In this country mangroves cover the coast of Samaná Bay; the mangrove forest near Oviedo, in the south, was destroyed by a hurricane. The three species of mangrove present are Rhizophora mangle, Laguncularia racemosa and Avicennia nitida, which are generally found mixed, but in some places as pure stands. On slightly higher ground, flooded only at high tide, palms are found mixed with other species such as Buchenavia capitata.
FAO. 1973. Inventario y fomento de los recursos forestales. Inventario Forestal FO:SF/DOM 8. Informe Tecnico. Rome.
Year |
Area |
Source |
Trend |
Methodology/Comments |
1983 |
32 500 |
Departamento de Inventario de Recursos (DIRENA). 1983. |
X |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Ref Year" is the publication year |
1984 |
69 600 |
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 1:2 000 000. | |
1991 |
23 500 |
Snedaker, S.C. 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. |
1998 |
21 215 |
Tolentino, L. and M. Peña. 1998. Inventario de la Vegetación y Uso de la Tierra en la Republica Dominicana. Moscosoa 10: 179-203. |
X |
Remote sensing. |
