The Cayman Islands

Brunt, M. A.; Davies, J. E.

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-0904-8

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“…The rocky beaches vegetal community described in our research has some floristic and phytosociological similarities with Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and Swan Islands (Proctor 1994, Brunt 1994). For the rocky beaches, the characteristic association found corresponds to that formed by Borrichia arborescens, R. americana and C. erectus, dominant species of phytocenosis, and consistently reported in the Caribbean-Mesoamerican biogeographic region (Rivas-Martínez 1997), both in Cayman Islands (Sauer 1983, Brunt 1994, and Cuba (Reys & Acosta-Cantillo 2003, Martínez-Quesada 2014.…”

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Composition, structure and diversity of coastal vegetation in the northeastern of Cozumel, Mexico

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Background: Cozumel island, Mexico has one of the best preserved and threatened coastal vegetation in the Mexican Caribbean. Increasing the ecological knowledge about these communities can help to establish conservation priorities.Question: How are the structure and composition of well-preserved coastal vegetation communities in the Island of Cozumel?Study site and dates: The study was conducted in the northeastern coast of the island of Cozumel, at the Municipality of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico, from July 2014 to November 2014.Methods: Five interception lines of 80 m were randomly established along environmental gradient, perpendicular to the coastal line, in each three different environments: rocky beaches, sandy beaches, and coastal dunes. Species richness, diversity, and importance value index of the species in the community were computed, and floristic composition recorded.Results: We recorded 23 families, 35 genera and 37 species. The most representative families are Poaceae with four species, Rubiaceae and Asteraceae with three species each; Sideroxylon and Euphorbia were the richest genera, with two species each. The three coastal environments presented no statistical differences in its relative density, coverage and diversity, but differed in species composition and richness (higher in rocky beaches and coastal dunes).Conclusions: Two dissimilar coastal plant communities can be recognized into the halophilous vegetation type, which are established in sandy and rocky environments respectively. The floristic composition and the species association of the rocky beaches reveal the relationship between the Island of Cozumel coastal vegetation and plant communities in other Caribbean islands.

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Composition, structure and diversity of coastal vegetation in the northeastern of Cozumel, Mexico

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Soil and Aboveground Carbon Stocks in a Planted Tropical Mangrove Forest (Can Gio, Vietnam)

Vinh

Marchand

Linh

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Wetland Carbon and Environmental Management

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Can Gio mangrove is the largest in Vietnam, developing on approximately 35000 hectares. This forest was partially destroyed during the Vietnamese war. A restoration program was developed between the late 70s and the early 90s, using Rhizophora apiculata Blume propagules. Currently, the Can Gio mangrove forest regenerates naturally and presents a specific species zonation along the intertidal elevation gradient. Rhizophora dominates the inner forest at the highest elevation, while at an intermediate location, Rhizophora and Avicennia cohabit with other scattered species. The lowest position is colonized by Avicennia.Within this context, the main objectives of this study were to determine the soil physicochemical characteristics, as well as the quality (C/N ratios and δ 13 C) and the quantity (carbon content and stocks) of the organic matter stored beneath each mangrove stand. In addition, we were interested in determining the above-ground biomass and the total carbon stocks of the ecosystem (without considering the below-ground biomass). Carbon stocks of the Can Gio mangrove forest ranged from 150 to 479 Mg C ha -1 , with up to 86 % of the C stored in the upper meter of the soil. The inner forest has the highest stock, followed by the transitional forest, and the fringe forest. The depth extension of the root system of the current forest was estimated, and its contribution to the soil carbon stock was calculated, using the adjacent mudflat as a proxy for the antecedent stocks. Our results show that, for the last 40 years, the current mature planted Rhizophora forest stored 25.26 Mg C ha -1 . Consequently, mangrove plantation and restoration after the war was a success in terms of carbon storing.We suggest that the destruction of the Can Gio mangrove forests for urban development would induce the loss of an efficient CO2 sink.

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An Appraisal of the Extent and Geomorphological Diversity of the Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Dependent Territories

Hamylton

Andréfouët

2013

Coral Reefs of the World

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The Cayman Islands

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Composition, structure and diversity of coastal vegetation in the northeastern of Cozumel, Mexico

Composition, structure and diversity of coastal vegetation in the northeastern of Cozumel, Mexico

Soil and Aboveground Carbon Stocks in a Planted Tropical Mangrove Forest (Can Gio, Vietnam)

An Appraisal of the Extent and Geomorphological Diversity of the Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Dependent Territories

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