Pulau Pombo
Location:
7°47'S, 139°02'E; between Pulau Kimaam (Dolok) and the mainland, Kabupaten Merauke, Irian Jaya.
Area:
100 ha.
Altitude:
Sea level.
Biogeographical Province:
5.1.13.
Wetland type:
07.
Description of site:
A small island covered in mangrove swamps, in the narrow channel between Pulau Kimaam (site 134) and the mainland.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate.
Principal vegetation:
Mangrove forest.
Land tenure:
State owned.
Conservation measures taken:
None.
Conservation measures proposed:
The island has been proposed as a Nature Reserve (Cagar Alam).
Land use:
Hunting and logging.
Possible Changes in Land use:
No information.
Disturbances and threats:
Hunting of birds and cutting of mangrove trees.
Economic and social values:
No information.
Fauna:
An important roosting site for large waterbirds. Many of the birds feeding on the
nearby Pulau Kiniaam use this island for roosting.
Special floral values:
None known.
References:
MacKinnon & Artha (1981b).
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b, 3b.
Source:
Marcel J. Silvius.