Vegetation survey of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

Marjorie Falanruw; Craig D. Whitesell; Thomas G. Cole; Colin D. MacLean; Alan H. Ambacher

doi:10.2737/PSW-RB-21

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Vegetation survey of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

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Authors:

Marjorie Falanruw, Craig D. Whitesell, Thomas G. Cole, Colin D. MacLean, Alan H. Ambacher

Year:

1987

Type:

Resource Bulletin

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PSW-RB-21

Source:

Resource Bulletin PSW-21. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 13 p.

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Abstract

Yap is one of the four States in the Federated States of Micronesia. Knowledge of the extent and composition of its vegetation, including forest land, is needed for land-use planning. To fill this need, a formal agreement was drawn up between the High Commissioner of the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and two agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture-the Soil Conservation Service and the Forest Service to map the vegetation of Yap. The four maps were prepared by the Forest Service in cooperation with the State Government of Yap and are intended to serve as a working tool for land-use planning and forest resource management, and to provide a basis for timber volume surveys. This bulletin presents the vegetation maps of Yap and describes the different vegetation types, their ecological function, and uses. A breakdown of nonforest types is also provided.

Citation

Falanruw, Marjorie C.; Whitesell, Craig D.; Cole, Thomas G.; MacLean, Colin D.; Ambacher, Alan H. 1987. Vegetation survey of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. Res. Bull PSW-RB-21. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 13 p.