The U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity

The CBD Clearing-House Mechanism

The Bahamas CBD Country Reports


National Biodiversity Policies & Legislation

Bahamas Species

National Parks and Protected Areas

Biodiversity Data Management Partners

Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network


The Bahamas Environment, Science & Technology Commission

Bahamas Ecosystems

   

The Bahamas Ecosystems

In spite of its relatively small land area, The Bahamas has many terrestrial ecosystems and, with its large expanse of ocean, a high diversity of marine ecosystems. Important, and easily recognized, ecosystems of the Bahamas include but are not limited to the following:

Pine Forest

Coppice

Inland Ponds

Mangrove Forest and Wetlands

Blue Holes

Coastal Rock

Coastal Strand

Tidal Flats and Salt Marshes

Seagrass Beds

Coral Reefs

Open Ocean



 

 

     
 

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