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 Luquillo
 
 UNESCO, MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
«Situtated in the Luquillo Mountains in north-east Puerto Rico, this biosphere reserve comprises a cross section of the natural environments of Caribbean islands, and are valued by the public as assets for conservation, recreation, tourism, education, and research. The forests in the biosphere reserve are classified into four types. Vegetation in the lower elevations consists of the lower montane rainforest or the subtropical wet forests with the dominating tabonuco tree (Dacryodes excelsa). The montane thicket or lower montane forest occupies the gentle slopes above 600 meters elevation with the characteristic Colorado tree (Cyrilla racemiflora). Sierra palm (Prestoea acuminata) is associated with unstable soils and dwarf forests occupy the highest elevations.»
Puerto Rico
 
 
 Luquillo Experimental Forest
 
 Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies (ITES) (University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras) e International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) (Int. Inst. of Tropical Forestry/USDA Forest Service).
«The Luquillo Experimental Forest (LEF) has been a center of tropical forestry research for nearly a century. In addition, the LEF is a recreation site for over a half a million people per year, a water supply for approximately 20% of Puerto Rico's population, a regional center for electronic communication, and a refuge of Caribbean biodiversity. It is the goal of the USDA Forest Service and the University of Puerto to promote and maintain the forest's role as a center of active and dynamic scientific inquiry. However, to maintain the ecological integrity of the forest while balancing the many demands placed upon it's resources, certain protocol is required.»
Puerto Rico
 

 
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1981 Guanica