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Caribbean Wet Montane Serpentine Forest & Scrub Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Caribbean Wet Montane Serpentine Forest & Scrub Group Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This group includes sclerophyllous, evergreen forests and scrub that occur between 400 and 1000 m elevation on ferritic soils derived from serpentine bedrock of the Crystal and Moa mountains of eastern Cuba and in western Puerto Rico, where annual precipitation can reach 3200 mm and there is no dry season. Forests are characterized by two canopy layers, mostly sclerophyllous and lauraceous trees up to 20 m tall and a lower stratum of shrubs. Lianas are abundant but the density and diversity of epiphytes decrease. The scrub type in the Moa Mountains consists of a dense bush of shrubs and stunted trees up to about 6 m tall with some emergents up to 10 m. It is very rich in endemics.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40169-{6EC3E4DA-F881-4EE4-B506-5AB36E5A04DF} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 04-Feb-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Caribbean Montane Humid Forest Macrogroup This Community's Level: Group This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.860735 NatureServe Explorer   Code: G447   Scientific: Caribbean Wet Montane Serpentine Forest & Scrub Group