validation_locations_2018.shp
This point datafile contains the locations of validation plots of the GIS study. 
In the attribute table the colum "releve" corresponds to the column "rep" in the forest structure csv file.

forest_structure.csv
Forest structure data collected in the mangrove stands of the validation locations ("planted" or "natural" in the "habitat" column of the shapefile)
Forest structure data on terrestrial vegetation has also been collected, but is not represented in this paper and will be presented later/elsewhere.
columns in the forest structure dataset:

rep: validation plot name (releve+number)
surface area: the total surface area of the plot
habitat: the type of vegetation that was found at the location (planted or natural)
species: species of individual tree observation
DBH: diameter at breastheight of individual tree observation
basal_area_cm2: basal area per tree, calculated from DBH.
