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 BERDS > FIND > ECOSYSTEM
Ecosystem Type:Tropical evergreen seasonal broad-leaved lowland forest over lime-rich alluvium

General Ecotype:Lowland broad-leaved moist forest

UNESCO Code:IA2a(1)(b)K

Description:This very mixed assemblage is found on the middle terraces of many rivers and streams draining from the Maya Mountains.


.:. IA2a(1)(b)K .:.
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Altitude:< 50 m.

Geology & Soil:Soils are deep, calcium rich and usually sandy.

Water Regime:Moderately well drained.

Rainfall:Average rainfall less than 2500 mm per year with a pronounced dry season

Fire Risk:Limited to areas with slash and burn cultivation.

Frequent Plant Species: ecosystem imageFrequently encountered species are: Acoelorrhaphe wrightii, Atalea cohune, Bactris major, Bactris mexicana, Belotia campbellii, Calathea lutea, Calophylum brasiliense, Ceiba pentandra, Chrysophyllum oliviforme, Coccoloba belizensis, Coccoloba schiedeana, Costus guanaiensis, Cupania belizensis, Desmoncus orthacanthos, Ficus sp., Guarea sp., Hampea trilobata, Heliconia latispatha, Luhea speciosa, Lysiloma bahamense, Manilkara sp., Maranta arundinaceae, Pimenta dioica, Pouteria sp., Pterocarpus rohrii, Sabal mauritiiformis, Samanea saman, Schizolobium parahybum, Simarouba glauca, Spondias mombin, Stemmadenia donnell-smithii, Swietenia macrophylla, Tabebuia rosea, Tabernaemontana arborea, Virola koschnyi, Vitex gaumeri, Vochysia hondurensis, Zanthoxylum sp., Zuleania guidonia. The species are a mixture of lowland, moist dependent and somewhat more drought tolerant species.


Faunistic Comments:This ecosystem appears to be a favored habitat for the Yucatan Black Howler Monkey Alouatta pigra.

References:Meerman 1999c, Wright et al. 1959: 7; Iremonger and Brokaw 1995: I.2.2.2. SOURCE: Central American Ecosystems Map. Vol. II.

Picture: Ceiba pentandra. Macal River, Cayo District. J. Meerman.

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