A landscape ecological vegetation map of Saba (Lesser Antilles)

J. de Freitas; A.C. Rojer; B.S.J. Nijhof; A.O. Debrot

A landscape ecological vegetation map of Saba (Lesser Antilles)

J. de Freitas, A.C. Rojer, B.S.J. Nijhof, A.O. Debrot

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Abstract

A semi-detailed landscape-based vegetation map (scale: 1: 37,500) is presented for the 13 km2 Lesser Antillean steep volcanic island of Saba, Netherlands Caribbean. The map is based on a total of 49 vegetation plots that were sampled in 1999 using a stratified random sampling design and analysed using TWINSPAN cluster analysis. Three hundred and fourteen (314) plant species, representing 56% of the total known flora (565 species), were recorded in the sample plots. The principal lower sections of the island possess a tropical savannah climate whereas the upper slopes reaching a maximum altitude of 870 m can best be characterized as a tropical rainforest climate.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Den Helder
Publisher	IMARES
Number of pages	48
Publication status	Published - 2016

Publication series

Name	Report / IMARES
No.	C195/15

Keywords

vegetation mapping
vegetation
flora
islands
saba

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Vegetatie van Bonaire, Saba en St. Eustatius: Diversiteit, status en bedreiging door exoten (BO-11-011.05-004)
Debrot, D.
1/02/11 → 31/12/12
Project: EZproject

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A landscape ecological vegetation map of Saba (Lesser Antilles)

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Keywords

UN SDGs

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Vegetatie van Bonaire, Saba en St. Eustatius: Diversiteit, status en bedreiging door exoten (BO-11-011.05-004)

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