Ecology
Green sea turtles nest on Motu One. There is a large stand of Porolithon (Hydrolithon) that is unique in French Polynesia.
There is as well as a wide variety of pelagic birds nesting in the islets; a subspecies of the Marquesan Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus mendanae consobrina (Murphy & Mathews, 1928), is found on Motu One.
Since 1992, the whole reef and island ecosystem have been protected as the Motu One Reserve.
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