List of ecoregions in Cuba

List of ecoregions in Cuba

The following is a list of ecoregions in Cuba, according to the WWF:

Terrestrial ecoregions

"by major habitat type"

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

* Cuban moist forests

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

* Cuban dry forests

Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests

* Cuban pine forests

Flooded grasslands and savannas

* Cuban wetlands

Deserts and xeric shrublands

* Cuban cactus shrub

Mangroves

* Greater Antilles mangroves

Freshwater ecoregions

* Cuba - Cayman Islands

Marine ecoregions

* Greater Antilles

References

* Spalding, Mark D., Helen E. Fox, Gerald R. Allen, Nick Davidson "et al." "Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas". "Bioscience" Vol. 57 No. 7, July/August 2007, pp. 573-583.
* Thieme, Michelle L. (2005). "Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment". Island Press, Washington DC.


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