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. 2013 Jan 8;8(1):e50719. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050719

Table 10. Area of mangrove forests and number of mangrove species in China [51], [52].

Region Mangrove area (ha) Number of species
1950s 1990s 2001 True mangrove Semi-mangrove Total
Hainan 9,992 4,836 24 11 35
Guangxi 10,000 5,654 9 5 14
Guangdong 21,289 3,813 10 8 18
Hong Kong 85 9 11
Aomen Macao 1 4 5
Fujian 720 360 7 2 9
Taiwan 120 9 17
Zhejiang 8 1 1
Total 42,000 14,877 22,024 26 11 37