Montane forest management in the insular Caribbean
By: Frank H. Wadsworth
Contributors: International Institute of Tropical Forestry (Río Piedras, San Juan, P.R.); Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)
Series: General technical report GTR-IITF -- 8
Publisher: USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry; U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Pacific Northwest Research Station [distributor
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Río Piedras, P.R; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 29
Subjects: Forest management; Mountain ecology
Description: Two Elevations-above 800m and above 300m- define the montane forests of the caribbean islands. Of the 36 islands considered, 27 have mountains above 300m and 14, above 800m. of the 233,000 km2 of the island, at least 118,000 km2 are above 300m m, and 60,000 km2 are above 800 m.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-29).