Biodiversity Assessment of Tropical Island Ecosystems
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The acronym PABITRA stands for Pacifi c-Asia Biodiversity Transect. PABITRA is a fl exible design of a transect system that connects a number of island areas in the tropical Pacifi c (i.e. Oceania) into a network of sites as living landscapes. The sites include upland/ inland forests, agro-ecosystems, and coastal habitats with coral reefs, which on islands are close together and interconnected by a number of physical and social parameters. PABITRA is also a network of people concerned with the conservation of island ecosystems and their sustainable production and services. PABITRA is organized and coordinated by a group of conservation scientists. It is a program of the Pacifi c Science Association (PSA) Ecosystem Division in the Task Force of Biodiversity (TFB).
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