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OPEN DATA ACCESS
We believe in open data, and are adding datasets to this page frequenrtly. If there is a dataset not yet hosted here that you would like to use please contact us and we'll be sure to provide it to you.
MANGROVE EXTENT AND CONDITION
Zhang et al. 2026. Unexpected expansion and regrowth in Earth’s mangrove forests over the past four decades. Science 293, 1082-1087.
The Continuous Global Mangrove Dynamics data set includes data on annual mangrove extent and degradation (fractional canopy cover) from 1984 to 2023 at the global scale.
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Data viewer
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Google Earth Engine (extent)
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Google Earth Engine Data Catalog (fractional canopy cover)
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Data download
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Code download
Lamb-Wotton et al. In progress. Datasets for quantifying anthropogenic pressure on mangrove forests by geomorphology.
A compilation of different spatial datasets to undestand the impact of human pressure on a range of different ecosystem services.
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BLUE CARBON
Singapore national blue carbon database.
This database is a synthesis of all mangrove, seagrass and tidal flat carbon data (stocks, gaseous fluxes, lateral fluxes) collected by the Mangrove Lab since 2013.
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Lamb-Wotton et al. in progress. A meta-analysis of mangrove soil CO2, CH4, and N2O fluxes.
This database contains >1800 data points of greenhouse gas measurements, and global spatial models of greenhouse gas fluxes upscaled from environmental covariates.
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Geospatial data download in progress
Kwan et al. 2025. Permanence risks limit carbon financing strategies to safeguard Southeast Asian mangroves. Communications Earth and Environment 6, 57.
Spatial data layers of anthropogenic and climate risks to mangrove blue carbon. Southeast Asia only.
Krause et al. 2025. Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from at-risk seagrass loss. Nature Communications 16, 3798.
A global systematic review of seagrass carbon stock data, involving >2600 samples.
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Maxwell et al. 2024. Soil carbon in the world’s tidal marshes. Nature Communications 15, 10265.
Global spatial models of tidal marsh carbon stocks at 30 m resolution at 0-30 cm and 30-100 cm soil depths.
FOREST STRUCTURE
Rovai et al. 2021. Macroecological patterns of forest structure and allometric scaling in mangrove forests. Global Ecology and Biogeography 30, 1000-1013.
A database of >100,000 mangrove tree measurements across the world, including tree diameter, canopy height and stand basal area.
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MANGROVE RESTORATION
Su et al. 2021. A meta-analysis of the ecological and economic outcomes of mangrove restoration. Nature Communications 12, 5050.
A database of ecosystem service values associated with mangrove restoration.
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Taillardat et al. 2020. Climate change mitigation potential of wetlands and the cost-effectiveness of their restoration. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 10, 20190129.
A database of mangrove restoration costs from sites around the world.
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ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
Langley et al. 2026. Blue nitrogen follows the fate of tidal wetlands. Earth’s Future 14, e2025EF006747.
A database of soil nitrogen and carbon concentrations and accumulation in mangroves and tidal marshes.
zu Ermgassen et al. 2025. Mangroves support an estimated annual abundance of over 700 billion juvenile fish and invertebrates. Communications Earth and Environment 6, 299.
Spatially excplicit species density predictions for 27 commercially important fish and invertebrate species in mangroves.
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