Phytogeography and Vegetation Ecology of Cuba

ALAIN annual precipitation Antillean Antilles belt BHIDI bioclimatic bixeric Borhidi Borhidi and Muñiz Borhidi in Borhidi BRITT Camagüey Caribbean Characteristic species chorological climate types coastal Coccoloba Coccothrinax communities Lf Copernicia Cuba Cuban cubensis deciduous Del-Risco developed dry months ecological edaphic ekmanii elements endemic species endemics epiphytes Eugenia ferns ferrallitic ferrallitic soils genera grasslands GRISEB Guettarda hemicryptophytes herb layer Isla de Pinos JACQ karstic latosols LEÓN Leucocroton Lf Ge Number lianes life-form limestone lowland Matanzas microphyllous montane montane rainforests mountains Neotropical nipensis NPcaesp Number of relevés occur Oriente Ossaea palms Photo phytogeographic Pinar del Rio Pinus plants province rainforests regions Rhynchospora RICH Rondeletia Samek savannas sclerophyllous scrub seasonal evergreen forest semi-deciduous forests semi-desert serpentine areas shaferi shrub layer shrublands shrubwoods Sierra de Escambray Sierra Maestra soils submontane Tabebuia taxa trees Type relevé vegetation types western Cuba WILS wrightii zonal vegetation zone