Mangroves occur in shallow parts of lagoons and are dominated by Rhizophora mucronata, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Sonneratia alba and Lumnitzera littorea.
Mueller-Dombois, D. & F. R. Fosberg. 1998. Vegetation of the tropical Pacific islands. Springer-Verlag, New York. 733 pp.
Year |
Area |
Source |
Trend |
Methodology/Comments |
1995 |
258 |
South Pacific Forestry Development Programme and USDA Forest Service. 1995. Assessment of mangrove resources. |
X |
Ground survey Cited in: Ward, J.D. and Metz, W.D. Mangrove forests as modifiers of the impacts of climate change on high islands and atolls in the south pacific: mobilizing people and governments to act (atolls). Pacific Islands
Regional Forestry Programme. http://www.spcforests.org/Library/ |
2000 |
185 |
Emulate Me. 2000. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy. Kiribati, Governement, Economy, People, Geography, Related Links, Home Forum. EMULATEME |
Estimation, no primary reference and no methodology provided. |
No significant changes appear to have occurred in the last twenty years, the figure for 1980, 1990 and 2000 are slightly rounded.
