. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: the Americas. Surinam. Young cotslal pluii x>^J Old coosla] pljin Savana bell ForesOY bell Figure The major regions of Surinam, based on geo- morphology, showing the forestry belt which is the main pro- duction area Source: afler M. Hermeies el al (1990); Boxman el ill (1987) industry, which accounted for per cent of the total value of exports in 1980 (SPS, 1988). Rice, bananas, citrus, oil palm, coconuts, peanuts and vegetables are the only crops raised on a commercial scale. These are predominantly grown in the Young Coastal Plain. I
. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: the Americas. Surinam. Young cotslal pluii x>^J Old coosla] pljin Savana bell ForesOY bell Figure The major regions of Surinam, based on geo- morphology, showing the forestry belt which is the main pro- duction area Source: afler M. Hermeies el al (1990); Boxman el ill (1987) industry, which accounted for per cent of the total value of exports in 1980 (SPS, 1988). Rice, bananas, citrus, oil palm, coconuts, peanuts and vegetables are the only crops raised on a commercial scale. These are predominantly grown in the Young Coastal Plain. In the interior, most people are subsistence farm- ers. The forestry sector contributes only per cent to GNP and per cent to export figures (Jonkers, 1987). The Forests The most comprehensive studies of the forest vegetation of Surinam are by Lindeman (1953). Lindeman and Moolenaar (1959), Lindeman and Mori (1989) and in the Suriname Planatlas (SPS, 1988). The classifications of the forests in these publications are different and in this Atlas we have generally followed that given in the Suriname Planatlas. The swamp forests in the country are called marsh forests by Lindeman and Mori (1989) and are defined as forests that have waterlogged soils for part of the year and are dry for the remain- der of the year. Low swamp forests are found in the Young Coastal Plain, they cover about three per cent of Surinam's land area. They are dominated by the following tree species; Mauritia flexuosa. Chrysobalanus icaco. Annona glabra, Erylhrina glaiica. Triplaris surinamensis. Pterocarpus officinalis and Tahehiiia insignis. Although high swamp forests may occur in the Young Coastal Plain, along creeks and rivers of the Savanna Belt and in the hilly/mountainous interior, they occur predominantly in the Old Coastal Plain. This forest type covers about two per cent of the country. In the shallow fresh-water swamps, the mixed Virola siirinaniensis/Syniplumia gtohulifera/EuWrpe oleraceu
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