Mangroves and Wetlands of Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Mexico, dataset

Data obtained from "Participatory sampling for the inventory and diagnosis of Mangrove ecosystems of Bacalar Lagoon"; carried out between April and May 2021. Field work in 79 sites along the shoreline of Bacalar Lagoon, Quintana Roo, to characterize the riverine vegetation. Vegetation data (species richness, height, canopy size, apparent density, and condition), soil samples were taken with an AMS Gouge Augers nucleator, and salinity and interstitial water temperature were recorded. Through remote sensing supported by field data, the map "Mangroves and Wetlands of Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Mexico" was constructed and were identified: 1) Water body; 2) Floodplains; 3) Mangrove with hydrophilic grassland; 4) Fringe mangrove; 5) Peten Mangrove / Medium statured tropical forest; 6) Medium statured tropical forest; 7) Gallery vegetation with Mangrove; and 8) Modified.