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TABLES Page 1 . Scientific studies at Farquhar Atoll ............ 10 2 . Marine fauna recorded from Farquhar Atoll ......... 18 3 . Insects recorded from Farquhar Atoll by the Percy Sladen Expedition . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . Scientific studies at Cosmoledo Atoll . . . . . . . . . . . 38 5 . Mollusca collected on Cosmoledo Atoll. 1968 . . . . . . . . 46 6 . Crustacea (Decapoda) collected on Cosmoledo Atoll. 1968 ....................... 46 7 . Insects recorded from Cosmoledo Atoll by the Percy Sladen Expedition ................. 47 8 . Scientific studies at Astove ................ 85 9 . Mollusca collected on Astove. 1968 ............. 91 10 . Crustacea (Decapoda) collected on Astove. 1968 . . . . . . . 92 11 . Insects recorded from Astove by the Percy Sladen Expedition .................... 92 12 . Scientific studies at Assumption Island .......... 123 13 . Monthly rainfall at Assumption ............... 126 14 . Insects recorded from Assumption by the Percy Sladen Expedition .................... 133 15 . Scientific studies at Desroches .............. 157 16 . Insects recorded from Desroches by the Percy SladenExpedition . ................... 160 17 . Scientific studies at Remire ................ 173 18 . Insects recorded from Remire by the Percy Sladen Expedition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 19 . Scientific studies at African Banks ............ 188 20 . Meteorological data. mean monthly figu.res 1955.1968. Tromelin ........................ 200
vi Page 21 . Fregataminorcolonies onTromelin ............. 207 22 . Breeding birds and occasional visitors. Tromelin ...... 208 FIGURES 1 . The Southwest Indian Ocean ............. Frontispiece Page 2 . FarquharAtoll ....................... 8 3 . Cosmoledo Atoll ...................... 39 4 . The Aldabra Group ..................... 40 5 . Astove ........................... 84 6 . Assumption ......................... 122 7 . Desroches ......................... 156 8 . Remire ........................... 172 9 . Ombrothermic diagram for Tromelin ............. 198 10 . Tromelin. showing distribution of breeding bird colonies ...................... 198
Page 1 and 2: ATOLL RESEARCH BULLETIN 136. Coral
Page 3 and 4: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Atoll Research
Page 5 and 6: J. D. Taylor Department of Zoology,
Page 7: 15. Plants of Desroches F. R. Fosbe
Page 11 and 12: viii 21. Transverse erosional groov
Page 13 and 14: Fig. 1. The Southwest Indian Ocean
Page 15 and 16: (c) the Farquhar group, comprising
Page 17 and 18: Acknowledgements Specific acknowled
Page 19 and 20: 2. GEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY OF FARQIJH
Page 21 and 22: the 1960s. The atoll was visited in
Page 23 and 24: Lagoon and reefs Geomorphology Know
Page 25 and 26: esembles outcrops of clastic rocks
Page 27 and 28: are present, and those which are fo
Page 29 and 30: A single bryophyte, collected on th
Page 31 and 32: Breeding land birds Birds - The num
Page 33 and 34: Sula sula -- Recorded from South Is
Page 35 and 36: Borradaile, L. A. 1907. Land and fr
Page 37 and 38: Hartman, W. D. 1958. Report on some
Page 39 and 40: FARQUHAR ATOLL 1. Scaevola communit
Page 41 and 42: 5. Prograding lagoon shore with Sca
Page 43 and 44: 9. Replanting of coconuts in hurric
Page 45 and 46: 13-14. Sooty Terns and Noddies op G
Page 47 and 48: 17. Copra sheds at Settlement, Nort
Page 49 and 50: ELEUSINE INDICA (L.) Gaertn. South
Page 51 and 52: GYNANDROPSIS GYNANDRA (L.) Briq. S.
Page 53 and 54: RHIZOPHORA MUCRONATA Lam. North I.,
Page 55 and 56: 4. AN OLD RECORD OF A BLUE PIGEON A
Page 57 and 58: 5. GEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY OF COSMOLE
Page 60 and 61:
Fig. 4. The Aldabra Group
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Polyte, about 250 m wide, is formed
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The mangrove vegetation has not bee
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46 Table 5. Mollusca collected on C
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group, for example a Dolichopodid f
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low and fast over the dunes and usu
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Guano is no longer worked on Northe
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Distant, W. L. 1913. Rhynchota. Par
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Smith, J. L. B. 1956. The fishes of
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PANICUM MAXIMUM Jacq. Menai I., s.
