Table 2 in Forest Status Across Micronesia from an Assessment of Micronesia Challenge Terrestrial Measures and Forest Inventory and Analysis Data

Table 2. Source of largest forest disturbance by percent of forest area disturbed, and total percent of forest area affected by all disturbance types across Micronesia. CI: confidence interval, FSM: Federated States of Micronesia, RMI: Republic of Marshall Islands, CNMI: Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.
JurisdictionLargest disturbance type% of Forest area [80% CI]All disturbances [80% CI]Endemics [80%CI]Most common understory species% Forest area [80%CI]RMIWeather4.3% [0-8.6%]8.1% [2.3-13.9%]0%Cocos nucifera11.1% [7.7-14.5%]FSMHuman21.2% [16.2-26.2%]39.2% [33.5-45.7%]8.3% [6.9-9.7%]Hibiscus tiliaceus8.1% [6.3-9.9%]PalauWeather10.9% [5.6-16.2%]25.1% [18.2-32%]20.6% [17.9-23.3%]Pinanga insignis16.5% [13-20%]GuamAnimals29.8% [22.2-37.4%]49.1% [40.8-57.4%]6.9% [5-8.8%]Hibiscus tiliaceus9.9% [7.8-12%]CNMITree Disease40.1% [33.1-47.1%]67.7% [58.7-76.7%]9.3% [5.8-12.8%]Leucaena leucocephala23.5% [17.9-29.1%]