Mangrove Survey Darwin Harbour 1996

This polygon spatial dataset describes the mangrove communities for Darwin Harbour and its environs. The original field survey was undertaken in 1995 at a mapping scale of 1:25,000. The associated report notes an area of approximately 20,400 hectares of mangroves in Darwin Harbour and describes ten main mangrove associations or communities. The data provides a basis for identifying the extent and distribution of mangrove communities for Darwin Harbour and its environs.

Mangrove mapping was updated over this area in a 2016 survey. See metadata record for Mangrove Community Mapping - Charles Point to Gunn Point. http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/metadata/export_data?type=html&metadata_id=87F656131848A609E050CD9B214417E1