Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

Report on invasive plant species in Kiribati

Appendix 1.  Invasive Species

Table 1.   Species that are invasive elsewhere in the Pacific and in similar ecosystems but are not known to be present on Tarawa, Abemama, Butaritari or Maiana

Table 2.   Species that are subjects of eradiation programs

Table 3.   Introduced species that are invasive or potentially invasive on Tarawa, Abemama, Butaritari or Maiana

Table 4.   Other species that are reported as invasive or weedy elsewhere and are common, weedy or cultivated on Tarawa, Abemama, Butaritari or Maiana

Table 5.   Native species (or Micronesian introductions) that can exhibit aggressive behavior

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