Table 2. Characterization of the blue carbon ecosystems in Mexico by regions.
| Region | States | Climate | GT | HT | Mangrove species | Seagrasses species | Surf. Salinity | Int. Salinity | n Mangrove | n Seagrasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Pacific | B.C. | Ag* | ||||||||
| B.C.S. | VA* | CL* | Rm* | Rm | A:13 | A:22 | ||||
| Son. | A | SM | 2* | Lr | Zm | 34.5 (34–37) | 60.6 | B:28 | B:9 | |
| Sin. | SH | RE | Ce | |||||||
| Nay. | ||||||||||
| Central Pacific | Jal. | Rm* | ||||||||
| Col. | SH* | RE* | ND | Lr* | ND | ND | 49.7 (35–78) | A:6 | ND | |
| Mich. | CL | Ag | B:5 | |||||||
| Ce | ||||||||||
| South Pacific | Guerr. | Ag* | ||||||||
| Oax. | SH | RE* | ND | Rm* | ND | ND | 32.6 (8–38) | A:69 | ND | |
| Chiap. | H* | CL | Lr Ce | B:30 | ||||||
| Gulf of Mexico | Tam. | A | Ag* | Hb | ||||||
| Ver. | SH* | RE* | 1* | Rm* | Hw | 33.1 (11–38) | 20.9 (3–69) | A:170 | A:60 | |
| Tab. | H | CL | 2 | Lr | Rm | B:43 | B:45 | |||
| Ce | Sf | |||||||||
| Tt | ||||||||||
| Yucatan Peninsula | Camp. | A | KS* | Rm* | Hw | |||||
| Yuc. | SH* | CL | 1 * | Lr* | Sf | |||||
| Q. Roo | H | RE | 2* | Ag | Tt | 37.7 (18–50) | 39 (0.5-86) | A:129 | A:254 | |
| Ce | Rm | B:116 | B:221 |
Notes.
Regions accoriding to CONABIO (2016). Climates are based on humidity ranges (H:Humid, SH:Sub-Humid, SA:Semi-arid, A: Arid). Geomorphological types (GT) are: Coastal lagoon (CL), Salt mash (SM), River-estuarine system (RE) and Karst system (KS). Hydrodynamic types (HT) are open (1) and closed (2). The mangrove species are: Avicennia germinans (Ag), Rhizophora mangle (Rm), Laguncularia racemosa (Lr), Conocarpus erectus (Ce). The Seagrass species are: Rupia maritima (Rm), Zostera marina (Zm), Halodule beaudettei (Hb), Halodule wrightii (Hw), Syringodium filiforme (Sf), Thalassia testudinum (Tt). * indicate dominance. ND, No data. n, number of observations of above ground (A) and below ground (B) C stocks.