authority: goos
slug: mangrove-cover-and-composition
name: Mangrove Cover and Composition
domain: ocean
subdomain: biology-ecosystems
authority_id: goos:mangrove-cover-and-composition
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/A05/current/EV_Mangrove/
  cf_standard_name: null
  gcos_overlap: null
canonical_units: "1"
description: |
  Areal extent, canopy structure, biomass, and species composition of
  mangrove forests. Major blue-carbon ecosystem, coastal-protection
  buffer, and nursery habitat for tropical fisheries.
theme: ocean
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://goosocean.org/eov/mangrove-cover-and-composition/