Someone are working with classification-vegetation on the Yucatan-Peninsula-Mexico? in few time w'll work with a health program on tropical diseases in Quintana Roo State (part east of peninsula), we have data from 2000, but I would like to know if someone are working now in this state.
Thanks in advance, greetings. Quoting Pedro Anglada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Holdridge developed his system for Costa Rica. Thus, > the model works best for Central America. However, the > Holdridge model have been used to classify forest > types in most ecological researches in Puerto Rico, > which has a great affinity with the Dominican Republic > in species composition. > > Check the publication list of the Institute for > tropical ecosystems studies' website from the > LTER: Luq-site. ITES > As well, Common trees of Puerto Rico and the West > Indies by F. Wadsworth and E. Little, US department of > forestry > > Pedro Anglada > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> 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]>: -------------- >> >> >> > 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] >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán http://www.uady.mx/
