Chapter I Intro & Objectives - SPREP

PHOENIX ISLANDS PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN
Chapter III. Background, 4. Marine Resources
Draft 1 March 2007
Steele (1965 and 1967) collected coastal sand samples from McKean, Nikumaroro (Gardner),
Enderbury, Rawaki (Phoenix), and Birnie. A total of 13 samples were taken from the
Phoenix Islands. Phoenix Islands samples averaged 80 isolates per gm. Saprophytic and
facultative parasitic fungi were identified from samples (for species list see Steele 1965 and
1967). The numbers of isolates from the Phoenix Islands was lower than that found in
Hawaiian sand samples. The Nikumaroro (Gardner) samples had higher numbers of isolated
compared with other Phoenix Islands. This was attributed to previous habitation of this
island.
PLANTON
In 2002, deepwater plankton were collected using a vertical tow net (Obura and Stone 2003).
Sampling was conducted at Nikumaroro (2 sets), Manra, Abariringa (Kanton), and
Enderbury. Depth of sampling was 500 to 1,000 m.
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