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