Pacific Northwest Research Station

Title: Republic of the Marshall Islands' forest resources, 2008

Author: Donnegan, Joseph A.; Trimble, Steven T.; Kusto, Karness; Kuegler, Olaf; Hiserote, Bruce A.

Date: 2011

Source: Resour. Bull. PNW-RB-263. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 29 p.

Station ID: RB-PNW-263

Description: The Forest Inventory and Analysis program collected, analyzed, and summarized field data on 44 forested field plots for the 10 largest atoll groups in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI): Ailinglaplap, Arno, Jaluit, Kwajalein, Likiep, Majuro, Maloelap, Mili, Rongelap, and Wotje. Estimates of forest area, tree stem volume and biomass, the numbers of trees, tree damages, and the distribution of tree sizes were summarized for this statistical sample. A variety of tables with graphical highlights provide a summary of RMI’s forest resources and a comparison to prior vegetation mapping and inventory work.

Keywords: RMI, Ailinglaplap, Arno, Jaluit, Kwajalein, Likiep, Majuro, Maloelap, Mili, Rongelap, Wotje, biomass, damage, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA), forest inventory, volume, land cover.

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Donnegan, Joseph A.; Trimble, Steven T.; Kusto, Karness; Kuegler, Olaf; Hiserote, Bruce A.  2011.  Republic of the Marshall Islands' forest resources, 2008.   Resour. Bull. PNW-RB-263. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 29 p..