Managing Mangroves Supplemental Data

Managing Mangroves Supplemental Data

Ellison, A. M. 2007. Managing mangroves with benthic biodiversity in mind: moving beyond roving banditry. Journal of Sea Research 59: 2-15.

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Data for Figure 1

• Mangrove area statistics 1980-2000. Data compiled from M.L. Wilkie and S. Fortuna (2003) Status and trends in mangrove area extent worldwide. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.

Data for Figures 2 and 3

• Mangrove species x site matrix. Data originally compiled by A.M. Ellison, E. J. Farnsworth, and R. E. Merkt (1999) Origins of mangrove ecosystems and the mangrove biodiversity anomaly. Global Ecology and Biogeography 8: 95-115. Also used by A.M. Ellison (2002) Macroecology of mangroves: large-scale patterns and processes in tropical coastal forests. Trees: Structure & Function 16: 181-194.
• Gastropod site x species matrix Data originally compiled by A.M. Ellison, E. J. Farnsworth, and R. E. Merkt (1999) Origins of mangrove ecosystems and the mangrove biodiversity anomaly. Global Ecology and Biogeography 8: 95-115.
• Brachyuran crab species x site matrix
• References for crab data
• Sponge species x site matrix
• References for sponge data

Data for Figure 4

• Tiger prawn production 1950-2004. Data extracted from FAO (2006) FISHSTAT Plus: Universal software for fishery statistical time series, version 2.3.1. FAO Fisheries Department, Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit.

Data for Figure 5

• Blood cockle production 1950-2004. Data extracted from FAO (2006) FISHSTAT Plus: Universal software for fishery statistical time series, version 2.3.1. FAO Fisheries Department, Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit.
• Mangrove oyster production 1950-2004. Data extracted from FAO (2006) FISHSTAT Plus: Universal software for fishery statistical time series, version 2.3.1. FAO Fisheries Department, Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit.

Data for Figure 6

• Scylla (mangrove mud crab) production 1950-2004. Data extracted from FAO (2006) FISHSTAT Plus: Universal software for fishery statistical time series, version 2.3.1. FAO Fisheries Department, Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit.