Mangrove Forest Zonation and Soil Attributes in the Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras

Edward Castañeda-Moya collected data on mangrove forest structural attributes and zonation patterns in relation to soil and hydroperiod gradients. The dataset, associated with a 2006 publication, covers four sites in the Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras, surveyed between October 2000 and August 2001. It is a 1.7 MB collection available in multiple formats under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling species distribution based on soil salinity and hydroperiod gradients mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing forest structure gradients (tree height) across fringe, transition, and scrub zones.
• Studying the relationship between soil resource availability and mangrove zonation patterns in subhumid coastal environments.

Strengths

• Dataset is associated with a peer-reviewed publication (Estuaries and Coasts Vol 29, No. 5).
• Data collection is temporally bounded (October 2000 to August 2001).
• Spatial coverage is specified (four sites in the Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (1.7 MB), which may indicate limited scope or sample size.

Provenance

Source

Edward Castañeda-Moya via figshare.

Collection Method

Field surveys using transects perpendicular to tidal channels, sectioned into three mangrove zones.

Time Range

October 2000 to August 2001.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-27 16:12:41; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras.