Toward a woody plant list for Antigua and Barbuda: past and present.

John Francis; Carlos Rivera; Julio Figureroa

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Toward a woody plant list for Antigua and Barbuda: past and present.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

John Francis, Carlos Rivera, Julio Figureroa

Year:

1994

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

International Institute of Tropical Forestry

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep.SO-102. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 28 p.

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Abstract

Beginning in the 17th century, the forest lands of Antigua and Barbuda were cleared for agriculture, burned, cut over, and grazed severely. A survey by personnel of the USDA Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry and previous surveys were used to assemble lists of native and exotic woody plants. A large majority of the original woody flora still grows on both islands.

Keywords

Botanical survey, extinction, Lesser Antilles native species, woody flora

Citation

Francis,John; Rivera,Carlos; Figureroa, Julio. 1994. Toward a woody plant list for Antigua and Barbuda: past and present. Gen. Tech. Rep.SO-102. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 28 p.