War in the Pacific
War in the Pacific National Historic Park
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Appendix 10:
PLANT COMMUNITIES
Reprinted from the 1997 WAPA Resource Management Plan

Site
Pre-WWII
Japanese
Occupation
Post-Liberation
Present
Asan Units
StrandStrandStrand Basically destroyedStrand
BeachHalophytic-Xerophytic Halophytic-Xerophytic
Limestone Forest
Basically destroyed
Limestone Forest
Tangentangen; some Limestone Forest
Coastal PlainSome houses; cleared land Some houses; rice paddiesBasically destroyed Mowed grass; weeds; Tangentangen
River ValleysRavine Forest;
Limestone forest
Ravine Forest;
Limestone forest; Fortifications
Heavily damagedTangentangen; some Limestone forest
Fonte Plateau
SlopesLimestone forest; savanna Limestone forest; savannaDamaged Tangentangen; some
Limestone forest;
savanna
Piti Unit
SlopesLimestone; Ravine forest Limestone; Ravine forest
Mahogany; fortification
Basically destroyedMahogany; Ravine forest
Mt Tenjo/Chachao Unit
SlopesSavanna; some Limestone
forests; Ravine forests
Savanna; fortification;
Limestone forests;
Ravine forests
DamagedSavanna; some
Limestone forests
Ravine forests
Agat Unit
BeachStrand; some houses Strand; houses;
fortifications
Basically destroyed Strand; mowed grass;
fortifications
Coastal IslandsHalophytic, Xerophytic
Limestone forest
Halophytic, Xerophytic
Limestone forest
Heavily damaged Halophytic, Xerophytic
Limestone forest
SlopesSavanna; Ravine forests
fortifications
Savanna; Ravine forests Basically destroyed Eroded Savanna; Ravine
forests


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