others j
Diptera (mostly Culcidaey 70.0 659.0
Hymenoptera 18.0 7.0Fermioidae 17.0 6.0Ichneumonidae 1.0 1.0
Other orders : Odonata, Isoptera, Orthoptera,Neuroptera 5.0 10.0
Mean catch per night of insects 830.0 2966.0Number of trapping nights 1 1
Percentage ofJ a n . K a r . A p r . June Aug. T o t a l t o t a l c a t c h
23U 1 .0 288.0 185.0 116.0 56.0 606.9 27.9302.0 30.0 1 .0 7 .0 1 .01 1 U . 0 U.o 5 .0 17.0 5 .0
57 .0 - 3 .0 15.0 1 .02 .0 _ - 2 .0 -
- 12.0 39.0 11.0 15.02 .0 - - 2 .0 -
55 .0 U.o 2 .0 - U.o
1611.0 19U .0 132.0 55 .0 25.0
31U .0 60 .0 U7 .0 37.0 25.0
71.0 32.0 3 .0 9 .0 U.o U5 .9 2.1- 2 .0 - - -
3 .0 2 .0 3 .0 2 .0 -
61.0 15.0 - 3.0 2 .0
7 .0 1 .0 - 3 .0 2 .0
_ 12.0 _ 1 .0 -
570.0 63.0 10.0 15.0 10.0 318.7 1U.611 .0 7 .0 U.o - -
2 .0 - - - -10.0 U.o 3 .0 U.o 2 .0
533.0 20.0 3 .0 9 .0 8 .01 .0 - - - -
13.0 32 .0 - 2 .0 -
3112.0 1220.0 3261.0 U.o 1 .0 1190.7 5U.7
31 .0 5 .0 _ _ 2 .0 9 .0 o.U28.0 U.o - - -
3 .0 1 .0 2 .0
5 .0 6 .0 U . O 3 .0 - 5 .7 0 .3
6130.0 1622.0 3U7.0 1U7.0 73.0 2176.9 -
1 1 1 1 1 7
TABLE 7 . MEAN CATCH PER NIGHT OF PREDOMINANT INSECT TAXA CAUGHT IN A HEATH LIGHT TRAP AT TAKAMAKA, SOUTH ISLAND, ALDAHRA ATOLL.Percentage of
In sect taxa
LepldopteraPyralidae (excluding Phycitinae)A rctlidae E ilena ald abrenr4 8 Rhodcgastria aldabrensis Noctuidae : Amyna octo
s Achaea ▼ iolaceofascia s itr lce ia Inangulata
T orticidaeTineidae rPyralidae - Phycitinae J Geometridae Noctuidae Others
■ ̂
}Hemiptera
F latid ae : Chaetornensis nadagascarien s is Lygaeidae (mostly Lethaeus s t e l l atus
and Dieuches sp.TPentatomidae (n o stly Aero sternum n r.heegeri) C ixiidae C icadellidae Miridae Others
ColeopteraCarabidae s Myriochi l e melancho l i c s perplexa
Aulocoryssus acicu la tu s pavoninusD ytiscidaeStaphylinidae (mostly Carpellaua sp .) Scarabaeidae s Phaeocrous in su la r is E lateridaeOedemeridae : Ananca aldabrana CerambycidaeCurculionidae s Cratopus vir id isp a r su s Hydrophilidae (mostly Berosus s p .) "1 Chrysomelidae kOthers J
Diptera (m ostly T ipulidae,C ulcidae,T eth in idae, and Ceratopogonidae)
Hymenoptera Formlcidae Ichnevunonid ae
Other orders : Odonata, D ictyoptera, Neuroptera
Mean catch per night of in se c ts Number of trapping n igh ts
Dec. Jan. Mar. Apr. June Aug. T o t a l t o t a l c a t <
