Global Distribution of Modelled Mangrove Biomass - United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Date modified: 11 February 2022

This dataset shows the modelled global patterns of above-ground biomass of mangrove forests. The dataset was developed by the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, with support from The Nature Conservancy. The work is based on a review of 95 field studies on carbon storage and fluxes in mangroves world-wide. A climate-based model for potential mangrove above-ground biomass was developed, with almost four times the explanatory power of the only previous published model. The map highlights the high variability in mangrove above-ground biomass and indicates areas that could be prioritised for mangrove conservation and restoration.

Citation: Hutchison J, Manica A, Swetnam R, Balmford A, Spalding M (2014) Predicting global patterns in mangrove forest biomass. Conservation Letters 7(3): 233–240. doi: 10.1111/conl.12060; http://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/39

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Identifier doi:10.1111/conl.12060
Issued 2021-07-21
Modified 2022-02-11
Language English
DCAT Type Text
Source https://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/39
Publisher Name Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Contact Point
  • Mark Spalding

    mspalding@TNC.org