Table 1 Key information for the study sites in China with direct measurements (additional information in Additional file 1: Table S1)
Province | Site name* | Reserve abbreviation | Core mangroves area (ha) | Established time | Latitude | Longitude | Number of field survey plots | Number of dominant species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fujian | Jiulongjiang, NNR | FZJ | 167 | 2003 | 23° 53′ N–23° 56′ N | 117° 24′ E–117° 30′ E | 15 | 6 |
Guangdong | Zhanjiang (Gaoqiao), NNR | ZJG | 7228 | 1997 | 21° 09′ N–21° 34′ N | 109°44′E-109°56′E | 9 | 25 |
Zhanjiang (Leizhou), NNR | ZJL | 20° 48′ N–21° 07′ N | 110° 06′ E–110° 30′ E | 8 | 25 | |||
Hianan (Northeast) | Chengmai, CNR | HCW | 150 | 1995 | 19° 54′ N–19° 54′ N | 109° 59′ E–109° 59′ E | 3 | 12 |
Dongzhaigang, NNR | DZG | 1771 | 1980 | 19° 51′ N–20° 01′ N | 110° 32′ E–110° 37′ E | 36 | 32 | |
Wenchang, PNR | QLG | 1223.3 | 1988 | 19° 15′ N–20° 09′ N | 110° 30′ E–110° 02′ E | 27 | 33 | |
Hianan (Southwest) | Lingao/Danzhou, NNR | HXY | 126.9 | 1992 | 19° 49′ N–19° 51′ N | 109° 12′ E–109° 34′ E | 9 | 18 |
Danzhou, CNR | XYG | 79.1 | 2008 | 19° 44′ N | 109° 17′ E | 3 | 14 | |
Lingshui, NNR | HLS | 120.51 | 2018 | 18° 25′ N | 109° 58′ E | 3 | 18 | |
Sanya, CNR | SYH | 20 | 1992 | 18° 19′ N–18° 37′ N | 108° 36′ E–109° 46′ E | 3 | 13 | |
TLG | 4 | 18° 15′ N–18° 17′ N | 109° 42′ E–109° 44′ E | 3 | 11 | |||
QMG | 63.3 | 18° 15′ N | 109° 30′ E | 3 | 16 |