NATIVE PLANTS OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

Source: Table 49 of "Data" by D. F. Andrews and A. M. Hertzberg

 

 NATIVE PLANT SPECIES
  Leaf unit is one species

   10    0 1223447899  10
   (5)   1 12679        5
   14    2 13368        5
    9    3 0357         4
    5    4
    5    5
    5    6 5            1
    4    7 3            1
    3    8 19           2
    1    9 5            1 
    GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: AREA of ISLAND
  Leaf Unit = 100 square kilometers

  (25)   0 0000000000000000000000011   25
    5    0 5569                         4
    1    1
    1    1
    1    2
    1    2
    1    3
    1    3
    1    4
    1    4 6                            1 

 
                      Area in square kilometers
   0.01      0.03      0.05      0.08      0.10      0.18
   0.21      0.23      0.34      0.57      0.78      1.24
   1.24      1.84      2.33      2.85      4.89     17.35
  17.95     24.08     25.09     58.27     59.56    129.49
 170.92    551.62    572.33    634.49    903.82   4669.32

 
                         GALAPAGOS    ISLANDS
        NUMBER OF NATIVE PLANT SPECIES vs AREA of ISLAND

         -          x
       90+                                                x
 N       -       x
 u  N    -
 m  a    -   x
 b  t    -       x
 e  i  60+
 r  v    -
    e    -
 o       -
 f  S    - xx    x
    p  30+ 2
    e    - 22
    c    - 3
    i    - 4
    e    - 5
    s   0+ 3
           +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
           0      1000      2000      3000      4000      5000
                         AREA  square kilometers 
       SAME WITH  LARGEST  ISLAND  REMOVED
# Native
Plants
   -                                              x
 90+
   -                              x
   -
   -          x
   -                             x
 60+
   -
   -
   -
   -  x x                            x
 30+ xx
   - xx x  x
   - 2x
   - 4
   - 5
  0+ 3
     +---------+---------+---------+---------+------
     0       200       400       600       800
                  AREA square kilometers