|
The 2,909-ha site near the town of Soufriere includes the Pitons, two volcanic spires rising side by side from the sea (770 m and 743 m high respectively), linked by the Piton Mitan ridge. The volcanic complex includes a geothermal field with sulphurous fumeroles and hot springs. Coral reefs cover almost 60% of the site’s marine area. A survey has revealed 168 species of finfish, 60 species of cnidaria, including corals, eight molluscs, 14 sponges, 11 echinoderms, 15 arthropods and eight annelid worms. The dominant terrestrial vegetation is tropical moist forest grading to subtropical wet forest, with small areas of dry forest and wet elfin woodland on the summits. At least 148 plant species have been recorded on Gros Piton, 97 on Petit Piton and the intervening ridge, among them eight rare tree species. The Gros Piton is home to some 27 bird species (five of them endemic), three indigenous rodents, one opossum, three bats, eight reptiles and three amphibians.
From our members:
smittytabb visited from 4/2/2017 to 4/2/2017.
mparizeau visited from 7/11/2013 to 7/11/2013.
jmcgimpsey visited from 5/4/2013 to 5/4/2013.
JannisPa visited from 3/15/2012 to 3/15/2012.
sethro99 visited from 10/1/2002 to 10/8/2002.
JauntyJet visited from 12/23/1998 to 12/31/1998.
mlindenberg visited from 12/27/1992 to 12/27/1992.
Estimated timing cj333 mechteach piper28 MarkyMarkTravel maklaj MarkyMarkTravel bretta MarkyMarkTravel nycank neverstoptravel bqkali driving_to_tdf othello491 emma914 shan1492 eiennoyorokobi eiennoyorokobi themice themice britcohn spgardner spgardner globetrotter230 smargarita emma914 flugvergnugen Heavenlyjane Truls taramichel acunningham BasGd44 Elena Elena sandersx22
|