3868.0 260.0 993.0 5U2 .0 1101.5 207.5 1035.1 U7 .02.0 - 57.0 25 .0 25.0 8.0
35.0 9U .0 10.0 23.0 23.5 11.032.0 - 2.0 3 .0 15.5 6 .51.0 3.0 2.0 5 .0 1.0 2.0U . o - 12.0 156.0 250.5 37.5
_ 162.0 1.0 15.0 11.0 2.52.0 91.0 6.0 15.0 5 .0 1 .5
3800.0 U . o 862.0 297.0 7U U .0 1 U 0 .0
31.0 162.0 6U . 0 197.0 308.5 U8.5
6U 1 . 0 3 .0 102.0 9 .0 35.5 2.0 103.8 U .7_ 1.0 1.0 2.0 0 .5 -
577.0 2.0 35.0 5 .0 12.0 1.5
6U . 0 - 3U .0 2.0 20.5 -
- - 32.0 - 2 .5 0 .5
U287.0 10.0 229.0 97 .0 275.0 6 .5 6U 8 .U 29.5719.0 3 .0 62 .0 62 .0 5 .5 -
19.0 - - - - -218.0 6.0 - - - -65U .O - 5 0 .0 1.0 255.0 2.0
3 0 .0 - - - - -1.0 - - - - -
U36.0 1.0 85.0 3U .0 8.0 -- - 2.0 - - -_ _ 2.0 - - -
2210.0 - 28.0 “ 7 .0 U .5
- 587.0 506.0 5695.0 U3U .0 18.2 U 0 0 .1 18.2
90.0 3 .0 2.0 1.0 12.1 0.690.0 _ - 3 .0 1.5 -
- - - - 0 .5 1.0
2.0 - 1.0 7 .0 1.0 1.0 1.8 0.1
8888.0 27U .O 1912.0 116U . 0 1987.0 702.0 2201.3 -
P e rc e n ta g e o fIn s e c t ta x a
L e p id o p te raP y ra l id a e (e x c lu d in g P h y c it in a e )A rc t i id a eEileir.a a ld a b r e n s i s Rhod o ^ a s t r i a a ld a b r e n s is N o ctu idae : Amyna o c to
s Achaea v io la c e o f a s c ia s E r ic e ia in a n g u la ta
T o r t r i c id a e T in e id a eP y ra l id a e - P h y c i t in a e G eom etridae N oc tu id ae O th e rs
TABLE 6 . MEAL CATCH PER NIGHT OF PREDOMINANT INSECT TALA CAUGHT IN A HEATH LIGHT TRAP AT CINQ CASES, SOUTH IS L A N I, AIDABAA ATOLL
f
Lieu
iH em iptera
R ic a n i id a eF la t id a e 2 C h ae to rm ensls m ad ag a sca rie n s i s L ygaeidae )m o stly L e th aeus s t e l l a t u s
and D ieuches sp«XP en ta to m id ae (m o s tly A crostem um n r . h e e g e r i ) C ix i id a e C ic a d e l l id a e M irid ae O th e rs
C o le o p te raCarabidae : Myriochile melancholica perplexa
: Aulocoryssus aciculatus pavoninus^ ■■■— m M mmm ■■ ■, m » ■ r » ■■ ■ w ■ ■ i — mmm»m ■■■»Dyti scidaeS ta p h y l in id a e (m o s tly Ca rp e llm u s s p . ) S c a ra b a e id a e s P h aecro u s I n s u l a r l a E la te r id a eO edem eridae : Ananca ald a b r e n s is H y d ro p h ilid a e ( a o s i l y B e rso sn s sp C hrysom elidae O th e rs
D ip te ra (m o s tly T ip u l id a e , C u lc id a e , T e th in id a e , and C era to p o g o n id ae)
