Greater Antilles mangroves
The Greater Antilles mangroves is a mangrove ecoregion that includes the coastal mangrove forests of the Greater Antilles – Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.[1]
_(5179965426)_(2).jpg.webp) American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) feeding in a saltwater lagoon surrounded by a mangrove forest in Cuba. | |
 Ecoregion territory (in red) | |
| Ecology | |
|---|---|
| Realm | Neotropical |
| Biome | mangroves |
| Geography | |
| Area | 10,600 km2 (4,100 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered[1] |
| Protected | 30.5%(2007)[2] |
Geography
Mangroves are estimated to cover 5,569 km2 in Cuba (or 4.8% of the country); 134 km2 in Haiti; 325 km2 in the Dominican Republic; and 106 km2 in Jamaica.[1]
Some ecoregion systems include the Greater Antilles mangroves, Bahamian mangroves, and Lesser Antilles mangroves within a single Bahamian-Antillean mangroves ecoregion.[3]
Protected areas
30.5% of the ecoregion is in protected areas.[2] These include La Cahouane and Three Bays Protected Area in Haiti.
References
- "Greater Antilles mangroves". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- Hoekstra JM, Molnar JL, Jennings M, Revenga C, Spalding MD, Boucher TM, Robertson JC, Heibel TJ, Ellison K (2010) The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference (ed. Molnar JL). Berkeley: University of California Press.
- "Bahamian-Antillean mangroves". DOPA Explorer. Accessed 28 December 2020.
External links
- "Greater Antilles mangroves". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- Bahamian-Antillean mangroves (DOPA)
- Greater Antilles mangroves (Encyclopedia of Earth)
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