Mangrove forests occupy a relatively small area. The majority of this forest is concentrated along the northern coast, in areas like Metinaro, Tibar, Maubara. Species that occur in this country include: Rhizophora conjugata, Bruguiera parviflora, Sonneratia alba, Excoecaria agallocha, Avicennia marina, Aegiceras corniculatum, Acanthus ilicifolius, Lumnitzera racemosa, Heritiera littoralis, Acrostichum aureum and Xylocarpus granatum.
UNTAET (United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor). 2000. East Timor Regulations promulgated by the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. Regulation No. 2000/19. http://www.austlii.edu.au/tp/legis/consol_reg/2000/19.html.
Universidade de Coimbra. nd.
The obscure history of East Timor - Flora and fauna http://www.uc.pt/Timor/florafauna.html
Year |
Area |
Source |
Trend |
Methodology/Comments |
1940 |
9 000 |
MacKinnon, J.; Beudels R.C, Robinson A.H. 1982. National conservation plan for Indonesia. V. 4: Nusa Tenggara. FAO-FO--INS/78/061 Field report 44. |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. “Original” mangrove extent. | |
1982 |
4 000 |
MacKinnon, J.; Beudels R.C, Robinson A.H. 1982. National conservation plan for Indonesia. V. 4: Nusa Tenggara. FAO-FO--INS/78/061 Field report 45 |
X |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year. |
2000 |
3 035 |
The World-Web Virtually Library-East Timor. 2000. Flora and Fauna The obscure history of East Timor - Flora and fauna Universidade de Coimbra. http://www.ci.uc.pt/Timor/florafauna.html |
X |
Secondary reference, no primary source provided. The "Year" is the publication year. |
