Vegetation Classification for the Cayman Islands
Vegetation Classification for the Cayman Islands
Vegetation Classification for the Cayman Islands
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Class I: FOREST<br />
Subclass A: Evergreen Forest<br />
Index to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Cayman</strong> <strong>Islands</strong><br />
vegetation associations<br />
Group : Tropical or subtropical seasonal evergreen <strong>for</strong>est<br />
Subgroup N: Natural / Semi-natural<br />
Formation a: Lowland evergreen <strong>for</strong>est<br />
(1) Coccothrinax proctorii – Myrcian<strong>the</strong>s fragrans Forest Alliance<br />
(a) Coccothrinax proctorii – Myrcian<strong>the</strong>s fragrans – Pilosocereus swartzii <strong>for</strong>est<br />
Group : Tropical or subtropical broad-leaved sclerophyllous <strong>for</strong>est<br />
Subgroup N: Natural / Semi-natural<br />
Formation c: Seasonally flooded evergreen sclerophyllous <strong>for</strong>est<br />
(1) Conocarpus erectus Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance<br />
(a) Conocarpus erectus seasonal <strong>for</strong>est<br />
(b) Conocarpus erectus – Laguncularia racemosa – Avicennia germinans seasonal<br />
<strong>for</strong>est<br />
(c) Conocarpus erectus – Rhizophora mangle seasonal <strong>for</strong>est<br />
(2) Laguncularia racemosa Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance<br />
(a) Laguncularia racemosa – Avicennia germinans seasonal <strong>for</strong>est<br />
(3) Rhizophora mangle Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance<br />
(a) Rhizophora mangle – Conocarpus erectus seasonal <strong>for</strong>est<br />
(b) Rhizophora mangle – Laguncularia racemosa – Conocarpus erectus seasonal<br />
<strong>for</strong>est<br />
(c) Rhizophora mangle – Avicennia germinans seasonal <strong>for</strong>est<br />
(4) Avicennia germinans Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance<br />
(a) Avicennia germinans – Laguncularia racemosa seasonal <strong>for</strong>est<br />
Formation e: Tidally flooded mangrove <strong>for</strong>est<br />
(1) Avicennia germinans Forest Alliance<br />
(a) Avicennia germinans tidal <strong>for</strong>est<br />
(b) Avicennia germinans – Laguncularia racemosa tidal <strong>for</strong>est<br />
(c) Avicennia germinans – Laguncularia racemosa – Rhizophora mangle tidal <strong>for</strong>est<br />
(d) Avicennia germinans – Rhizophora mangle tidal <strong>for</strong>est<br />
(2) Rhizophora mangle Forest Alliance<br />
(a) Rhizophora mangle tidal <strong>for</strong>est<br />
(3) Laguncularia racemosa Forest Alliance<br />
(a) Laguncularia racemosa tidal <strong>for</strong>est<br />
<strong>Vegetation</strong> <strong>Classification</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Cayman</strong> <strong>Islands</strong>
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