Phytosociological study of the<i>Pinus occidentalis</i>forests in the Dominican Republic

Cano, Eusébio; Ramírez, A; Cano-Ortíz, Ana

doi:10.1080/11263504.2010.547685

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“…This unit is very rich in endemics, with a total of 440 endemic species, compared with 278 that are exclusive to the area. The influence of the Alyssian winds towards the midmountain causes a predominance of rainforests À both broadleaf and cloud forest À with 100% coverage, and a high proportion of species in the genera Prestoea, Magnolia, Didymopanax, Cyathea; in contrast, in the high-mountain areas beyond the reach of the Alyssians there is a prevalence of Pinus occidentalis Sw., constituting endemic forests, as in unit A12 (Cano, Veloz Ramirez, and Cano-Ortiz, 2011), and hemicryptophytic communities of Danthonia domingensis Hack. & Pilg.…”

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Distribution patterns of endemic flora to define hotspots on Hispaniola

Cano-Ortíz¹,

Musarella

Fuentes

et al. 2016

Systematics and Biodiversity

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Nineteen areas on the island of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) were studied with the aim of determining the distribution pattern of the endemic flora in these areas, and their variability with altitude. The main concentration of endemic species occurs in mountains with a medium altitude and in certain mountain sites (palaeo-islands), which coincide with hotspots; a lower number of endemics are found in low-lying areas (coldspots), due to the degradation of their habitats. A total of 1,582 endemic species were studied and were distributed in 19 areas. The whole island is of outstanding interest for its richness in endemics; it has 2,050 endemic species, representing 34.16% of its total flora. The territory in the study is home to 1,284 genera of which 31 are endemic to the island, including monotypical genera such as Tortuella abietifolia Urb. & Ekman, and endemic genera such as Hottea, containing seven endemic species. The sites with the highest rate of endemics are area A16 in the central range with a total of 440 endemic species, of which 278 are exclusive to the territory; and the Sierra de Bahoruco, la Selle, La Hotte and Tibur on in area A12, where we found 699 plants of which 482 are endemic and exclusive to the area; and A13 with 173 and 129 respectively. This work highlights the exceptional floristic diversity in endemic species and genera and analyses their distribution patterns as a tool for conservation in this area of the world, whose high endemicity rate makes it one of the most significant hotspots in the Caribbean.

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Distribution patterns of endemic flora to define hotspots on Hispaniola

Cano-Ortíz¹,

Musarella

Fuentes

et al. 2016

Systematics and Biodiversity

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“…Despite the large number of botanical studies conducted on the flora of the Island of Hispaniola, some of which adopted a floristic or physiognomical approach (e.g., Zanoni et al, 1990;Höner and Jiménez 1994;Guerrero et al, 1997;May, 1997May, , 2000May, , 2001Rivas-Martínez et al 1999;May and Peguero, 2000;Mejía et al, 2000;Slocum et al, 2000;García and Clase 2002;Peguero and Salazar 2002;Veloz and Pequero 2002);and Cano et al, 2009aand Cano et al, , 2009band Cano et al, , 2010aand Cano et al, , 2010band Cano et al, , 2011 with a phytosociological methodology, only few have adopted phytogeographical or phytosociological approaches. Here we present a biogeographic profile on the flora of the Island of Hispanola.…”

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Establishment of Biogeographic Areas by Distributing Endemic Flora and Habitats (Dominican Republic, Haiti R.)

Carmona¹,

Ortiz²

2012

Global Advances in Biogeography

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“…This analysis separates two groups (Figure 2): the communities of Prestoea montana (D1) and a group of communities described by [22] [24] with the exception of the community (3) Alchornea latifolia and Calophyllum rivulare which presents strong floristical differences with communities 4, 5 and 6 in group (D2). Finally in this ordination analysis, the communities described by [4] are highly separated, and they also present a floristical composition which is distant from the rest, due to the presence of 15 tree species which are exclusive to the community Clethra cubensis and Pinus maestrensis, and 21 to Hyeronima nipensis and Sloanea curatellifolia, which can be modified by climate change [32].…”

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“…The geological origin of the mountains on the island dates from the Cretaceous and Oligocene-Miocene periods, with the exception of the intra-mountain valleys formed by material deposits during the Quaternary period [1]. There is a predominance of calcareous materials of a karstic nature, marbles, limestones and materials from Quaternary deposits, a large central nucleus of siliceous materials and the presence of serpentines [2]- [4]. The island has a mountainous terrain with various mountain formations such as the eastern, central, and northern ranges and the mountains of Bahoruco and Niebla.…”

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Rain Forests in Subtropical Mountains of Dominican Republic

Cano¹,

Veloz²,

Cano-Ortíz³

2014

AJPS

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This article presents a study of the cloud forest dominated by the Prestoea montana (R. Graham) Nichols. This is a hyperhumid forest located in ravines and shaded areas with cloud condensation, and at heights ranging from 350 -1250 masl. This type of forest is always found in thermal and mesotropical belts, without ever reaching the supratropical belt. This study was based on works published by other authors and on our own field sampling. The article begins by describing the geological, bioclimatic, biogeographic and floristic aspects of the areas in the study, specifically the hyperhumid areas in the central and eastern mountains. Due to the scarcity of phytosociological works on this area, we apply a statistical treatment to compare our communities with other associations described in Cuba. This comparison reveals that these forest groups are floristically quite distant from each other, both with regard to alliance and association species. We therefore propose two new communities: Cyathea furfuracea Baker and Prestoea montana (Grah.) Nichol; Ormosia krugii Urb. and Prestoea montana (Grah.) Nichol.

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Phytosociological study of thePinus occidentalisforests in the Dominican Republic

Cited by 19 publications

References 3 publications

Distribution patterns of endemic flora to define hotspots on Hispaniola

Distribution patterns of endemic flora to define hotspots on Hispaniola

Establishment of Biogeographic Areas by Distributing Endemic Flora and Habitats (Dominican Republic, Haiti R.)

Rain Forests in Subtropical Mountains of Dominican Republic

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