Trees of Yap

Download or read book Trees of Yap written by Marjorie V. Cushing Falanruw and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-20 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trees of Yap, first published in 2015 as Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-249, is an up-to-date field guide for identifying the trees found on the island of Yap, Micronesia (and applicable to much of the southern Pacific). Included are descriptions and illustrations (drawings and b/w photographs) for all recorded native trees and most introduced trees. Additional information is provided on tree distribution, status, vernacular names in Micronesia, and English names when available, plus comments on the species and their uses. Fully indexed by scientific and common name. (Note that the photographs in this edition are black-and-white rather than in color as in the original Forest Service edition.)