01234nas a2200145   4500008004100000245010500041210006900146300001200215490000600227520076500233653001200998100001701010700002101027856004001048       1991                        eng d00aThe Potential for Conservation of Polynesean Birds Through Habitat Mapping and Species Translocation0 aPotential for Conservation of Polynesean Birds Through Habitat M  a506-5210 v53 a<p>he dependency of highly endemic island floras on few potential pollinators in depauperate island faunas suggests that pollinators and seed dispersers may be crucial in the preservation of biodiversity in isolated oceanic islands. We discuss the hypothesis that flying foxes are “strong interactors” in South Pacific islands where they setwe as the principal pollinators and seed dispersers, This suggests that the ongoing decline and ultimate extinction of flying fox species on Pacific islands may lead to a cascade of linked plant extinctions. We propose an empirical test of this hypothesis: comparisons of plant reproductive success in Guam, which has virtually lost its flying fox populations, and Samoa, where significant populations remain.</p>
10abiology1 aFranklin, J.1 aSteadman, D., W.  uhttp://www.jstor.org/stable/2386073