Mangroves in Singapore are reduced to small stands found primarily along the eastern half of the northern shore (Changi Creek, Pasir Ris Park, Loyang and Sungei Khatib Bongsu); in the western sector (Mandai and Sungei Buloh Nature Park), on the eastern shore (Pulau Semakau) and on the northern islands of Tekong and Ubin. The main tree species found are Rhizophora sp., Bruguiera sp., Avicennia sp.and Sonneratia sp.
National Council on the Environment. 1994. A first look a biodiversity in Singapore. Singapore, 163 pp.
National Parks Board. 1997. Biodiversity in the Nature Reserves of Singapore. In: L. Chan & R.T. Corlett, eds. Proceedings of the Nature Reserve Survey Seminar. The Garden's Bulletin, Vol. 49, Part 2.
Year |
Area |
Source |
Trend |
Methodology/Comments |
1928 |
22 700 |
Watson, J.G. 1928. Mangrove forest of the Malay Peninsula. Malay Forest Records No. 6 Singapore, frases & Neave. 275 pp. |
Cited in: FAO. 1982. Management and utilization of mangroves in Asia and the Pacific. FAO environment paper 3. 160 pp. | |
1978 |
3 210 |
Ministry of Culture. 1978. Singapore - Singapore facts and figures, 1978. |
X |
Cited in: FAO, UNEP, Zoology Department University of Singapore. 1980. The present state of Mangrove Ecosystems in Southeast Asia and the Impact of Pollution. Singapore. 103 pp. |
1983 |
1 800 |
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. |
X |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year. |
1985 |
5 600 |
Corlett, R.T. 1986. Report on the Third Introductory Training Course on Mangrove Ecosystems, UNDP/UNESCO, Singapore, 20 October - 16 November 1985. UNESCO, New Delhi. 46 pp. |
Cited in: WCMC. 2000. Coral reefs and mangroves of the world. | |
1987 |
1 570 |
Thang, H. C. 1991. Asean Forest Resource Database Country Report Singapore |
X |
Ground survey |
1990 |
500 |
Chan, L and R. Corlett., eds. 1999. Biodiversity in the Nature Reserves of Singapore. The Garden's Bulletin, Singapore, 49(2): 147-425 |
X |
Ground survey |
No significant changes appear to have taken place since 1990.
