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Caribbean Seasonal Evergreen Lowland Rainforest Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Caribbean Seasonal Evergreen Lowland Rainforest Group Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This group includes upland forests growing below 700 m elevation in moist but seasonal climates in the Caribbean Islands. Forests within this group have a canopy height of 20-25 m, not densely closed, and a second denser layer 8-15 m high. About 70% of canopy species are evergreen. Understory vegetation is rather sparse and terrestrial ferns can dominate the herb layer. Lianas can be present or even abundant, especially in forests growing on calcareous and alluvial soils. Pinnate and broadleaf species are dominant, but this group includes shorter, open canopy sclerophyllous forests with succulents and cacti on poor, serpentine substrates in moist areas of eastern Cuba, southwestern Puerto Rico, and south Tobago. Floristically, these are diverse forests and different islands have different composition.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40173-{21B365D1-EEFC-4C96-BB26-7E527489053F} 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 Lowland Humid Forest Macrogroup This Community's Level: Group This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.860738 NatureServe Explorer   Code: G455   Scientific: Caribbean Seasonal Evergreen Lowland Rainforest Group