Vol 3 Land Resource Inventory Report - Department of Environment ...

[Quote from the Birds and Game Protection Act – Cap. 170 Rev. 1985]
Game birds include Fijian Wood Pigeon, Peale’s Pigeon or Barking Pigeon (Ducula
latrans) and the fruit doves.
Recommendations
• Proper birds survey is to be conducted
• Rat survey is recommended, especially on the current density as Friendly Ground
Dove breeding appears to be very successful
• Research: Does the Fiji Goshawk feed on iguanas??
Flora and Vegetation
According to Keppel and Tuiwawa (2007) the vegetation type of Makodraga Island
would be described as Tropical Dry Forest found in the Dry Zone Forests of Fiji
comprising coastal (including mangroves) and lowland plants. Three habitat/forest
types were observed and they included the Coastal or Beach Forest Type, Dry Forest
Type, and the Mangrove Forest.
Coastal or Beach Forest Type
Such forest type is restricted immediately above the high water mark along the
coastline (Fig 7). On the flat sections of the coastline this forest type is extensive and
here some of the more dominant trees like Pisonia grandis, Barringtonia asiatica and
Terminalia catappa occur.
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