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CLEOME STRIGOSA (Boj.) Oliv. Wizard
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SCUTIA MYRTINA (Burm. f .) Kurz Men
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SARCOSTEMMA VIMINALE R. Br. Menai I
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7. LAND (INCLUDING SHORE) BIRDS OF
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Cisticola cherina Malagasy Grass -W
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It would be interesting to ascertai
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Wing Tail Culmen from base - - Asto
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Of six specimens whose extreme yout
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Locality Menai Wizard Wing 277 nun
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Summary 1. An account is given of t
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Vesey-FitzGerald, L. D. E. F. 1940.
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\ / \ / 0 1000 \ 1 \ ,.,' Metres ,
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deeply dissected with large solutio
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esembles the vegetation of the more
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wide muddy flats. In the north ther
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Table 10. Crustacea (Decapoda) coll
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-- Sula sula Recorded by Watson et
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assistance. Also Mr Basil Bell, Dir
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Lionnet, J. F. G. 1970. Note on the
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CYMODOCEA [CILI ATA] Seen by Grubb
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DIOSCOREA NESIOTIS Hemsl. S. l., Ri
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TAMARINDUS INDICA L. S. l., Ridgway
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ABUTILON ANGULATUM (G. ' P.) Mast.
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IPOMOEA PES-CAPRAE [L.) R. Br. (sen
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LAUNAEA INTYBACEA (Jaca . > P. Beau
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ACRAEIDAE Acraea ranavalona Boisduv
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As already recorded in the Cosmoled
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(page 14) that D. asha is "a dimorp
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Fryer, J. C. F. 1911. The structure
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I I . .. Windward perched sand beac
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scientific investigations. The Roya
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Table 13. Monthly rainfall at ~ssum
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Mixed scrub community The mixed scr
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One hole near the north point also
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Marine fauna The Green Turtle Chelo
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Nor has the Barn Owl Tyto alba been
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Nicoll's - B. - s. crawfordi, only
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(Bourne 1966). Not seen in 1967. Se
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dunes and the windward perched beac
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Dupont, R. P. 1907. Report on a vis
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Piggott, C. J. 1968. A soil survey
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ASSUMPTION ISLAND 18. Low champigno
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22. Outer edge of the reef flat nea
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26. View from the summit of the hig
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30. Leafless Pisonia in the low rr.
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34. Labourers' huts at Settlement;
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148 SPOROBOLUS VIRGINICUS L. Along
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150 ACALYPHA CLAOXYLOIDES Hutch. We
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CORDIA SUBCORDATA Lam. Northern par
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14. GEOGRAPMY AND ECOLOGY OF DESROC
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Table 15. Scientific studies at Des
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Cassytha filiformis is very widespr
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In addition to these records, Coppi
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Baker, B. H. 1963. Geology and mine
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Parker, I. S. C. 1970. Some ornitho
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38. Massive beachrock near the cent
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42. Labourers' quarters at Settleme
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CYPERUS LIGULARIS L. Stoddart 4 Poo
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TERMINALIA CATAPPA L. Seen by Stodd
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---- REEF EDGE 0 PHOSPHATIC SANDSTO
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The vegetation of the phosphate are
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Foudia madagascariensis First recor
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Rats have been introduced, but apar
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Lamb, C. G. 1914. Diptera: Heterone
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17. PLANTS OF REMIRE (EAGLE) ISLAND
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ACALYPHA INDICA L. Stoddart & Poore
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18. GEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY OF AFRICA
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Shore birds Ardea cinerea Two nests
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[Coppinger, R. W., and others.] 188
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TOURNEFORTIA ARGENTEA L. f. Seen by
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cannot provide any information on t
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RED-FOOTED BOOBY ISSC+I BLUE-FACED
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Table 20. Meteorological data, mean
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Insects of Tromelin The following l
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to have been of Ipomoea pes-caprae
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Table 22. Breeding birds and occasi
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44. -- Sula sula rubripes: chick wi
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48. Sula sula rubripes: adult "brow
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22. SOME ORNITHOLOGICAL OBSERVATION
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Sula leucogaster Bodd. One specimen
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Streptopelia picturata (Temm.) Some
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APPENDIX: NAMES OF THE ISLANDS J. F
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Alphonse, St Franfois and Bijoutier
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