ch elle ▁( ), ▁Grand - S ans - Touch er ▁( ), ▁and ▁the ▁tw in ▁side - by - side ▁summ its ▁of ▁the ▁Mam elles ▁( ). ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁compr ises ▁parts ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁communes : ▁ ▁V ieux - H ab itants ▁Bou ill ante ▁Po inte - No ire ▁L ament in ▁Pet it - B ourg ▁Go y ave ▁Cap ester re - B elle - E au ▁Tro is - R ivi ères ▁G our bey re ▁Saint - Cla ude ▁Ba ill if ▁ ▁Veg et ation ▁Gu adel oupe ▁National ▁Park ▁may ▁broad ly ▁be ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁e cos ystem ▁types : ▁ ▁Trop ical ▁rain for est ▁The ▁park ' s ▁tropical ▁rain for est ▁var ies ▁in ▁its ▁character ▁and ▁species ▁among ▁several ▁sub - ec os ystem s , ▁depending ▁heavily ▁on ▁elev ation . ▁ ▁The ▁lower ▁elev ations ▁( up ▁to ▁) ▁of ▁the ▁park ' s ▁buffer ▁zone ▁support ▁a ▁mes oph il ic ▁forest , ▁featuring ▁trees ▁such ▁as ▁white ▁and ▁red ▁ma h og any , ▁rose wood , ▁and ▁j at ob á . ▁This ▁e colog ic ▁area ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁agricult ure , ▁including ▁ban ana ▁plant ations ▁and ▁other ▁food ▁cro ps . ▁ ▁A ▁mont ane ▁mo ist ▁forest ▁covers ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁core ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁park , ▁at ▁elev ations ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁This ▁dense ▁and ▁lux uri ant ▁e