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Végétation des Caraïbes : système de classification préliminaire et descriptions

Description des postes typologiques

Montane microphyllous shrubland of the active volcanic Lesser Antilles.

Distribution des postes typologiques

St. Kitts, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenada(-).

Commentaires

Occurring in proximity to fumeroles. Beard considers this a subclimax community due to a lack of soil development or as he calls it "pioneer communities of volcanic ejecta".

Synonymie

Pioneer communities of volcanic ejecta (Beard, 1949).

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)