I.A.5.N.f.4.2 - Rhizophora mangle Forest

Végétation des Caraïbes : système de classification préliminaire et descriptions

Description des postes typologiques

An essentially monospecific association, with the pioneer Rhizophora mangle as the sole dominant.

Distribution des postes typologiques

Cuba: often in keys; Bahamas, Puerto Rico,Caribbean.

Commentaires

This association represents pure, somewhat extensive stands of the priserial Rhizophora belt.

Synonymie

Red-mangrove forest (Dansereau 1966); Manglar (Areces-Mallea 1978), in part; Bosques de mangle (Capote et al. 1989).

Références

Ciferri (1936); Stehlé (1945); Dansereau (1966); Asprey & Robbins (1953); Borhidi (1991).

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)