PANGAEA_973520
Mangrove geometric traits among genera and climate zones
Twomey, Alice J; Lovelock, Catherine E
Mangrove geometric traits among genera and climate zones
2025-01-22
PANGAEA
Dataset
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.973520
Investigator
Alice J
Twomey
a.twomey@uq.edu.au
Earth Science
Identification
Reference/source
Species
Genus
Classification
Country
Location
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
Ecoregion
Köppen-Geiger climate classification
Mangrove, root height
Mangrove, root width
Mangrove, roots per tree
Mangrove, roots per area
Mangrove, trunk height
Mangrove, trunks per area
Mangrove, trunk width
Mangrove height
Mangrove, crown width
Comment
geoscientificInformation
coastal ecosystem
mangrove geometry
mangroves
meta-analysis
morphology
Complete
-37.20589
27.9
-109.3333
175.8422
unrestricted
CC-BY-4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
English
PANGAEA
Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science
https://www.pangaea.de/
Data Center Contact
Michael
Diepenbroek
info@pangaea.de
Leobener Str.
Bremen
Bremen
28359
Germany
online
203917 data points
text/tab-separated-values
Twomey, Alice J; Lovelock, Catherine E (2025): Variation in Mangrove Geometric Traits Among Genera and Climate Zones. Estuaries and Coasts, 48(2), 55, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-025-01487-3
Peel, Murray C; Finlayson, Brian L; McMahon, Thomas A (2007): Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11(5), 1633-1644, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007
In coastal engineering, mangrove vegetation is typically modelled as rigid cylinders to represent their roots, trunks, and canopies. However, the geometry of mangroves varies greatly among species, ages, locations, and environmental conditions. Despite many studies on mangrove morphology, detailed geometric data for precise coastal protection models is still limited. Variations in root structures are especially critical for functions such as flow modification, sediment deposition, surface elevation changes, and wave reduction. Here, we systematically reviewed the literature to collect data on the height, diameter, and densities of roots, trunks, and canopies for 28 mangrove genera across tropical, subtropical, semi-arid, and temperate regions. This dataset aims to serve as a resource for engineers, and ecologists interested in more accurately representing specific mangrove genera in models. ** For all details see the full metadata description at "https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.973520"!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_6709
LATITUDE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_6709
LONGITUDE
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-025-01487-3
Variation in Mangrove Geometric Traits Among Genera and Climate Zones
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007
Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus
Genus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification
Köppen-Geiger climate classification
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species
Species
DIF
9.4
2025-01-22
2026-07-15