. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: the Americas. Puerto Rico Table Per cent of the island covered in different woody vege- tation between the years of 1770-1978. Cover Year 1770 1830 1899 1912 1949 1972 1978 Virgin Coffee shade Brush and scrub _ _ ^ Secondary growth 0 Total* * T()l:il area of the island used here is 8,628 sq km. Ihis excludes offshore islands Xoimf,Brash(l987l the tropical rain forest zone. 1510 sq. km in the moist deciduous zone and
. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: the Americas. Puerto Rico Table Per cent of the island covered in different woody vege- tation between the years of 1770-1978. Cover Year 1770 1830 1899 1912 1949 1972 1978 Virgin Coffee shade Brush and scrub _ _ ^ Secondary growth 0 Total* * T()l:il area of the island used here is 8,628 sq km. Ihis excludes offshore islands Xoimf,Brash(l987l the tropical rain forest zone. 1510 sq. km in the moist deciduous zone and 1210 sq. km in the hill and montane forest zone. FAO's "forest"" figures include any area with trees having over 10 per cent canopy cover. Birdsey and Weaver ( 1982) give a breakdown of the different forest types in the country in 1980 (Table ). which is somewhat different from that given by FAO. Forest plantations have had a significant role in reforestation. The major species planted is Piniis caribaea. with mahogany Swietenia nuicrophylUi and Suietenia inahagoni. eucalyptus Eucalyptus rohusla. teak Tectona grundis and others also being planted. Most reforestation is, however, occurring naturally. Although consumption of wood and wood products on the island continues to rise, almost all of these are imported. The harvesting of wood from the forests is almost negligible at pres- ent, but it is suggested that with proper management the regen- erating forests could provide Puerto Ricans with some wood in the future (Wadsworth and Birdsey. 1985). Table Areas of different forest types in Puerto Rico in 1980 Forest Zone All forest laiul* TimberUmil Noncoinmercial forest land Dry forest 405 Moist forest Wet forest Rain forest 13 LM Wet forest 96 LM Ram forest 12 tal 2,787 604 701 405 620 336 13 96 12 LM — Lower Monlane * Forest land — Land al least lU percent slocked by forest trees of anv si/e. or formerly hav- ing had such fores
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