| Country | New Caledonia |
| Island | Lifou |
| Latitude | -20.7274 |
| Longitude | 167.0904 |
| Elevation (approx.) | 60 m |
| Substrate | Calcareous (uplifted coral limestone) |
| Established | December 2024 |
| Local contact | Jean-Marie Ita (Ranger, Environment Department of the Loyalty Islands Province, New Caledonia) |
| Principal investigator | Thomas Ibanez (Research Fellow, AMAP lab, French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, New Caledonia) |
Cëzy
Permanent plot · Lifou, New Caledonia
Description
The Cëzy permanent plot is located a few kilometres north of the Siloam tribu, on uplifted coral limestone in the north of the island of Lifou. The plot was set up in December 2024 at about 60 m elevation and resurveyed in December 2025. The forest shows no obvious signs of recent disturbance.
The most abundant tree species are Aglaia elaeagnoidea (Meliaceae), Diospyros calciphila (Ebenaceae) and Alectryon carinatum (Sapindaceae), locally known as sö, xetr and cangen, respectively. The largest tree is an Elaeodendron curtipendulum (Celastraceae), locally known as thidraxep, and the tallest is an Aglaia elaeagnoidea, reaching only about 20 m.
Field team
David Bruy, Julie Dibon, Nathan Eltabet, Patrick Heuret, Thomas Ibanez, Jean-Marie Ita, Alyster Iwane, Ghislain Vieilledent and Eribert Walewene.