coral reef,    (Marine biomes: Coral reef) - 4723028

coral reef

Descriptor: Scenic
Description: This small atoll lies some 200 miles ESE of Pohnpei. It has a carrying capacity of about 200 people, who farm taro intensively as a staple food. The atoll regularly exports people to Pohnpei when the carrying capacity is exceeded. A Paramount Chief is the head of the island's traditional government. February 1985. 160 degr. E. Long.; 6 degr. N. Lat.
Image type: Field
Image location: Micronesia

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Name: Leonard Newell
Organization: USDA Forest Service
Country: United States

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Image Number: 4723028

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Node Affiliation: Bugwood - UGA

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Image uploaded on Wednesday, March 28, 2001
Image Information last updated on Tuesday, April 26, 2011