Hym enoptera F o rm ic idae Ichneuroonidae
O ther o rd e r s 2 O donata , D ic ty o p te ra , N e u ro p te ra
Mean c a tc h p e r n ig h t o f in s e c t s Number o f t r a p p in g n ig h t s
Dec. Jan. Har. Apr. June Aug. Total total catch
19U6.0 1062.0+ 113l*.0 5 n .o 1315.0 261.0 1038.0+ 18.71*7.0 210.0 77.0 7.0 U7.0 -
U.o 210.0 - 8.0 10.0 8.0_ 21.0 - - 1.0 2.0
3.0 9.0 - 3.0 6.0 6.0_ - 11*8.0 177.0 327.0 U9.0_ 7.0 - 5.0 3.0 -
1.0 180.0 - 5.0 3.0 -
181*6.0 700.0 881*. 0 309.0 900.0 195.0
1*9.0 106.0 173.0 187.0 358.0 58.0
305.0 73.0+ 1*3.0 39.0 17.0 3.0 80.0" 1.U3.0 2.0 l*.o 1.0 2.0 2.0
27.0 26.0 30.0 17.0 6.0 1.0
201*. 0 1*3.0 1 .0 20.0 U.o -71.0 2.0 - - - -
- + 8.0 1.0 5.0 -
10832.0 2706.0+ 110i*.0 68.0 80.0 2U65.8+ UU.515.0 1015.0 13.0 50.0 3.0 -15.0 - - - - -
_ 6.0 - - - -301*6.0 ♦ 38.0 15.0 20.0 -
61*. 0 - - - - -5.0 2.0 1.0 - 1.0 -
1*1*.0 21*.0 U.o 1.0 - -761*3.0 1659.0 10U8.0 2.0 56.0 5.o
6626.0 50.0+ 289.0 2779.0 1227.0 7U7.0 1953.o+ 35.2
+ 26.0 _ 1U.0 6.7* 0.1mm + 26.0 - - -- - - - 1U.0 -
1 1 .0 1.0 1.0 - - 0.5 0.1
19709.0 3892.0+ 2597.0 3398.0 2653.0 1016.0 55UU.2 -1 1 1 1 1 1 6
N ote: th o s e f i g u r e s fo llo w e d by ♦ a re m inim al i n t h a t o n ly th e l a r g e r i n s e c t s in th e sam ple w ere co u n ted The rem ainder c o n s is te d o f 10,000*** in s e c ts *
H
Tables 2-5 of paper entitled
Numbers of plant species on the islands ol Aldabra Atoll
B y S a r a h H. H n a t i u k
in P h i l . Trans. R. 5 o c . Lond. Lond. B, \ol 286
Table 2. Mean number and range o f p la n t sp e c ie s per is la n d on is la n d s o f d if f e r e n t s iz e s
Table 2 continued
0 - 2 . 0 2 . 1- 2 . 5 2 .6 -3 .0
lo g area (m )
#
2 ,
3 .1 -4 .0 4 .1 -5 .0 5 .1 -6 .0
mangroves mean 0 .3 3 1.35 0 .96 2 .9 3 3.00 4 .3 3
range 0-2 0-4 0 -3 1-5 0-6 2-6
t o t a l mean 5 .4 6 11.62 16.38 18.63 39.86 59 .99
range 0-14 2-36 4-28 13-27 32-60 53-64
number o f is la n d s 24 26 26 14 7 3
# The group o f is la n d s w ith areas o f lo g 2 .1 - 3 .On,2 has been d iv id ed in to two to provide groups con ta in in g n early equal numbers o f i s la n d s .
T able 3. S p e c ie s w ith o c c u rre n c e r e s t r i c t e d t o i s l a n d s o f c e r t a i n s i z e s ;
a b a r i n d ic a te s p re se n c e .
