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Turtle herbivory of seagrass ecosystems in the Lakshadweep atolls: concerns and need for conservation measures

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Title Turtle herbivory of seagrass ecosystems
in the Lakshadweep atolls: concerns and
need for conservation measures
 
Creator Kaladharan, P
Koya, K P Said
Kunhikoya, V A
Anasu Koya, A
 
Subject Conservation
Marine Turtle
 
Description Green turtles and turtle grass are interdependent in the atoll
ecosystems of Lakshadweep as green turtles are herbivores and
the latter are being consumed by the turtles. Since the herbivore
is being protected by legislation, their herbivory on turtle grass
is uncontrolled and had resulted in near total wiping of seagrass
meadows. This case study was made from Agatti atoll in detail
and the status of seagrass meadows in three neighboring atolls.
The present communication stresses the need for the earliest
restoration and to conserve the seagrass meadows from being
destroyed by the increasing population of green turtles which
is essential for the very existence of turtles itself in Lakshadweep
Sea.
 
Publisher Marine Biological Association of India
 
Date 2013
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9571/1/Article-4.pdf
Kaladharan, P and Koya, K P Said and Kunhikoya, V A and Anasu Koya, A (2013) Turtle herbivory of seagrass ecosystems in the Lakshadweep atolls: concerns and need for conservation measures. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 55 (1). pp. 25-29.