DATA
MANGROVE TYPOLOGY
A global biophysical typology of mangroves and its relevance for ecosystem structure and deforestation
Worthington T.A., zu Ermgassen P.S.E., Friess D.A., Krauss K.W., Lovelock C.E., Thorley J., Tingey R., Woodroffe C.D., Bunting P., Cormier N., Lagomasino D., Lucas R., Murray N.J., Sutherland W.J. & Spalding M. (2020) A global biophysical typology of mangroves and its relevance for ecosystem structure and deforestation. Scientific Reports, 10, 14652.
DATA DOWNLOADS
RESTORATION POTENTIAL
The global biophysical potential for mangrove restoration
Worthington T.A., Walton R., zu Ermgassen P.S.E., Friess D.A., Murray N.J., Cormier N., Lovelock C.E., Adame M.F., Balmford A., Blanco-Libreros J.F., Buelow C., Bunting P., Canty S.W.J., Dahdouh-Guebas F., Datta D., Duncan C., Fatoyinbo L., Hagger V., Hengl T., Hilarides L., Hoyos-Santillan J., Jayakody S., Krauss K.W., David Lagomasino D., Yip Lee S., Lin G., Longley-Wood K., Lucas R., Maxwell T.L., Narayan S., Naser H.A., Parente L.L, Pranchai A., Rajkaran A, Rodríguez-Rodríguez J.A., Rovai A.S., Saunders M.I., Sidik F., Sievers M., Sutherland W.J., Ulumuddin Y.I., Wodehouse D., Spalding M. (In Review) The global biophysical potential for mangrove restoration. Nature Communications.
MANGROVE FISHERIES
The global fish and invertebrate abundance value of mangroves
zu Ermgassen P., Worthington T.A., Gair J.R., Garnett E.E., Mukherjee N., Longley-Wood K., Nagelkerken I., Abrantes K., Aburto-Oropeza O., Acosta A., Araujo A.R.d.R., Baker R., Barnett A., Beitl C.M., Benzeev R., Brookes J., Castellanos-Galindo G.A., Chong V.C., Connolly R.M., Cunha-Lignon M., Dahdouh-Guebas F., Diele K., Dwyer P.G., Friess D. A., Grove T., Hoq M.E., Huijbers C., Hutchinson N., Johnson A.F., Johnson R., Knight J., Krumme U., Kuguru B., Lee S.Y., Lobo A.S., Lugendo B.R., Meynecke J.-O., Munga C. N., Olds A.D., Parrett C.L., Reguero B.G., Rönnbäck P., Safryghin A., Sheaves M., Taylor M.D., Mendonça J.T., Waltham N.J., Wolff M., Spalding M.D. (In Review) The global fish and invertebrate abundance value of mangroves. Communications Earth & Environment.
TIDAL MARSH EXTENT
The distribution of global tidal marshes from earth observation data
Worthington T.A., Spalding, M., Landis E., Maxwell T.L., Navarro A., Smart L.S. & Murray N.J. (2024) The distribution of global tidal marshes from earth observation data. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33, e13852.
TIDAL MARSH CARBON
Soil carbon in the world's tidal marshes
Maxwell T.L., Spalding M.D., Friess D.A., Murray N.J., Rogers K., Rovai A.S., Smart L.S., Weilguny L., Adame M.F., Adams J.B., Austin W.E.N., Copertino M.S., Cott G.M., Duarte de Paula Costa M., Holmquist J.R., Ladd C.J.T., Lovelock C.E., Ludwig M., Moritsch M.M., Navarro A., Raw J.L., Ruiz-Fernández A.-C., Serrano O., Smeaton C., Van de Broek M., Windham-Myers L., Landis E. & Worthington T.A. (2024) Soil carbon in the world's tidal marshes. Nature Communications, 15, 10265.
MAPPING OCEAN WEALTH
Informed by science, communications and policy work, Mapping Ocean Wealth visualizes in quantitative terms all that the ocean does for us today, so that we make smarter investments and decisions for the ocean of tomorrow. Included is the Mangrove Restoration Potential Map which is a unique interactive tool designed to explore potential mangrove restoration areas worldwide. Model results can be viewed in an online mapping and decision-support tool
DATA PLATFORMS
GLOBAL MANGROVE WATCH
Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) is an online platform that provides the remote sensing data and tools for monitoring mangroves necessary for this. Global Mangrove Watch is the evidence base informing the Global Mangrove Alliance, a collaboration of organisations working to increase the world’s mangrove cover 20% by 2030.