sione Iill ai ‘X'. me downhill side a! me mounds.
Pzrmanem load; can oe inade me: me ieiiaees are
ionned

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LOW ISLAND AND EORAL CAY

STRATEGIES

All eonsl sand aye-rid many low ainus lie wnhin 2s-
oi ihe equiwrl, ”do meal ieei aieas and snndy afluljne
coisis, A: inany pmplu live on aiolls, very eaiehil
dslpn appiuaclies eie needed loavnld ihelcnown fish
or

 

Huii-ieaiie (Mon and dainnpe io plane-om and
eoasis

- Waeer iahle iwaiei lens) polio-nan; and

. pooinno-iiicii due lo a linihed diei (usually high in
caihohydme and oxalic addsi,

Addlmml dasly. lnpni l5 nzedad

- Tn exiend vegeuble and iiuli mp,

- To mend walersmngeam io mnlerve waiee,

- in unnerving nahiiai vegmliun end unique innis,
lrpliles, and lagmn in ieei iaiuia;

. To use shallow marine waieis lei aquizullun and
pond astound

« ln drvekrplns eneipy issaunes luully,

oh aidlls. we cnn expeci soil pl-l values oi iioin
aims, sand abrasxun, and ossie oiineiel dericieney
(5willly non, sine. innlyodennoi, bum) in soils and
planis Eieinenial sulphur, non sulphates, and hunins
added In ganien nail; and Phnllng holes lower the pH
Humus mines In paiin ironds, eoceinni huski, nee
trunks, and lea; liiiei iniin such pioneer species as
Casi-mus :qmstlifolia. fie: gape leaceolalius uni/mi,
coin-l shiuhi <seeeoole, Tarntfarhl Pcmphis),
manylws, and Blrvl'nglvmn nees All yield abundlnl
flmrlix paideii and eiee holes.

We aim ean expen a ihin eoeelline and over a
haidpan oi aiiehe oi caioeie. Calm Iii woesened by
ihe Appllahon oi anperphospnaie, UsuaUy ihe gunnu
iioin mill-d: piovidessuiiieieni y‘miphzm iicolaiues
oi ms, suns, hoohles. inpee buds, and sheai-waieis

aie protected oi eneouiaged. Fading ihis, domeikir
pigm'l, quail, pheasani, ewe, ducks, and chickens ml
oe kepi as such piedaeois is ieial ceis and foxes aie
usually ahseni

l-xsvamm; WATER LENS POLLUYION
The sale naiuial soniees oi waiei on low islands aie
uioie inoiugieal s|ungr$ sun as we iind in bloblbs
and eoeoniiis (abcul l2 coeoniii iiees pmvldr lei a
peiscins dunking waiei ini inc yur}, and ihai wikr
iiapped in ihe sand below iiie ceiiche, (hating on ihe
unwaveriflue waiee lens oi riiinie 1cm

As i-ein iails on ihe islands, It do My Ihsorbs in sun
iaee soill and leaks ihniupn ihe eaiiehe to ihe waiei
leiu, which lull leaks slowly in sea between oi oelpw
iide levels As iiie peach bean is 24 ni above in level,
and ihe “mu aioll mm H ni, iiie delicacy oi (he
si adon ni ihe even! oi waiee poliniion is Bbvlmxi. roe
(Mi reason, senlemenk, ioilei aieas. pioee-eing,
livesweli, and Even gaideiis should be kept us ihe pew
pheiy oi ihe island, and the inbuiul’ demed io dense
naniial siands oi iood and native iiees. kepi hee oi
peshcvdrs oi indnsei-iai pcllniinis and inels ii in ms
vioos ihai a pollniing scone ai ihe eeniie oi ihe island
can aiieei «he whole waeei lens. all planis, and all
WI)“-

By what muhadj can we Inrnise the supply oi
poiahle waieil Fiisi, by using “1|vi waiei io house
ianis, me laeeei above or below gmund and insde nia
ieinioieed runen|<nnl~und inix, which is widely
ngd in mnsmimnn on ail hm iemoieamns.

Secondly, and oi mbsl iinponanee in plans, by using
deep nnilehes, and by smug evu-shundani mind
banana. anowiooi, pap-ye, Igumes, and like plant! |u
piovide leai and [funk inaleiials (or garden ind om"
use map

Lasily, and oiien sueeessinlly, we can try leak
ienneni seiis (eleysi oi sunny—doped mrdl piis, wheie
a 20 en deep inash oi shredded inass oi hanana,
papaye, and other son 5m leans applied in ihe pose
and sides oi ihe aiea, eoyeied wiih plaiiie nniii
iei-ineniing (ioineiiines only 4—5 days), and ihen
pinnped hill 0! waiei iiom ihe iieshwaiei lens «ipuie

 

 

   

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