In Equatorial Guinea there are extensive stands of mangroves confined to three estuaries Mbini, Muni and Ntem Rivers. The dominant species are Rhizophora racemosa and Avicennia germinans.
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 |
1960 |
27 700 |
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. Scale 1:100 000. |
1981 |
20 000 |
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 , 349 pp. |
Approximate figure | |
1991 |
25 990 |
FAO. 1991 Guinea Ecuatorial. Informe sobre la consultoria en fotointerpretacion |
X |
Ground survey |
1995 |
25 700 |
Saenger, P. and Bellan, M.F. 1995. The Mangrove vegetation of the Atlantic coast of Africa. Universitè de Toulouse Press, Toulouse 96 pp |
X |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year. |
