Mangroves are widespread along the coast of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Patches of Mora sp. are found behind the mangroves in the north-west, as they are in Colombia. Forests of Dialyanthera sp. with Campnosperma panamensis, Symphonia globulifera and Pterocarpus officinalis, among others, growing in fresh waters. Four important stands of mangroves are found along the Pacific coast from north to south: Ancon Bay on the border with Colombia, Cojimies Bay, Caraquez Bay and the group around the Gulf of Guayaquil reaching as far as Peru and Puno Island, the largest and most intact stand. The species that occur along the coasts are: Acrostichum aureum, Avicennia germinans, Conocarpus erectus, Laguncularia racemosa, Pelliciera rhizophorae, Rhizophora harrisonii and Rhizophora mangle.
Spalding, M.D., Blasco, F. & Field, C.D., eds. 1997 World Mangrove Atlas. The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan. 178 pp.
Year |
Area |
Source |
Trend |
Methodology/Comments |
1969 |
203 625 |
CLIRSEN. nd. |
Cited in: Southgate, D. 1992. Shrimp mariculture development in Ecuador: some resource policy issues. http://www.wisc.edu/epat/.res-price/.shrimp/.format/index.html. | |
1980 |
235 000 |
FAO, UNEP. 1981. Los Recursos Forestales de la America Tropical. Proyecto de Evaluación de los Recursos Forestales Tropicales (en el marco de SINUVIMA). FAO, UNEP, Rome, 349 pp. |
Based on various national level sources, and then updated to 1980. "Mapa Forestal del Ecuador" and "Mapa del uso actual de las tierras en la costa y sierra del Ecuador", G.Gortaire and E. Laso, 1963. | |
1983 |
177 694 |
MAG-CLIRSEN. 1987. Mapa forestal del Ecuador (memoria explicativa). |
X |
Remote sensing. |
1983 |
160 100 |
Saenger, P., Hegerl E.J. and J.D.S., Davie. 1983. Global status of mangrove ecosystems. Commission on Ecology Papers No.3. IUCN. Gland, Switzerland. 88 pp. |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year | |
1984 |
215 852 |
Hamilton, L.S. and Snedaker, S.C., eds. Handbook for Mangrove Area Management. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. UNESCO Paris & East-West Center, Hawaii; 123 pp |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year | |
1984 |
182 157 |
INEFAN/CLIRSEN. 1995. Estudio Temporal de manglares, camaroneras y salinas. Quito, Ecuador. |
X |
Original data |
1986 |
196 000 |
FAO. 1986. Sintesis de siete seminarios nacionales en América Latina. Rollet, B (ed). FAO, Rome. 105 pp. |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year | |
1987 |
175 157 |
INEFAN/CLIRSEN. 1995. Estudio Temporal de manglares, camaroneras y salinas. Quito, Ecuador. |
X |
Original data |
1991 |
182 108 |
Masden J.E. 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. | |
1991 |
162 200 |
INEFAN/CLIRSEN. 1995. Estudio Temporal de manglares, camaroneras y salinas. Quito, Ecuador. |
X |
Remote sensing |
1991 |
161 770 |
MAG. 1991. Inventario de los manglares de Ecuador continental. Min de Agric. Y Ganaderia. Quito, 438 pp. |
Cited in: Lacerda, L.D. 1993. Conservation and sustainable utilization of mangrove forests in Latin America and Africa regions. Vol. 2 Part I- Latin America. Mangrove Ecosystems technical reports ITTO/ISME Project PD114/90 (F). Okinawa, Japan. 272 pp. | |
1991 |
162 055 |
CLIRSEN. 1991. Inventario de manglares de Ecuador continental. DINAF-CLIRSEN. Quito. Ecuador. |
Cited in: Bodero, A. 1993. Mangrove ecosystems of Ecuadors. In: Lacerda, L.D. 1993. Conservation and sustainable utilization of mangrove forests in Latin America and Africa regions. Vol. 2 Part I- Latin America. p. 55-74. Mangrove Ecosystems technical reports ITTO/ISME Project PD114/90 (F). Okinawa, Japan. 272 pp. The figure is the sum of the extent of mangroves in each province. | |
1991 |
246 900 |
Spalding, M.D., Blasco, F. and Field, C.D. eds. 1997. World Mangrove Atlas. The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan. 178 pp. |
Map analysis. Scale 1:1 000 000. | |
1995 |
149 570 |
Vinueza Rojas, M. 2002. Conservación de Manglares in Ecuador. In: proceedings of the Mangrove International Workshop, Cartagena, Colombia, 19-22 February 2002 |
X |
Figure based on information provided by Ministerio del Ambiente (remote sensing). |
1996 |
117 000 |
WRI, UNEP, UNDP, The World Bank. 1996. World Resources 1996-1997. New York and Oxford University Press 365 pp. |
Secondary reference. No primary source and no methodology. The “year” is the publication year. | |
1999 |
149 556 |
Vinueza Rojas, M. 2002. Conservación de Manglares in Ecuador. In: proceedings of the Mangrove International Workshop, Cartagena, Colombia, 19-22 February 2002. |
Remote sensing (Ministerio del Ambiente). | |
1999 |
149 688 |
Sanchez, G. R. and G. Moran. 1999. Actualización del Estudio Multitemporal de los Manglares, camaroneras, y áreas salinas del Ecuador continental. Información Satelitatia. Patra, Clirsen, Quito, Ecuador. |
X |
Remote sensing. Cited in: Fundación Jatun Sacha. 2001. Establishment of the Congal Biological station and Center for the Investigation of Sustanaible Aquaculture |
2000 |
160 000 |
Aizpuru, M., Achard, F., and Blasco, F. 2000. Global Assessment of Cover Change of the Mangrove Forests using satellite imagery at medium to high resolution. In EEC Research project n 15017-1999-05 FIED ISP FR – Joint Research center, Ispra. |
National level figure extrapolated from a remote sensing for Guayaquil Gulf case study. |
