Abstract: Savura is one of the seven focal sites of the Pacific-Asia Biodiversity Transect (PABITRA) Gateway Transect in Fiji. The site is composed of tropical lowland rain forest located in southeastern Viti Levu and consists of two adjacent watershed reserves, the Savura Forest Reserve and the Vago Forest Reserve. A total of 560 indigenous species (52% endemic) of vascular plants is recorded for this focal site. Savura has been chosen for the establishment of a large permanent plot of 12 ha following the methods proposed by the Centre of Tropical Forest Science (CTFS). This involves the recording of name, diameter at breast height (DBH), and precise location of every tree with 1 cm or more DBH. A total of 5,494 individuals with a total basal area of 2,752 [m.sup.2] was recorded in the first 6,000 [m.sup.2] of this CTFS/PABITRA permanent plot. The Myristicaceae (species of the genus Myristica) was the dominant family in numbers of individuals (14.4%) and basal area (35.6%). Tree ferns (Cyatheaceae [8.2% of individuals, 14.6% basal area]) and the Clusiaceae (8.6% of individuals, 12.8% basal area) are other major components. After this initial census, subsequent censuses will be carried out every 5 yr and should give insights on spatial dynamics, recruitment and mortality, and long-term changes in populations of tree species.

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SAVURA, ONE OF the seven focal sites of the Fiji Pacific-Asia Biodiversity Transect (PABITRA) wet-zone transect (Keppel 2005, this issue), is located in the province of Naitasiri and includes two adjacent forest reserves, Vago and Savura, that are catchment areas for Savura Creek, which provides much of Suva's water supply (Figure 1). The Vago Forest Reserve was established in 1959 and comprises 24.7 ha of lowland rain forest; the Savura Forest Reserve was established in 1963 and comprises 396.5 ha. No trees have been removed from either reserve since their establishment, but before that, traditional logging, the occasional removal of large trees for house construction, is likely to have occurred at least in parts of the reserves.

Because of its comparative accessibility and its protected status, Savura and the surrounding areas have been subject to previous botanical collections and ecological studies investigating the demography of Balaka microcarpa Burret (Ash 1988) and Cyathea hornei Baker (Copel.) (Ash 1987). Despite this, no species list for the area exists. In this paper we provide a preliminary list of species by incorporating data from collections at the South Pacific Regional Herbarium and from specimens listed in Smith (1979, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1996) and in Brownlie (1977). Also included are species recorded from an altitudinal transect on adjacent Mt. Korobaba (Hassal and Kirkpatrick 1985, Kirkpatrick and Hassal 1985), which is similar in altitude to Mt. Nakobalevu in the Savura focal site (see Figure 1).

Currently, a 12-ha permanent plot is being created in the Vago Forest Reserve following Centre for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS) protocol (Condit 1998), which involves mapping, measuring, and identification of every tree that is 1 cm or more in diameter. The project is a joint...