Ecosystem-Wide Impacts of Deforestation in Mangroves: The Urabá Gulf (Colombian Caribbean) Case Study

Table 1

Area and structure parameters (mean values) for mangroves in the Urabá Gulf. Mangrove species: Rm: Rhizophora mangle, Lr: Laguncularia racemosa, Ag: Avicennia germinans, Pr: Pelliciera rhizophorae. Modified from Urrego et al. [39].

Location	Mangrove type	Area (ha)	Diameter (cm)	Height (m)	Basal area (m^2/ha)	Density (ind./ha)	Mangrove species
Atrato River Delta	Fringing	3846	17.1	7.8	26.2	494	Rm, Lr, Ag, Pr
Puerto Cesar-Punta Coquito	Fringing	406	9.0	7.6	12.5	464	Rm, Lr, Ag, Pr
Punta Yarumal-Punta Las Vacas	Fringing	48	5.6	6.7	32.2	220	Rm, Lr, Ag
	Basin	98	5.4	7.3	20.7	182	Rm, Lr, Ag
Rionegro Cove	Fringing	53	10.4	13.0	11.5	324	Rm, Lr
	Riverine	241	15.3	9.8	13.0	309	Rm, Lr, Ag
	Early succession	50	19.2	9.5	6.0	129	Rm