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The seagrasses of India

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Title The seagrasses of India
 
Creator Jagtap, T.G.
Komarpant, D.S.
Rodrigues, R.
 
Subject sea grass
aquatic plants
geographical distribution
check lists
species diversity
legislation
biogeography
 
Description The major seagrass meadows in India exist along the southeast coast (Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay) and in the lagoons of islands from Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea to Andaman and Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal. The flora comprises of 14 species and is dominated by Cymodocea rotundata, C. serrulata, Thalassia hemprichii, Halodule uninervis, H. pinifolia, Halophila beccarii, H. ovata and H. ovalis. Distribution occurs from the intertidal zone to a maximum depth of Ca 15 m. Maximum growth and biomass occur in the lower littoral zone to a depth of 2-2.5 m. This chapter describes quantitative distribution in Indian waters occurrences along the coastal states of India and policy responses
 
Date 2008-07-18T05:07:21Z
2008-07-18T05:07:21Z
2003
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier World atlas of seagrasses, eds. Green, E.P.; Short, F.T. 101-108p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1216
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [2003]. It is tried to respect the rights of the copyright holders to the best of the knowledge. If it is brought to our notice that the rights are violated then the item would be withdrawn.
 
Publisher University of California Press