Tetiaroa Vegetation Sampling

Measurement of seedling recruitment for four native woody species, the shade cover of four herbaceous plant species, and coconuts on the Motu Ahuroa in Tetiaroa were conducted by students with the UC Berkeley Island Sustainability Program. The four woody species we observed were Pisonia, Pandanus, Guettarda, and Ipomoea. For the herbaceous species, we observed Asplenium, Boerhavia, Microsorum, and Portulaca. Once we completed our data collection in each transect, we compiled our data to see the effect of rat eradication programs on plant growth.