STATUS AND TRENDS IN MANGROVE AREA EXTENT WORLDWIDE (original) (raw)
Qatar
Vegetation description
The mangrove forests in Qatar are mainly located in the northern part of the Al-Khawr area, where the vegetation plays an important role in the shaping of the depositional beach. Mangroves also border the Khor Dhakhira stretch.
UNEP. 1999. Overview on Land-based Sources and Activities Affecting the Marine Environment in the ROPME Sea Area. UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 168. 127 pp.
National level mangrove area estimates
Year | Area (ha) | Source | Trend | Methodology/Comments |
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1992 | 500 | Sheppard et al. 1992. Marine ecology of the arabian region. Patterns and Process in Extreme tropical Environment. Academic Press London UK 359 pp. | Cited in: Spalding, M.D., Blasco, F. and Field, C.D., eds. 1997. World Mangrove Atlas. The International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, Okinawa, Japan. 178 pp. |
Trends in mangrove area extent over time
No major changes appear to have occurred in this country over the last twenty years.