Saturday, February 22, 2014

Part I

1- Map of Haiti and its Departments



Source: Angela King and Brad Cole. 2008. Haiti Map- Haiti Satellite [Internet]. Geoscience News and Information; [Cited February 22, 2014]. Available from: http://geology.com/world/haiti-satellite-image.shtml


2- Map of Haiti's Biome


Source: Erica M. Smith.2009. The original vegetation biomes of Haiti [Internet].Green Leaves Environmental Center- Haiti.[Cited February 22, 2014]. Available from: http://www.communitycollaborations.org/greenleaves/

3- Temperature and Precipitation of each biome in Haiti

A- Tropical and subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forest
Average from high to low range temperature: 24o C -18o C per year.
Average from high to low range precipitation: 1597 mm - 1100 mm per year.
http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Croix-Des-Bouquets-weather-averages/Ouest/HT.aspx

B- Flooded Grasslands and Savannas
Average from high to low range temperature: 69o F-62o F per year.
Average from high to low range precipitation: 1400 mm - 1120 mm per year.
http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Manneville-weather-averages/Ouest/HT.aspx

 C- Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Average from high to low range temperature: 75.3o F-60o F per year.
Average from high to low range precipitation: 1397mm - 1100mm per year.
http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Nan-Jeremie-weather-averages/Centre/HT.aspx

 D- Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Average from high to low range temperature: 70o F-80o F per year.
Average from high to low range precipitation: 2000mm - 1000 mm per year.
E- Mangroves
 Average from high to low range temperature: 81o F-77o F per year.
Average from high to low range precipitation: 3200mm - 1000 mm per year

4- Highest and lowest Elevation in Haiti

 Haiti’s lowest elevation reported by one source to be sea level (the Caribbean sea), by another source to be below sea level (Gheskia clibic, Port- au-Prince or in Gonaives <-1 m while its highest point is Pic La selle at 2,680 m.

5- Position Geographic of my Lagonave
Latitude : 18°50'0.03"N
Longitude: 72°59'44.23"W
6- Map of different ecosystem in Haiti

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7- Representative pictures of each of the ecosystems

8- Description of Lagonave ecosystem
       
Lagonave is made up of mostly limestone, barren and hilly with the highest point reaching 778 meters above the sea level. The coast part of the island is mainly dry plain and plateau. The center of the island is made of a range of mountain which causes the south get more precipitation than west of Lagonave. The coast of Lagonave is the home of several species of fish and wildlife and several numbers of invertebrates.

Lagonave is famous for being the home of an endangered species of flamingoes (Phoenicopterus).The roughness of the soil impedes slow down the growth rate of the trees specially in the southern side and most forests have been logging to raise cattle and grow crops. The western part of the side is slightly greener and there is very biodiverse environment. There different species of amphibians, snakes, birds. In many forested areas, there are great communities of wildcats. 

The north Lagonave is home of many different ecosystems swamps, coastal mangroves and scrubs. Freshwater swamps have water for only the rainy seasons. The most common plants found is fern, vine, sedge and others species of deciduous. Many animals spend a part of their lives around the swamps. The birds build nest, breed and find food in this ecosystem. One main mangroves species is found in Lagonave. The black mangroves( Avicennia germinans, syn A. nitida). This species of mangrove grow grow in salwater and also areas frequently flooded by salwater. The mangroves plays a crucial role in providing habitat for fish to lay their eggs. They also protect the coastal zone from wind, marine erosion, and wind












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