FOUR MONTANE RAIN FORESTS OF JAMAICA A QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FLORISTICS, THE SOILS AND THE FOLIAR MINERAL LEVELS, AND A DISCUSSION OF THE INTERRELATIONS.

Provides a detailed quantitative description of the tree flora of 38 square plots of 10 x 10 meter in four forest-types at 1550 meter altitude on the ridge between John Crow Peak and Morce's Gap in the Blue Mountains in Jamaica. Basal area; Individuals per unit; Distributions of individuals in girth size-classes; Quantities of nitrate released in soils.