Delineation of Key Biodiversity Areas New Caledonia
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Delineation of Key Biodiversity Areas New Caledonia Source Relief: DTSI 2011 April 2011 1 New Caledonia ecosystem profile initiative main holders New Caledonia ecosystem profile members and data providers Identification des sites cles de biodiversite en Nouvelle-Calédonie Avec le soutien de : 2 Table of Contents KBA DELINEATION ........................................................................................................................................... 5 METHODS ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 CRITERION VULNERABILITY ...................................................................................................................................... 10 CRITERION IRREPLACEABILITY ................................................................................................................................... 10 DELINEATION PROCESS ........................................................................................................................................... 12 LAND TENURE ................................................................................................................................................ 14 CORRIDORS.................................................................................................................................................... 14 PLANNING UNIT DESIGN ................................................................................................................................ 15 SPECIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 BIRDS ................................................................................................................................................................. 17 MAMMALS .......................................................................................................................................................... 19 BULIMES/SNAILS ................................................................................................................................................... 21 REPTILES.............................................................................................................................................................. 23 FRESHWATER FISH AND CRUSTACEANS ...................................................................................................................... 25 PLANTS ............................................................................................................................................................... 27 LANDSCAPES .................................................................................................................................................. 33 DRY FOREST ......................................................................................................................................................... 33 MANGROVES ........................................................................................................................................................ 33 FORET HUMIDE ..................................................................................................................................................... 34 PROTECTION DES EAUX ........................................................................................................................................... 34 PREDICTED PLANT HABITAT ..................................................................................................................................... 34 MARINE COMPONENT ................................................................................................................................... 35 PRIORITISATION OF CONFIRMED KBAS .......................................................................................................... 38 TIME SERIES ANALYSIS OF FIRE OCCURRENCES IN NEW CALEDONIA .................................................................................. 38 MINING .............................................................................................................................................................. 38 FIRE AND MINING ................................................................................................................................................. 39 INVASIVE SPECIES .................................................................................................................................................. 39 RESULTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 42 THREATENED SPECIES ............................................................................................................................................. 42 CR AND EN SPECIES ............................................................................................................................................... 42 VU, RR AND SPECIES OF NATIONAL PRIORITY/ CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE .................................................................... 42 OVERALL KBA AREA STATISTICS ............................................................................................................................... 52 LAND COVER WITHIN KBAS ..................................................................................................................................... 52 LAND TENURE AND KBAS ........................................................................................................................................ 54 MINING .............................................................................................................................................................. 55 OVERALL STATISTICS OF KBAS REGARDING OTHER LANDCOVER ....................................................................................... 56 OVERALL STATISTICS OF LANDCOVER REGARDING KBA COVER ........................................................................................ 56 3 DESCRIPTION AND STATISTICS OF CONFIRMED KBAS IN NEW CALEDONIA .................................................... 58 AOUPINIÉ ARAGO .................................................................................................................................................. 59 BOULINDA ........................................................................................................................................................... 62 KOPETO ............................................................................................................................................................... 66 FORÊT PLATE ........................................................................................................................................................ 70 GORO TANE ......................................................................................................................................................... 73 MASSIF DES LÈVRES ............................................................................................................................................... 76 KONIAMBO .......................................................................................................................................................... 79 TAOM ................................................................................................................................................................. 83 MT PANIÉ ............................................................................................................................................................ 86 MOUNT KAALA ..................................................................................................................................................... 89 THIEBAGHI ........................................................................................................................................................... 92 POUM ................................................................................................................................................................. 96 ILE YANDÉ ............................................................................................................................................................ 99 MT MAOYA ....................................................................................................................................................... 101 DO NYI ............................................................................................................................................................. 104 BWA BWI .......................................................................................................................................................... 108 KOUAKOUE ........................................................................................................................................................ 112 RIVIERE BLEUE .................................................................................................................................................... 116 GRAND SUD ....................................................................................................................................................... 120 ILE DES 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