Cayman Islands National Biodiversity Action Plan 2009 2.

T Overview Maps of Terrestrial Habitats in the Cayman Islands

Rev: 19 March 2012

JEREMY OLYNIK

Overview The Cayman Islands comprise three low-lying islands: Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. These emergent limestone bluffs are situated along the submerged Cayman Ridge, which is continuous with the Sierra Maestra mountains of south-eastern Cuba. The Cayman Islands are located between latitudes 1920N and 1943N and longitudes 7950W and 8121W and are situated in the western extreme of the Caribbean, approximately 250km south of Cuba, and a similar distance west of Jamaica. Grand Cayman is situated some 130 km southwest of Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, which are in turn separated from each other by a narrow channel, 7km wide. The Cayman Islands are composed entirely from calcareous marine deposits and were formed by uplifting and block faulting of the ocean floor about 10 million years ago. The following maps provide an overview of the types of natural and manmade habitats currently found on the three islands.

For Reference and Acknowledgement: Cottam, M., Olynik, J., Blumenthal, J., Godbeer, K.D., Gibb, J., Bothwell, J., Burton, F.J., Bradley, P.E., Band, A., Austin, T., Bush, P., Johnson, B.J., Hurlston, L., Bishop, L., McCoy, C., Parsons, G., Kirkconnell, J., Halford, S. and Ebanks-Petrie, G. (2009). Cayman Islands National Biodiversity Action Plan 2009. Cayman Islands Government. Department of Environment. Final Formatting and production by John Binns, International Reptile Conservation Foundation.

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Protected Areas

Dwarf Vegetation and Vines

National Trust Land

Seasonally Flooded Grasslands V.A.1.N.g

Land For Public Purposes

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Seasonally Flooded Mangrove Forest and Woodland

Salt Tolerant Succulents

Tidally Flooded Mangrove Forest and Woodland

Sparsely Vegetated Rock

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Dry Forest and Woodland

Water

Seasonally Flooded / Saturated Semi Deciduous Forest

Urban - Buildings and Roads

Landcover / Landuse Classification - Grand Cayman

Invasive Species (Beach naupaka and Weeping willow)

Black Candlewood

Created by the Department of Environment, Cayman Islands Government for the

Seagrape Hedge

Shoreline

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Seasonally Flooded Mangrove Shrubland

Tidally Flooded Mangrove Shrubland

Man-Modified Land Including: Cleared Land, Public Parks, Private Gardens, Landscaped Areas, Farmland, Secondary Growth

Dry Shrubland

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Verbesina caymanensis

National Trust Land

Pools, Ponds, and Mangrove Lagoons

Seasonally Flooded Mangrove Forest and Woodland

Urban - Buildings and Roads

Dry Forest and Woodland

Dry Lakebed (included in Pools, Ponds, and Mangrove Lagoons for Area)

Invasive Species (Beach naupaka and Weeping willow)

Shoreline and Maritime Cliffs

1.5 Kilometers

2.5

Seagrape Hedge

Seasonally Flooded Mangrove Shrubland

Man-Modified Land Including: Cleared Land, Public Parks, Private Gardens, Landscaped Areas, Farmland, Secondary Growth

Landcover / Landuse Classification - Cayman Brac

Dry Shrubland

Created by the Department of nvironment, Cayman Islands Government for the

Dwarf Vegetation and Vines

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Salt Tolerant Succulents

National Trust Land

Sparsely Vegetated Rock

Seasonally Flooded Mangrove Forest and Woodland

Salicornia bigelovii V.D.1.N.d

Tidally Flooded Mangrove Forest and Woodland

Pools, Ponds, and Mangrove Lagoons

Dry Forest and Woodland

Urban - Buildings and Roads

1.5 Kilometers

2.5

Invasive Species (Beach naupaka and Weeping willow)

Dry Lakebed (included in Pools, Ponds, and Mangrove Lagoons for Area)

Seagrape Hedge

Shoreline

Landcover / Landuse Classification - Little Cayman

Seasonally Flooded Mangrove Shrubland

Man-Modified Land Including: Cleared Land, Public Parks, Private Gardens, Landscaped Areas, Farmland, Secondary Growth

Created by the Department of nvironment, Cayman Islands Government for the

Tidally Flooded Mangrove Shrubland

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Dry Shrubland

Seasonally Flooded Grasslands V.A.1.N.g

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Semi-Permanently Flooded Grasslands V.A.1.N.h