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Ficus microcarpa growing on a  wave cut lava cliff on the coast of Pulau Kakaban one of the Derawan Islands off the coast of East Kalimantan.
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Ficus microcarpa growing on the northern tip of Maratua one of the Derawan islands in East Kalimantan. F.microcarpa grows everywhere on Maratua but is particularly fond of the rocky lava coasts.
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Ficus microcarpa saplings growing on bare lava rock on Pulau Nabucco, Maratua Lagoon, Derawan Isands, East Kalimantan. The fishing village of Kg. Tg. Bahaba in the background.
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Ficus microcarpa growing on top of a dead coconut palm trunk, Pulau Maratua, East Kalimantan. How does Ficus microcarpa establish in such unusual locations ?
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Here is the obvious answer ! Glossy Starlings.
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Another important disperser of Ficus microcarpa fig seeds on Pulau Maratua  are Pink-necked Green Pigeons. This is a male of the endemic Maratua race of the Pink-necked Green Pigeon.        F. microcarpa figs are small enough to be swallowed whole by Pink-necked Green Pigeons. Green Pigeons are normally seed predators of fig seeds but a few seeds may pass through their guts intact.

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