The Holdridge system has been used for ecological mapping in most of Latin 
America.  I am sure that a map using this system must exist for the Dominican 
Republic.  I believe that Holdridge developed the system in the Dominican 
Republic.

Bob Mowbray
Tropical Forest Ecologist
------------- Original message from Gregor Sharam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: 
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> I am working on a vegetation map for parts of southern Dominican 
> Republic and am wondering if there is a standard vegetation/ecological 
> classification system for the Caribbean? 
> I am largely concerned with montane and cloud forests in the 
> south-central massif across Hispaniola. 
> 
> Cheers, 
> Greg Sharam 
> 
> -- 
> Gregory J. Sharam PhD 
> Biodiversity Research Centre, 
> University of British Columbia, 
> 6270 university Blvd. 
> Vancouver, BC 
> V6R-2C7 
> ++ 778-772-4734 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

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