Cambalache Forest Reserve
Cambalache Forest Reserve or (Bosque Cambalache National Park)[1] is a forest reserve on the island of Puerto Rico.[2][3]
| Cambalache | |
|---|---|
| Location | Puerto Rico |
| Nearest city | Barceloneta / Arecibo |
| Coordinates | 18.44351°N 66.596918°W |
| Governing body | Department of Natural Resources |
Description
The Cambalache Forest Reserve is located in the municipalities of Arecibo and Barceloneta. It protects steep limestone hills known as mogotes, which are covered in moist forests. The elevation ranges from 5 to 50 m (16 to 164 ft) above mean sea level. Average rainfall is 1,479.8 mm (58.26 in) per year, with the temperature varying from 23.3 to 27 °C (73.9 to 80.6 °F). Mogotes oriented northeast to southeast have humid northern and southwestern slopes but xeric tops.[4] It has an area of 1,050 cuerdas (about 1,019 acres).[5]
Flora
Common trees include Cecropia, Schefflera, and Tabebuia heterophylla. The endemic Puerto Rican Royal Palm (Roystonea borinquena) and Palma de Sierra (Gaussia attenuata) are also found in the forest. Zanthoxylum martinicense inhabits xeric areas.[6] Eugenia biflora and Eugenia ligustrina are found in the forest.[7] The hillsides and valleys are home to distinct vegetation zones. The valleys have lost most of their original vegetation and instead feature scrubby secondary forests and planted teak groves.[4]
See also
References
- https://www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/bosque-cambalache-national-park/9458
- Balletto, B.; Discovery Channel (Firm) (2003). Insight Guide Puerto Rico. Insight Guide Puerto Rico (in Italian). APA Publications. p. 285. ISBN 978-981-234-949-1. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- Organization for Flora Neotropica; New York Botanical Garden (2008). Flora Neotropica. Flora Neotropica (in Spanish). Published for the Organization for Flora Neotropica by The New York Botanical Garden Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-89327-491-7. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Cambalache Forest Reserve". UPR-Mayagüez Department of Biology Herbarium. University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- Bosques y Reservas Naturales de Puerto Rico. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Susana M. Rivera Colon. Escuela de Artes Plasticas de Puerto Rico. November 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- "Exploring Cambalache Forest Reserve". PuertoRico.com. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- http://www.intermountainbiota.org/portal//collections/individual/index.php?occid=762771&clid=0