Subject	Biological sciences
Specific subject area	Forestry, Forest ecology and management, Restoration
Type of data	Excel file
How data were acquired	Species diversity and structural parameters were obtained using the systematic sampling design (fixed-area sampling), across the mangrove forest landscape. Procedure of data sampling described in Sampling design, paragraph 2.2 in Data and methods of Pimple et al. [1].
Data format	Raw, analysed
Parameters for data collection	Mangrove species richness and structural characteristic variables were aggregated at the plot level. The following dendrometric parameters were measured from each tree species of each plot: forest type, tree diameter at breast height, tree height, crown cover, and the number of seedlings
Description of data collection	The systematic sampling design (fixed-area sampling) across the mangrove forest landscape. A transect line was systematically established perpendicular to the coastline (i.e. With seaward and landward limits), recording the species distributions along the intertidal zones
Data source location	The transect line (from 239,249 m E, 1,350,069 m N to 240,518 m E,1,352,337 m N (UTM Zone 48 datum)) was 2.67 km in length, from the shoreline (seaward end) to the end of the forest (landward end).
Data accessibility	URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.17632/tdbm9dgw9r.1
Related research article	Pimple, U., Simonetti, D., Hinks, I., Oszwald, J., Berger, U., Pungkul, S., Leadprathom, K., Pravinvongvuthi, T., Maprasoap, P., Gond, V. (2020). A history of the rehabilitation of mangroves and an assessment of their diversity and structure using Landsat annual composites (1987–2019) and transect plot inventories. Forest Ecology and Management, 462, 118,007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118007