The Greater Antilles mangroves is a mangrove ecoregion that includes the coastal mangrove forests of the Greater Antilles – Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.[1]
_(5179965426)_(2).jpg) American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) feeding in a saltwater lagoon surrounded by a mangrove forest in Cuba. | |
 Ecoregion territory (in red) | |
| Ecology | |
|---|---|
| Realm | Neotropical |
| Biome | mangroves |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 10,600 km2 (4,100 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered[1] |
| Protected | 30.5%(2007)[2] |
Geography
editMangroves are estimated to cover 5,569 km2 in Cuba (or 4.8% of the country); 134 km2 in Haiti; 325 km2 in the Dominican Republic; and 106 km2 in Jamaica.[1]
Some ecoregion systems include the Greater Antilles mangroves, Bahamian mangroves, and Lesser Antilles mangroves within a single Bahamian-Antillean mangroves ecoregion.[3]
Protected areas
edit30.5% of the ecoregion is in protected areas.[2] These include the Zapata Swamp in Cuba,[4] La Cahouane and Three Bays Protected Area in Haiti,[5][6] Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic, and the Piñones State Forest[7] and Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Puerto Rico.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Greater Antilles mangroves". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- ^ a b Hoekstra JM, Molnar JL, Jennings M, Revenga C, Spalding MD, Boucher TM, Robertson JC, Heibel TJ, Ellison K (2010) The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference (ed. Molnar JL). Berkeley: University of California Press.
- ^ "Bahamian-Antillean mangroves". DOPA Explorer. Accessed 28 December 2020. [1]
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Ciénaga de Zapata National Park". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "Three Bays Protected Area | Urban Nature Atlas". una.city. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "OAS :: SEDI :: News". www.oas.org. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "The Institute for Regional Conservation". www.regionalconservation.org. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "National Estuarine Research Reserve System". coast.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
External links
edit- "Greater Antilles mangroves". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- Bahamian-Antillean mangroves (DOPA)
- Greater Antilles mangroves (Encyclopedia of Earth)