>3
lo g area (m2 )
s p e c i e s 1 0 - 2 .0 2 . 1 - 3 . 0 3 .1 - 4 .0 4 . 1 - 5 . 0 5 . 1 - 6 .0
fe r n s
A crostichu m aureum ______________________
g r a s s e s
E nteropogon s e c h e l l e n s i s ____________________
S p o ro b o lu s v i r g i n i c u s 2 _________________________________
D a c ty lo c te n iu m c t e n o id e s _______________________________________________
D. p ilo su m _________________________________________________
D a k n op h o lis b o i v i n i i ________________________________ ,
Paspalum vagin atu m ________
Stenotaphrum c la v ig e r u m ________
se d g e s
C yperus d u b iu s _________ ______________________
2F im b r is t y l i s f e r r u g in e a ________
h erb s
Sesuvium p o r tu la c a s tr u m ____________________
T e p h ro s ia p u m ila 2 ____________________
A b u tilo n a n g u l a t u m _________________________________ _____ __
P o r tu la c a o le r a c e a _______________________________________________
Acampe p a c h y g lo s s a _____________________________________
Lomatophyllum a ld a b r e n se _________________________________________________
N eso g en es d u p o n t i i _________
Solanum a l d a b r e n s e ______________________________________________ _ .
Angraecum eburneum ______________________
v in e s
P a s s i f l o r a su b e r o sa _________________________________ _
c o n tin u e d
T able 3 c o n tin u e d
lo g a re a (m2 )
sp e c ie s^ 0 -2 .0 2 .1 - 3 .0 3 .1 -4 .0 4 .1 -5 .0 5 .1 -6 .0
T r ia in o le p ia a f r i c a n a ____________________
V em o n ia g ra n d is ____________________
C a ll ia n d ra a l t e m a n s ________
M alleas tru m l e r o y i ________
m angroves
X ylocarpus granaturn _________________________________
X. m o lu ccen sis ____________________
1. N om enclature fo llo w s R envoize 1971 and W ickens 1974.
2 . S p e c ie s o c c u rs r a r e l y on i s l a n d s o f s i z e s o th e r th an th o se in d ic a te d .
The two s p e c ie s l i s t e d a re n o t d i s t in g u i s h e d from one a n o th e r .3 .
Table 3 continued
log area (m )
sp ec ies*
Secamone fryeri^
Abrus p recator iu s
Pleurostelm a cernuum
D ioscorea bem arivensis
0 -2 .0 2 .1 -3 .0 3 .1 -4 .0 4 .1 -5 .0 5 .1 -6 .0
woody p la n ts
D eeringia polysperma ------------ -------------------------------
D icurostachys microcephala ------------ — -------------------------
Dracaena r e fle x a --------------------------------------------------
F icu s nautarum -------------—--------------------— -----------------------
F laco u rtia ramontchii ----------------- — ------ -—---- ------------------------------
Jasminum elegan s ------------ ------------------------------
Maytenus sen eg a len s is ------------------------------------------------------- -------------
Phyl lanthus casticum —_ -------- .----------------------- ------- ----------------------
P ison ia grandis — ---------— ---------------------- -----------
Polysphaeria m ulti f lo r a ------ .— --------------------- -------------------------——■
Tarenna t r i c h a n t h a --------------------------- ----- ------------—---------------------
Term inalia b o iv in i i ---------------------------------——--------------- —------------
T r ic a ly s ia sonderana . -----------------------— ---------------- —----------
Ochna c i l i a t a ------------- — ---- — —
Pandanus sp . ------------------ -------------*------ — --------2
Apodytes d im id iata ----------- -------------------
2Canthium bibracteaturo — --------------------------
, w 2Clerodendrum glabrum -------- ---------- -
Cocos n u cifera ---------------------
Erythroxylum acranthum" ------------------------- -----
Premna o b tu s ifo l ia ------ —---------------------
Tarenna s u p r a -a x illa r is
and Coptosperma n ig rescen s ----- —---------—continued
Table 4 . Change in mean frequency o f occurrence o f s p e c ie s in quadrats on is la r d s o f d if f e r e n t
s i z e s . Only s p e c ie s occu rr in g on 10% or more o f is la n d s s tu d ied are in c lu d ed .
type o f
p lan t d e c lin e
grass D actylocten ium
c te n o id e s
D. p ilosum
Lepturus repens
S clerod actyIon
mac r o s t achy urn
Sporobolus
v ir g in ic u s
sedge Cyperus l i g u l a r i s
F im b r is ty lis sp .
