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Aguirre State Forest
The Aguirre State Forest (in es, Bosque Estatal de Aguirre) is a nature reserve on the south coast of Puerto Rico and one of the commonwealth's 20 state forests. It mainly consists of mangroves and floodplain forests, and it borders the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Aguirre State Forest is owned and administered by Puerto Rico. It was established in 1918 by Puerto Rico governor Arthur Yager to protect the mangrove forests areas between the municipalities of Guayama and Santa Isabel. Natural features The forest is notable for its dense mangrove forests and salt ponds. As such it is an ecologically diverse area that is home to 13 species of reptiles, 4 species of amphibians and 3 species of bats. At least 184 bird species can be found within the forest and the area is an important bird nesting site. Some notable bird species found here are yellow-crowned night herons ('' Nyctanassa violacea''), mangrove rails (''Rallus longirostris''), yellow warblers ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic and the United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and includes the eponymous main island and several smaller islands, such as Isla de Mona, Mona, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques. It has roughly 3.2 million residents, and its Capital city, capital and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, most populous city is San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan. Spanish language, Spanish and English language, English are the official languages of the executive branch of government, though Spanish predominates. Puerto Rico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Indian Manatee
The West Indian manatee (''Trichechus manatus''), also known as the North American manatee, is a large, aquatic mammal native to warm coastal areas of the Caribbean, from the eastern US to northern Brazil. Living alone or in herds, it feeds on underwater plants and uses its whiskers to navigate. It is divided into two endangered subspecies, the Florida manatee (''T. m. latirostris'') in the US and the Antillean manatee (''T. m. manatus'') in the Caribbean, both of which face pressure from habitat loss, pollution, and other human activity. The West Indian manatee is the largest of the sirenians (order Sirenia), a group of large aquatic mammals that includes the dugong, other manatees, and the extinct Steller's sea cow. Manatees are herbivores, have developed vocal communication abilities, and are covered in highly sensitive whiskers (called vibrissae) that are used for feeding and navigation. In breeding season, several males form mating herds around an individual female; on aver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of National Natural Landmarks In Puerto Rico
From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Puerto Rico. There are 5 in total. See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in Puerto Rico References * Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ... Puerto Rico geography-related lists {{PuertoRico-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Puerto Rico State Forests
This article lists state forests in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico state forests The following are Puerto Rico state forests. Note on the area: As of August 2013, the Government of Puerto Rico is engaged in an ongoing plan of land purchase for the purpose of increasing its inventory of state forest land area. As a result the area figures given in this table should only be taken as approximations. Also, land measurements in Puerto Rico are given in ''cuerdas'' (one cuerda equals to 0.97 acres), and, as such, references to forest size below have been converted to acres to keep all such measurements standard throughout this article. Key: B = Boating C = Camping F = Fishing G = Photography H = Hiking K = Kayaking O = Nature Observation P = Picnicking R = Scientific Research S = Swimming W = Bird Watching Other Puerto Rico government forests The following forest is owned by the Puerto Rico but managed by the ''Taller de Arte y Cultura'' community-based group at Casa P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceiba State Forest
Ceiba State Forest (Spanish: ''Bosque Estatal de Ceiba''), also referred to as the Ceiba State Reserve (Spanish: ''Reserva Estatal de Ceiba''), is a mangrove forest and nature reserve located in the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, in the municipalities of Ceiba and Fajardo. The forest extends over 350 acres and is mostly made of mangrove forests which are habitat to a large number of bird species. Although named Ceiba State Forest, the forest is not home to the large ceiba tree (''Ceiba pentandra''), and it is actually named after the municipality it is located in. In addition to the mangrove forests, the reserve also includes coastal zones that comprise sandy beaches and coral reefs found in both the Ceiba and Fajardo sections. History The forest's ecological value has been recognized since 1918, when Puerto Rico governor Arthur Yager proclaimed and designated mora than 800 acres of coastal mangrove forest between the municipalities of Fajardo and Naguabo. In 1941, the Puerto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anolis Pulchellus
''Anolis pulchellus'', the Puerto Rican bush anole, snake anole, or Puerto Rican anole, is a small anole lizard of the family Dactyloidae. The species is among the most common lizards in Puerto Rico, and also native to Vieques, Culebra, and the Virgin Islands (except St. Croix). The sharp-mouthed lizard measures approximately in length from snout to vent. The species has a yellow-brown color with males having a purple dewlap that blends into crimson near the tip. The anoles of the Greater Antilles have been extensively studied since they represent an interesting case of adaptive radiation. Species are more closely related to other species within the same island than to species of adjacent islands. Even though species divergence occurred independently on each island, the same set of ecomorphs (habitat specialists) have evolved on each island. ''Anolis pulchellus'' is considered a grass-bush anole, occurring primarily in bushes or grass. See also *Fauna of Puerto Rico *List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerodactylus Macrolepis
