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Present status of Halophila beccarii seagrass bed in Kadalundi Community Reserve

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Title Present status of Halophila beccarii seagrass bed
in Kadalundi Community Reserve
 
Creator Abhijith, Ramya
Kaladharan, P
Asokan, P K
Vinod, K
Shilta, M T
Mahesh, V
Zacharia, P U
Anirudh, K
 
Subject Marine Botany
Seagrass
 
Description The occurrence of Halophila beccarii seagrass bed in the
Kadalundi community reserve area was estimated to be
covering an area of more than 2 hectares with a clayey
substratum. The seagrass was growing predominantly
with seaweed Enteromorpha linza and found exposed
during the low tide period. The density of the seagrass
H. beccarii ranged from almost nil during July 2012 to
420 g wet weight/m2 (260 plants/ m2) during December
2012. During April 2013 the distribution of Halophila
plants was represented only by sparse occurrence of
underground parts comprising rhizomes and roots (80
g/ m2). Shoots could not be seen above the sediment
substratum.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2019
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14416/1/MFIS_241_Ramya%20A_2019.pdf
Abhijith, Ramya and Kaladharan, P and Asokan, P K and Vinod, K and Shilta, M T and Mahesh, V and Zacharia, P U and Anirudh, K (2019) Present status of Halophila beccarii seagrass bed in Kadalundi Community Reserve. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (241). pp. 22-23. ISSN ISSN 0254-380 X