I.A.5.N.f.4 - Rhizophora mangle Forest Alliance

Végétation des Caraïbes : système de classification préliminaire et descriptions

Description des postes typologiques

Most oceanwards and frequently tidally flooded mangrove forest, dominated by Rhizophora mangle.

Distribution des postes typologiques

Cuba, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Martinique, Caribbean.

Synonymie

Rhizophorion occidentalis (Cuatrecasas 1958), in part; Red-mangrove Forest (Dansereau 1966); Mangrove Swamp Woodland, in part (Kimber 1988).

Bibliography

 Areces-Mallea A.E., Weakley A.S., Li X., Sayre R.G., Parrish J.D., Tipton C.V. & Boucher T. 1999. A Guide to Carribbean Vegetation Types: Preliminary Classification System and Description. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA, 166p. (Source)