Perrier Nature Reserve

Diospyros revaughanii - one of the rare species protected at Perrier Nature Reserve.
(Picture taken at the neighbouring Monvert Nature Park which is open to the public and where some species are displayed)

Perrier Nature Reserve (IUCN IV) is a small nature reserve protecting indigenous plants and primary forest, in the central highlands of Mauritius. It is still closed to the public.[1]

Indigenous vegetation

This CMA nature reserve protects a rare patch of Mauritian primary forest, and a selection of extremely rare endemic plants, such as Diospyros revaughanii, Syzygium commersonii, Tambourissa peltata, Croton vaughanii, Erythrospermum monticulum, Chionanthus boutoni (only two plants surviving) and the rare and ornate Trochetia blackburniana, among many others.

The vegetation type is "Mauritius Wet Forest" with Sideroxylon dominant, and it has been used as a source of original seed, for rehabilitating surrounding areas.[2]

History and management

It was designated in 1951, and intensive management of the alien invasive species began in 1969. It incorporates only 1.75 ha (the smallest but most pristine nature reserve in Mauritius), and is located in the central highlands of Mauritius (altitude c.550 m), just north of Mare aux Vacoas.

It is managed by the Mauritian National Parks and Conservation Service. It is an extremely sensitive site, and is not yet open to the public.[3][4][5][6][7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers - Mark C. Williams | Listing of Mauritian Nature Reserves". atbutterflies.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  2. ↑ "Mauritius Nature reserves" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  3. ↑ "Beachcomber Magazine - Rebuilding a unique heritage". magazine.beachcomber-hotels.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  4. ↑ http://www.mu.undp.org/content/dam/mauritius_and_seychelles/docs/documents/Rays%20of%20Hope.pdf
  5. ↑ Synergy International Limited (http://www.synergy.co.nz). "issg Database: 详细分布信息 Ligustrum robustum". issg.org. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  6. ↑ "Perrier Nature Reserve management" (PDF). fao.org. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  7. ↑ "Perrier | Protected Planet". protectedplanet.net. Retrieved 2016-09-27.

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