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ISLAND DIRECTORY
Islands of Grenada
Carriacou [1566]
Group: The Grenadines Archipelago: Windward Islands
Country: Grenada - The Grenadines Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 12.48º N Long : 61.43º W
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: <200 m
Nearest island: 5 km group: 30 km
Nearest continent: South America Distance: 200 km Isolation Index: 22
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 2
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
7 |
0 |
2 |
| Land birds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Uninhabited, ?
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 3 Low
CI-Marine: 3 Low
Last updated: 25/01/89
Grenada [526]
Group: Archipelago: Windward Islands
Country: Grenada Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 12.10º N Long : 61.70º W
Area: 322.7 sq. km Altitude: 840 m
Shoreline: 116.5 km (scale 1:447000) Coastal Index: 0.3610
Depth to nearest land: >200 m
Nearest island: 100 km group: 140 km
Nearest continent: South America Distance: 150 km Isolation Index: 34
ISLAND TYPE: active volcanic Natural Protection Indicator: 0
GEOLOGY/SOILS:
Volcanic central mountain, 3 crater lakes
CLIMATE: wet tropical 16-32øC, 1520-5080 mm
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: volcanic eruptions
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS: Number of Ecosystems - Terrestrial: 10 Marine: 5
Rain forest in mountains (1,800 ha), cloud forest (1,000 ha); crater
lake,
fresh and saline ponds; mangroves on south coast; coral reefs
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| Land birds |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SPECIES OF CONSERVATION INTEREST:
Plants:
Oreodoxa oleracea (Mountian Cabbage Palm) endemic
Danaea sp. (fern) endemic
Reptiles/Amphibians:
1 island endemic, 3 group endemics, 4 in RDB
Typhlops tasymicris, endemic
Clelia clelia groomei, endemic subspecies
Eleutherodactylus urichi euphronides, endemic subspecies
Birds:
1 island endemic, 4 group endemics, 3 in RDB
Leptotila wellsi (Grenada Dove) endemic, in scrub on hillsides in
south and
elsewhere, Indeterminate (RDB)
Chondrohierax uncinatus mirus (Grenada Hook-billed Kite) Endangered
(RDB)
Falco peregrinus tundrius (Tundra Peregrine Falcon) Endangered (RDB)
ENDEMISM: Terrestrial: Terrestrial Endemism Indicator - Island: 2 Group: 2
moderate
Marine endemic species: 0
Marine Endemism Indicator - Island: 0 Group: 0
SPECIAL FEATURES : Special Features Indicator - Terrestrial: 2 Marine: 0
turtle nesting area
crater lake
INVASIVE SPECIES: Invasive Species Indicator: 0
serious effects from mongoose; monkey
Cercopithecus mona (monkey) introduced from West Africa, expanding
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, capital St. George's
Population: 92000 (1984) Density: 285.1 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 0.9%/yr Stable
Major Human Activities: fruits and vegetables, cocoa,, nutmeg
HUMAN IMPACTS:
Forests affected by logging, charcoal cutters; reefs damaged
by runoff, dredging, pesticides and fishing with explosives
Habitat: Urban Pop: 30000 Urban Indicator: 3
Accessibility: port, airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 24% Human Threat Indicator: 1
Gross Domestic Product: $ 1261 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 1
Conservation support: government support
PROTECTED AREAS: Protected Area Coverage Indicators - Terrestrial: 2 Marine: 0
Number: 1 Area: Terrestrial: 15.4 sq. km Marine: 0 sq. km
Grand Etang Forest Reserve (1544 ha) created 1910
27 protected areas recommended in recent report
DATA RELIABILITY: partial Data Rel. Indicator: 2
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 11
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 10 Moderate
CI-Marine: 4 Low
REFERENCES:
Johnson, Timothy H. 1988. Biodiversity and conservation in the
Caribbean:
profiles of selected islands. ICBP Monograph No. 1. International
Council
for Bird Preservation, Cambridge. 144 p.
Last updated: 06/04/10
Ronde [1567]
Group: The Grenadines, Archipelago: Windward Islands
Country: Grenada - The Grenadines: Atlantic
Lat: 12.48º NLong: 61.60º W Region: Caribbean Sea
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
ISLAND TYPE:
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