he rb A butilon angulatum
Achyranthes aspera
L agrezia o lig o m ero id es
Lomatophyllum
aldabrense
Change in frequency w ith in c r e a s in g area
in cr ea se v a r ia b le 3
E r a g r o stis
subaequiglum is (2)
Cyperus o b tu s if lo r u s
(2 ,4 )
Boerhavia co cc in ea
( 2 )
Cleome s tr ig o s a (2)
H ypoestes a s ia t ic a
( 2 )
none
continued
Table 4 continued
type o f
p la n t
v in e
woody p la n t
d e c lin e
change in frequency w ith in c r e a s in g area
in cr ea se v a r ia b le 3
Plumbago a p h y lla
P ortu laca o le r a c e a
P. m a u r it ie n s is and
bq u a d r ifi-’a
Sesuvium
p ortu lacastru m
T ephrosia pum ila
Ipomoea macrantha
Sarcostemma v im in a le
Azima te tr a c a n th a
Euphorbia p y r i f o l ia
Maerua t r ip h y l la
M argaritaria
chelor.iphorbe
A lio: h y llu s
a ld a b r ic u s
F la co u r tia
ram ontchii
T erm inalia
b o iv in i i
P a s s if lo r a suberosa
(2 ,4 )
Acalypha c la o x y lo id e s
(1 ,3 )
Asparagus u m b ellu la tu s
( 2 )
F icus a v i-a v i (3)
F. nautarum (3)
F. r e f le x a (2)
Maytenus s e n e g a le n s is
none
Pemphis a c id u la
Sideroxylon inerme
(4)continued
Table 4 continued
type o f change in frequency w ith in c r e a sin g area
p la n t d e c lin e in cr ea se v a r ia b le 3 none
M ystroxylon aethiopicum
(4)
P h yllan th u s casticum
(2 .4 )
P olysphaeria m u lt if lo r a
(2 .5 )
S cu tia m yrtina (1 ,2 ,5 )
a . No o v e r a ll trend in changing frequency i s c l e e r . The f ig u r e s in b rack ets r e fe r to the log area c la s s in
which the sp e c ie s occu rs w ith g r e a te s t frequency; 1 in d ic a te s lo g area c la s s 0 -2 ; 2 , lo g area c la s s 2 .1 -
3 .0 ; 3 , log area c la s s 3 .1 -4 .0 ; 4 , lo g area c la s s 4 .1 -5 .0 ; and 5, lo g area c la s s 5 .1 - 6 .0 .
b . The two sp e c ie s l i s t e d are not d is t in g u ish e d from one an oth er.
Table 5 . Comparison o f th e p ercen tage v a r ia t io n in numbers o f v a scu la r p la n t s p e c ie s on is la n d s accounted fo r
by area and a lt i tu d e in t h i s and o th er s t u d ie s .
% v a r ia t io n
accounted fo r b y :
p lace model'*' area a lt i tu d e source
N.W. Hawaiian is la n d s l in e a r (sm) 6 9 .8 11 .7 Amerson, 1975
Galapagos l in e a r (m) 0 .6 7 44 .57 Hamilton e t a l . , 1963
M lo g - lo g (m) 58.49 1 .10 II
It l in e a r (s) 37.95 50 .47 Johnson and Raven, 1973
It lo g - lo g (s) 77.97 not quoted II
C a lifo rn ia n is la n d s l in e a r (s) 50 .39 26 .412
Johnson e t a l . , 1968
•1 lo g - lo g (s) 6 7 .78 59 .57 3
It l in e a r (sm) 5 7 .9 not quoted Power, 1972
II lo g - lo g (sm) 6 8 .2 not quoted II
B r it is h I s l e s lin e c .r (s) 48 .36 39.21 Johnson and S im b er lo ff,
II l e g - lo g (s) 47 .90 32.14 II
ft mixed (s) 59.12 26 .69 II
Aldabra A to ll l in e a r (sm) 44 .4 16.04 H natiuk, t h i s study
II lo g - lo g (sm) 62 .16 2 .1 0 II
II mixed (sm) 69.75 9 .42 II
continued
Table 5 continued
1 . L etters in p a ren th eses in d ic a te type o f r e g r e ss io n a n a ly s is used , th u s: s = sim ple r e g r e ss io n ,
m = m u ltip le r e g r e ss io n , and sm = step w ise m u ltip le r e g r e ss io n .
