STATUS AND TRENDS IN MANGROVE AREA EXTENT WORLDWIDE (original) (raw)
United States Virgin Islands
Vegetation description
Twenty-one mangrove sites are identified on the three islands; some of which are included in the Virgin Islands National Park. These are largely saline ponds with a scrubby mangrove fringe. The sites are scattered throughout the islands, with the largest sites being found on St. Croix.
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.
Spalding, M.D., Blasco, F. & Field, C.D., eds. 1997 World Mangrove Atlas. The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan. 178 pp.
National level mangrove area estimates
| Year | Area (ha) | Source | Trend | Methodology/Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 310 | Snedaker, S.C. 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 | 978 | Bacon P.R. 1993. Mangroves in the Lesser Antilles, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. 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. 155 210. Mangrove Ecosystems technical reports ITTO/ISME Project PD114/90 (F). Okinawa, Japan. 272 pp. | X | Ground survey. |
| 1997 | 106 | 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 1:80 000. |
Trends in mangrove area extent over time
No major changes appear to have occurred in this country over the last twenty years.
