Mangroves of the Tropical Northwestern Atlantic

Abstract

Mangroves of the Tropical Northwestern Atlantic is a regional ecosystem subgroup (level 4 unit of the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology). It includes the marine ecoregions of Bahamian, Carolinian, Eastern Caribbean, Floridian, Greater Antilles, Northern Gulf of Mexico, Southern Caribbean, Southern Gulf of Mexico, Southwestern CaribbeanandWestern Caribbean. The mapped extent of mangroves in 2020 was17,408 km2, representing 11.8% of the global mangrove area.The diverse biota of this province is characterizedby seven species of true mangroves, plus many associated taxa. Six species: Avicennia germinans, Laguncularia racemosa, Rhizophora mangle, Rizophora racemosa and Acrostichum aureum are categorized as Least Concern (LC) and Pelliciera rhizophoraeas Vulnerable (VU)in the IUCN Red List of threatened species