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Line 1: {{Infobox ecoregion ~~[[Image:Hispaniolanpineforest.jpg\|thumb\|Hispaniolan pine forest as seen nearby Pico Duarte]]~~ \| name = Hispaniolan pine forests \| image = Hispaniolanpineforest.jpg \| image_size = \| image_alt = \| image_caption = Hispaniolan pine forest as seen from [[Pico Duarte]] \| country = {{DOM}} \| country1 = {{HAI}} \| border = [[Hispaniolan moist forests]] \| border1 = [[Hispaniolan dry forests]] \| bird_species = \| mammal_species = \| plant_species = \| habitat_loss = \| habitat_loss_ref = \| protected = \| protected_ref = \| area = 11600 \| conservation = Critical/Endangered<ref name="WWF">{{WWF ecoregion \|id=nt0305 \|name=Hispaniolan pine forests\|accessdate=2012-11-05}}</ref> \| biogeographic_realm = [[Neotropical realm\|Neotropical]] \| biome = [[~~Category: Tropical~~tropical and subtropical coniferous forests]]▼ \| map = Ecoregion NT0305.png \| map_size = \| map_alt = \| map_caption = Ecoregion territory (in purple) \| global200 = }} The '''Hispaniolan pine forests''' are a [[tropical and subtropical coniferous forests\|~~tropical~~subtropical coniferous forest]] [[ecoregion]] found on the [[Caribbean]] island of [[Hispaniola]], which is shared by [[Haiti]] and the [[Dominican Republic]]. The ecoregion covers 11{{convert\|11600\|km2\|sqmi\|abbr=on}},~~600 km² (4,500 square miles)~~ or about 15% of the island. ~~The ecoregion~~It lies ~~above~~at ~~850~~elevations ~~meters~~greater ~~elevation~~than {{convert\|800\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}} in the mountains of Hispaniola, extending from the [[Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic\|Cordillera Central]] of the [[Dominican Republic]] and into the ~~northern~~[[Massif ~~massif~~du Nord]] of [[Haiti]]. It is surrounded at lower elevations by the [[Hispaniolan moist forests]] and [[Hispaniolan dry forests]] ecoregions, which ~~covers~~cover the remainder of the island. Annual rainfall is {{convert\|1000\|-\|2000\|mm\|in\|abbr=on}}.<ref name="WWF" /> ==Flora== The natural vegetation of the region consists primarily of stands of the native [[Hispaniolan Pine]] tree, ''(Pinus occidentalis)''. The pines are mixed with other conifers, including ''[[Juniperus gracilior]]'', ''J. eckmanii'', and ''[[Podocarpus aristulatus]]'' (syn. ''P. buchii''). Below 2100 meters elevation, the pine forests are interspersed with areas of [[montane]] [[broadleaf]] forest. The natural vegetation of the region consists primarily of stands of pino criollo (''[[Hispaniolan Pine\|Pinus occidentalis]]''). Pines are mixed with other conifers, including sabina (''[[Juniperus gracilior]]'') and ''[[Podocarpus aristulatus]]'' (syn. ''P. buchii''). Below {{convert\|2100\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}, pine forests are found on [[Laterite\|lateritic soils]] and are interspersed with areas of [[Hispaniolan moist forests\|wet montane forest]]. Important broad-leaved species are ''[[Garrya fadyenii]]'' and ''[[Vaccinium cubense]]'' near [[Constanza, Dominican Republic\|Constanza]] and the [[Baoruco Mountain Range\|Sierra de Bahoruco]], ''[[Rapanea ferruginea]]'' near [[Jarabacoa]] and [[San José de las Matas]], and ''[[Buddleja domingensis]]'' along the Cordillera Central. Plants of montane steppe ({{convert\|2100\|-\|3175\|m\|ft\|disp=or\|abbr=on}}) include cara de hombre (''[[Lyonia (plant)\|Lyonia]]'' spp.), abey (''[[Cojoba arborea]]''), yaya fina (''[[Oxandra]] [[Oxandra lanceolata\|lanceolata]]''), pajón (''[[Danthonia]] [[Danthonia domingensis\|domingensis]]''), [[Verbena officinalis\|''Verbena officinalis'' var. ''officinalis'']], and ''[[Weinmannia]] [[Weinmannia pinnata\|pinnata]]''.<ref name="WWF"/> ==Fauna== More than half of the ecoregion's area has been lost to clearing for agriculture, pasture, or plantations of exotic trees. The Haitian portion of the ecoregion is more deforested than the Dominican portion.▼ Many endemic and rare animal species occur in this ecoregion, including the [[Hispaniolan crossbill]] (''Loxia megaplaga''), [[white-winged warbler]] (''Xenoligea montana''), [[golden swallow]] (''Tachycineta euchrysea'') and the [[Darlington's galliwasp]] (''Caribicus darlingtoni''). ==~~External links~~Threats== ▲More than half of the ecoregion's area has been lost to clearing for [[agriculture]], [[pasture]], or [[Plantation#Forestry\|plantations]] of exotic trees. The Haitian portion of the ecoregion is much more [[Deforestation in Haiti\|deforested]] than the Dominican portion.<ref name="WildWord">{{NatGeo ecoregion\|id=nt0305\|name=Hispaniolan pine forests\|accessdate=2009-04-23}}</ref> * [http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0305_full.html Hispaniolan pine forests (World Wildlife Fund)] ==References== ~~[[Category: Neotropic]]~~ {{reflist}} ▲[[Category: Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests]] ~~[[Category:Geography of Haiti]]~~ {{DEFAULTSORT:Hispaniolan Pine Forests}} ~~[[Category:Geography of the Dominican Republic]]~~ [[Category:~~Natural~~Tropical ~~history~~and ofsubtropical ~~the~~coniferous ~~Dominican Republic~~forests]] [[Category:~~Geography~~Ecoregions of ~~Haiti~~the Caribbean]] [[Category:~~Natural history~~Ecoregions of ~~Haiti~~the Dominican Republic]] [[Category:~~Trees~~Ecoregions of ~~the Dominican Republic\|~~ Haiti]] [[Category:~~Trees of Haiti\|~~Neotropical ecoregions]]