2 . and 3. Using m u lt ip le r e g r e ss io n , i t was found th a t the percentage v a r ia t io n accounted for by area
and a lt i tu d e to g e th e r i s (2) 61 .84 on the l in e a r model and (3) 67 .8 0 on th e lo g - lo g model.
ErrataAcatfpe r ig i d a fo r ncaor.e o a ch y rjo a sa in H
Cyperus n iv eu s f o r C, o b tu s if lo r u o in F
Cyperus n iv eu a ^m
Gyperus n iveua
Eugenia e l l i p t i c a
P im b r is ty l ia cyrooaa
Hypoeatea aJ.dab renaia
M a rg a r i ta r ia anoraala
M a rg a r i ta r ia anom ala
H edyotis p r o l i f e r a
Paapalum d is tic h u m
Paapaluin d is tic h u m
P o r tu la c a m a u r i t ie n s is
Teramnus a ra b ic u 8 subsp .
fo r Eugenia c o t i n i f o l i a in F
f o r P. o b tu 8 i f o l ia in P
fo r Hypoe8te8 a a i a t i c a in H
f o r M, ch e lo n ip h o rb e in P
f o r it. ch e lo n ip h o rb e in H
f o r O ld en lan d ia corymbose in P
f o r P . vaginatum in H
f o r P. vaginatum . n P
f o r P. q u a d r i f id a in H
a ld a b r ic u a f o r T» l a b i a l i ® in W
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IN D E X TO V O L U M E 286 (B)
Author index
Alexander, H. G. L. A preliminary assessment of the r61e of the terrestrial decapod crustaceans in the Aldabran ecosystem, 241.
Arnold, E. N. Indian Ocean giant tortoises: their systematics and island adaptations, 127.Arnold, E. N. See also Taylor, Braithwaite, Peake & Arnold.
Bayne, B. L., Moore, M. N., Widdows, J ., Livingstone, D. R. & Salkeld, P. Measurement of the responses of individuals to environmental stress and pollution: studies with bivalve molluscs, 563.
Bengtsson, B.-E. Biological variables, especially skeletal deformities in fish, for monitoring marine pollution, 457. Bourn, D. See Coe, Bourn & Swingland.Bourn, D. & Coe, M. J . Features of tortoise mortality and decomposition on Aldabra, 189.Braithwaite, C. J . R. See Taylor, Braithwaite, Peake & Arnold.Bryan, G. W. Bioaccumulation of marine pollutants, 483.Burton, J. D. Physico-chemical limitations in experimental investigations, 443.
Coe, M. J . See Bourn & Coe; also Swingland & Coe.Coe, M. J., Bourn, D. & Swingland, I. R. The biomass, production and carrying capacity of giant tortoises on
Aldabra, 163.Cole, H. A. Summing-up: deficiencies and future needs [Discussion on sea pollution], 625.Colhoun, E. A. & Goede, A. The late Quaternary deposits of Blakes Opening and the middle Huon Valley,
Tasmania, 371.Cushing, D. H. The monitoring of biological effects: the separation of natural changes from those induced by
pollution, 597.
Davies, J. M. & Gamble, J. C. Experiments with large enclosed ecosystems, 523. Diamond, A. W. Dynamic ecology of Aldabran seabird communities, 231.
Eisler, R. Behavioural responses of marine poikilotherms to pollutants, 507.
Flenley, J. R. See Walker & Flenley.Frith, C. B. Feeding ecology of land birds on West Island, Aldabra Atoll, Indian Ocean: a preliminary survey, 195. Frith, Dawn W. A twelve month study of insect abundance and composition at various localities on Aldabra
Atoll, 119.
