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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Foreword</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">iii</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Acknowledgements</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">iv</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">TABLE OF CONTENTS</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">v</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">A DESCRIPTION OF PULU KEELING NATIONAL PARK</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Footer" style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Pulu Keeling National Park Region</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TOC1" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; text-transform:none">2</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">History</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">2</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:421.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Cocos (Keeling) Islands</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>2</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:421.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>North Keeling Island</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:421.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Pulu Keeling National Park</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>5</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Physical Geography</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TOC1" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; text-transform:none">6</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:421.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Geology</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>6</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:421.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Geomorphology and Topography</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>6</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:421.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Soils</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>7</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:421.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Hydrology</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>7</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Climate</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TOC1" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; text-transform:none">8</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:421.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Cyclones</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>9</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Terrestrial Environment</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">9</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:421.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Flora</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>9</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:421.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Fauna</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>10</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Marine Environment</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TOC1" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; text-transform:none">12</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Social and Economic Values</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TOC1" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; text-transform:none">14</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Pressures on Pulu Keeling National Park</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">15</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:421.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Pest Species</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>15</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:421.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Habitat Loss</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>15</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:421.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Visitor Use</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>15</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:12.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:421.2pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Other Major Threats</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>16</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Figure 1. Location of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>17</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Figure 2. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>18</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Figure 3. Pulu Keeling National Park and Zoning Plan</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>19</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Figure 4. Vegetation and Cross-section of the Island</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>20</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Table 1.</span><span> </span><span>Cyclones passing over or close to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands since 1960</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>21</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Table 2.</span><span> </span><span>Flora of Pulu Keeling National Park</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>22</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Table 3.</span><span> </span><span>Fish of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>23</span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="width:444.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>Table 4.</span><span> </span><span>Bird Observations of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands</span></p></td><td style="width:26.1pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt"><span>25</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>