Serpentine soil

Connected Sites: 3

Definition
Serpentine soil is an uncommon soil type that develops through the weathering of mantle intrusions. "Ecologically, serpentine soils have three main traits: poor plant productivity, high rates of endemism, and vegetation types that are distinct from neighboring areas." (wiki)

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Connected Sites

  • Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
    Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
    Cuba
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.16
    26
    3
    "The toxic serpentines and peridotites in the rocks and soils of the region poses very particular challenges to plants and plays an important role in the evolution of the outstanding ecological features of the property, including the high degree of endemism." (OUV)
  • Kinabalu Park
    Kinabalu Park
    Malaysia
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.25
    93
    6
    "Ultramafic (serpentine) rocks cover about 16% of the park" (OUV)
  • Gros Morne National Park
    Gros Morne National Park
    Canada
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.91
    66
    10
    Tablelands
    See www.cbc.ca