Gamble, J. C. See Davies & Gamble.Gibson, T. S. H. Green turtle ( Cheloniamydas (L.)) nesting activity at Aldabra Atoll, 255.Goede, A. See Colhoun & Goede.Gray, J. S. Pollution-induced changes in populations, 545.
Hnatiuk, R. J. & Merton, L. F. H. A perspective of the vegetation of Aldabra, 79. Hnatiuk, R. J. Temporal and spatial variations in precipitation on Aldabra, 25. Hnatiuk, Sarah H. Numbers of plant species on the islands of Aldabra Atoll, 247. Huxley, C. R. The tortoise and the rail, 225.
Livingstone, D. R. See Bayne, Moore, Widdows, Livingstone & Salkeld.
Merton, L. F. H. See Hnatiuk & Merton.Moore, M. N. See Bayne, Moore, Widdows, Livingstone & Salkeld.
Peake, J. F., See Stoddart & Peake; also Taylor, Braithwaite, Peake & Arnold. Perkins, E. J. The need for sublethal studies, 425.
636 Author index
Pilcher, J . R. & Smith, A. G. Palaeoecological investigations at Ballynagilly, a Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 345.
Preston, A. Standards and environmental criteria: the practical application of the results of laboratory experiments and field trials to pollution control, 611.
Prys-Jones, R. P. The ecology and conservation of the Aldabran brush warbler, Nesillas aldabranus, 211.
Salkeld, P. See Bayne, Moore, Widdows, Livingstone & Salkeld.Smith, A. G. See Pilcher & Smith.Spaull, V. W. Distribution of soil and litter arthropods on Aldrabra Atoll, 109.Stebbing, A. R. D. An experimental approach to the determinants of biological water quality, 405.Steele, J . H. The uses of experimental ecosystems, 583.Stoddart, D. R. Aldabra and the Aldabra Research Station, 3.Stoddart, D. R. & Peake, J . F. Historical records of Indian Ocean giant tortoise populations (with appendixes
by C. Gordon and R. Burleigh), 147.Stoddart, D. R. & Walsh, R. P. D. Long-term climatic change in the western Indian Ocean, 11.Swingland, I. R. & Coe, M .J. The natural regulation of giant tortoise populations on Aldabra Atoll:
recruitment, 177.Swingland, I. R. See Coe, Bourn & Swingland.
Taylor, J . D., Braithwaite, C. J . R., Peake, J . F. & Arnold, E. N. Terrestrial faunas and habitats of Aldabra during the late Pleistocene, 47.
Trudgill, S. T. Surface lowering and land form evolution on Aldabra, 35.Trudgill, S. T. The soils of Aldabra, 67.
Waldichuk, M. Review of the problems [Discussion on sea pollution], 399.Walker, D. & Flenley, J . R. Late Quaternary vegetational history of the Enga Province of upland Papua New
Guinea, 265.Walsh, R. P. D. See Stoddart & Walsh.Wickens, G. E. Speculations on seed dispersal and the flora of the Aldabra archipelago, 85.Widdows, J. See Bayne, Moore, Widdows, Livingstone & Salkeld.Woodell, S. R. J. The role of unspecialized pollinators in the reproductive success of Aldabran plants, 99.
Subject index
Aldabran terrestrial ecology, Discussion; for detailed contents see pp. 1 and 2.Archaeology - Neolithic environment, 345.
Ecology, Aldabran, Discussion; for detailed contents see pp. 1 and 2.
Late Quaternary deposits, Tasmania, 371.Late Quaternary vegetational history of the Enga Province of upland Papua New Guinea, 265.
Palaeoecology of Neolithic, 345.Papua New Guinea, Quaternary vegetational history, 265.Pollutants in the sea, sublethal effects, Discussion; for detailed contents see pp. 397 and 398.
Sublethal effects of pollutants in the sea, Discussion; for detailed contents see pp. 397 and 398.
Tasmania, late Quaternary deposits, 371.
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