. The Caribbean forester. Forests and forestry Caribbean Area Periodicals; Forests and forestry Tropics Periodicals. 74 Caribbean Forester The sample studied was a low island of acres at 4,000 feet on Cross Line 8 of the forest valuation of the Moruca Indian Reser- vation. Canopy and understory species were enumerated on the whole plot; undergrowth species, shrubs, and herbs, on a one-acre sample. The island is oval, the long axis eastwest-, about 10 feet above the marsh for- est level at its highest point with gentle slopes on all sides. Structure, Physiognomy and Floristic Composition A
. The Caribbean forester. Forests and forestry Caribbean Area Periodicals; Forests and forestry Tropics Periodicals. 74 Caribbean Forester The sample studied was a low island of acres at 4,000 feet on Cross Line 8 of the forest valuation of the Moruca Indian Reser- vation. Canopy and understory species were enumerated on the whole plot; undergrowth species, shrubs, and herbs, on a one-acre sample. The island is oval, the long axis eastwest-, about 10 feet above the marsh for- est level at its highest point with gentle slopes on all sides. Structure, Physiognomy and Floristic Composition A profile of this forest appears in figure 1. The canopy is more or less closed except where canopy trees recently uprooted have left a gap. One large gap due to such a cause was filled with secondary species forming a more or less closed canopy at a lower level. The trees of the canopy and understory are irregularly spaced; they may be 5 to 50 feet apart, on the average 15 to 20 feet. Larger trees 16 inches at diameter breast height and upwards may be 10 to 70 feet apart, on the average 40 feet. The largest diameter recorded on the plot was 30 inches, for an Aspidosperma. Only 4 percent of the trees were over 20 inches and 10 percent over 16 inches diameter. The H J K V KA / KC KA. 20 40 A = Pouteria guianensis B = Mabea piriri D = Diplotropis purpurea H = Alexa imperatricis K = Eschweilera sagotiand 60 Fig. 80 100 120 140 â Profile of Alexa imperatricis fasciation Ka= Eschweilera alata O Eschweilera corrugata Kc Kd= Eschweilera decolorans L = Licania micrantha M = Heisteria surinamensis P S : T W Y 160 180 2001 Quiina indigofera Pouteria venosa Piratinera guianensis Pentaclethra macroloba Minquartia guianensis Trichilia schomburgkii. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Southern Forest Experi
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