''Sphaerodactylus macrolepis'', also known as the big-scaled dwarf gecko or the big-scaled least gecko, is a lizard of the ''Sphaerodactylus'' genus. It was first documented in 1859 in the US Virgin Islands, specifically, St. Croix. This diurnal species has since been spotted in other locations such as Puerto Rico with major populations in Culebra. Additionally, the big-scaled dwarf gecko displays sexual dimorphism with males being larger than females. Furthermore, size, particularly snout vent length, differs depending on the location of the lizard. Those in Puerto Rico are larger than their US Virgin Island counterparts. The big-scaled dwarf gecko is commonly seen on the forest floor of the islands, in their preferred microhabitat of leaf litter. Additionally, the species also exhibits significant sexual dichromatism in which the male and females are unique in coloration. A main difference is the colored head found in males but is lacking in females. Another notable characterist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jobos, Guayama, Puerto Rico
Jobos is a Barrios of Puerto Rico, barrio in the municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 8,286. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an Insular area, unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Jobos barrio was 1,186. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico References Barrios of Guayama, Puerto Rico {{GuayamaPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporobolus Virginicus
''Sporobolus virginicus'', known by numerous common names including seashore dropseed, marine couch, sand couch, salt couch grass, saltwater couch, coastal rat-tail grass, and nioaka, is a species of grass with a wide distribution. Description It is a spreading perennial tussock grass from in height. Its flowers are green or purple. It reproduces asexually by use of both stolons and rhizomes. Taxonomy It was originally published by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, under the name ''Agrostis virginicus''. It was transferred into ''Sporobolus'' by Karl Sigismund Kunth in 1829. It has a great many synonyms. Distribution and habitat It grows in Australia, New Zealand, many Pacific Islands, the Caribbean, Africa, India, China and Indonesia. It is widespread in Australia,p24 ''It is the most wildly distributed saltmarsh plant in Australia'' occurring in every state, although in New South Wales it is considered naturalised Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sesuvium Portulacastrum
''Sesuvium portulacastrum'' is a sprawling perennial herb that grows in coastal areas throughout much of the world. It is commonly known as shoreline purslane or (ambiguously) " sea purslane," in English, ''dampalit'' in Tagalog and 海马齿sl in chinese. Description ''Sesuvium portulacastrum'' is a sprawling perennial herb up to high, with thick, smooth stems up to long. It has smooth, fleshy, glossy green leaves that are linear or lanceolate, from long and wide. Flowers are pink or purple. Taxonomy It was first published as ''Portulaca portulacastrum'' by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Six years later Linnaeus transferred it into ''Sesuvium'', and it has remained at that name ever since, with the exception of an unsuccessful 1891 attempt by Otto Kuntze to transfer the species into a new genus as ''Halimus portulacastrum''. Distribution and habitat ''Sesuvium portulacastrum'' grows in sandy clay, coastal limestone and sandstone, tidal flats and salt marshes, throughout much of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batis Maritima
''Batis maritima'', the saltwort or beachwort (also known as ''turtleweed'', ''pickleweed'', ''barilla'', ''planta de sal'', ''camphire'', ''herbe-à-crâbes'', and ''akulikuli-kai''), is a halophyte. It is a C3-plant, long-lived perennial, dioecious, succulent shrub. The plant forms dense colonies in salt marshes, brackish marshes, and mangrove swamps and frequently is found on the margins of saltpans and wind-tidal flats. Batis maritima is a pioneer plant, covers quickly areas where hurricanes have destroyed the natural vegetation. So far, ''Batis maritima'' has not been used commercially for food production but the seeds have a high oil content with high nutritional value.Massimo F. Marcone, 2003. "Batis maritima (Saltwort/Beachwort): a nutritious, halophytic, seed bearings, perennial shrub for cultivation and recovery of otherwise unproductive agricultural land affected by salinity" ''Food Research International'' 36:123-130 Morphology Plants are dioecious, perennial sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conocarpus Erectus
''Conocarpus erectus'', commonly called buttonwood or button mangrove, is a mangrove shrub in the family Combretaceae. This species grows on shorelines in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. Range Locations it is known from include Florida, Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Central and South America from Mexico to Brazil on the Atlantic Coast and Mexico to Ecuador on the Pacific Coast, western Africa and in Melanesia and Polynesia. It was introduced in Kuwait because it can thrive in high temperatures and absorbs brackish water. Description ''Conocarpus erectus'' is usually a dense multiple-trunked shrub, tall, but can grow into a tree up to or more tall, with a trunk up to in diameter. The United States National Champion green buttonwood is tall, has a spread of , and a circumference of . The bark is thick and has broad plates of thin scales which are gray to brown. The twigs are brittle, and angled or narrowly winged in cross-section. The leaves are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
