Serpentine soil

Connected Sites: 3

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

Kinabalu Park
Kinabalu Park
Malaysia
Inscribed: 2000
3.26
128
6
"Ultramafic (Serpentine) Rocks Cover About 16% Of The Park" (Ouv)
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
Cuba
Inscribed: 2001
3.16
36
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)
Gros Morne National Park
Gros Morne National Park
Canada
Inscribed: 1987
3.91
82
10
Tablelands
See Www.Cbc.Ca