STATUS AND TRENDS IN MANGROVE AREA EXTENT WORLDWIDE

Aruba

Vegetation description

Mangroves in Aruba form fringe communities especially along the shore of Spaans Lagoon, a Ramsar designated wetland located along the southwest coast of Aruba. Species found include Avicennia germinans and Conocarpus erectus.

Spalding, M.D., Blasco, F. & Field, C.D., eds. 1997 World Mangrove Atlas. The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan. 178 pp.
Jones, T. (Ed.) 1993. Het Spaans Lagoen. In: A directory of wetlands of international importance http://www.ramsar.org/lib_dir_4_2.htm#spaan.

National level mangrove area estimates

Year

Area
(ha)

Source

Trend

Methodology/Comments

1982

100

Kristensen, I. 1991. Personal communication

Cited in: Fisher, P and Spalding, M.D. 1993. Protected areas with mangrove habitat. Draft Report World Conservation Centre, Cambridge, UK. 60 pp.

1986

420

Spalding, M.D., Blasco, F. and Field, C.D., eds. 1997. World Mangrove Atlas. The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan. 178 pp.

X

Map analysis based on wide range of maps, scale between 1:50 000 and
1:300 000.

Trends in mangrove area extent over time

No major changes appear to have occurred in this country over the last twenty years.

Year	Area (ha)	Source	Trend	Methodology/Comments
1982	100	Kristensen, I. 1991. Personal communication		Cited in: Fisher, P and Spalding, M.D. 1993. Protected areas with mangrove habitat. Draft Report World Conservation Centre, Cambridge, UK. 60 pp.
1986	420	Spalding, M.D., Blasco, F. and Field, C.D., eds. 1997. World Mangrove Atlas. The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan. 178 pp.	X	Map analysis based on wide range of maps, scale between 1:50 000 and 1:300 000.