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Seagrass production in Minicoy Atoll of Lakshadweep Archipelago

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Title Seagrass production in Minicoy Atoll of
Lakshadweep Archipelago
 
Creator Kaladharan, P
Navas, K A
Kandan, S
 
Subject Seaweed
 
Description Minicoy lagoon harbours extensive beds oiThalassia hemprichii in apsociation
with Syringodium isoetifolium, Halophila ovalis and Halodule uninervis. The
total area occupied by seagrass flat ranges from 2.0 to 2.2 sq.km. Net primary
production (NPP) of seagrass species varied from 5.0 gC/mVday (0.5 gC/kg (wet
wt.)/day for Syringodium to 10 gC/m¥day (1.0 gC/kg (wet wt.)/day for Halodule.
It was estimated that an impairement upto 50 % on the NPP of Thalassia
plants was caused by the prolonged exposure of the beds to bright sunshine
in the intertidal areas during ebb stage when compared to those Thalassia
plants growing in the unexposed habitats. Wet biomass, density of seagrass
species and their NPP potential on the community metabolism of the lagoon
are discussed.
 
Publisher CMFRI/ICAR
 
Date 1998
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/170/1/Article_14.pdf
Kaladharan, P and Navas, K A and Kandan, S (1998) Seagrass production in Minicoy Atoll of Lakshadweep Archipelago. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 45 (1). pp. 79-83.