Baseline Ecological Inventory for Three Bays National Park, Haiti
- The park covers 75,406 hectares: 43,386 deep marine, 16,677 terrestrial, 10,657 shallow marine and 4,274 mangroves.
- Surveys recorded 95 bird species, 22 of them non-breeding migrants, and only four amphibian species.
- Freshwater surveys found 47 taxa, including one endemic limia thought to occur only in the park.
- Shallow marine waters hold the highest diversity, with 301 benthic species including 51 hard corals and 149 sponges.
- 183 marine fish species were identified, including one endemic hamlet found only in Fort-Liberte bay.
- Management recommendations cover large-scale processes, habitats and species.
The Nature Conservancy prepared the inventory for the Inter-American Development Bank for Three Bays National Park in Haiti's Nord-Est, published in October 2016. Chapters cover terrestrial vegetation, mangroves and coastal wetlands, birds and terrestrial vertebrates, freshwater fauna, marine benthic invertebrates and marine fish, each with threats, followed by management recommendations on large-scale processes, habitats and species. Surveys recorded 95 bird species, 22 of them non-breeding migrants, with four amphibian and eleven reptile species, 47 freshwater animal taxa including one endemic limia, 301 marine benthic species including 51 hard corals and 149 sponges, and 183 marine fish species. The park covers 75,406 hectares, of which 43,386 are deep marine, 16,677 terrestrial, 10,657 shallow marine and 4,274 mangroves. Appendices hold species checklists and sampling coordinates.
How to cite
The Nature Conservancy; Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), 2016, Baseline Ecological Inventory for Three Bays National Park, Haiti, https://www.agrra.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Haiti-Three-Bays-NP.pdf