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Tuvalu

Vegetation description

Mangroves occur in some of the islands of this archipelago. Funafuti has a small swamp inside the main islet, Nanumanga. Some mangroves and swamps are also present in Vaitupu. Luminitzera littorea and Rhizophora stylosa are widespread in Tuvalu.

UN. 1998. Tuvalu http://islands.unep.ch/CLB.htm.
Scott D.A.
1993. A directory of wetlands in Oceania. International Waterfowl and Wetlands research Bureau, Slimbridge, UK and Asian Wetlands Bureau, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 444 pp. http://www.wetlands.org/inventory&/OceaniaDir/Contents.htm

National level mangrove area estimates

Year

Area
(ha)

Source

Trend

Methodology/Comments

1991

47

Teii, T. 1991. Personal communication

X

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

1993

40

Scott D.A. 1993. A directory of wetlands in Oceania. International Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Bureau, Slimbridge, UK and Asian Wetlands Bureau, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 444 pp. http://www.wetlands.org/inventory&/
OceaniaDir/Contents.htm

X

Cited in: Idechong, N., Ellison, J., Jaensch, R. 1995. A Regional Wetlands Action Plan for the Pacific Islands. (Draft prepared for SPREP)

Trends in mangrove area extent over time

The figures for 1980, 1990 and 2000 are rounded figures based on limited information available.


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