Mapping of seagrass meadows from the lakshadweep islands (India), using aerial photographs |
| |
Authors: | TG Jagtap SN Inamdar |
| |
Institution: | 1. National Institute of Oceanography, C.S.I.R., 403 004, Dona Paula, Goa
|
| |
Abstract: | Seagrass meadows from the Lakshadweep islands were mapped with the help of black and white aerial photographs. A maximum of 40 ha seagrass cover was estimated in the lagoon of Minicoy, followed by Kavaratti (34 ha). The total seagrass cover from six major islands of Lakshadweep was estimated to be 112 ha with standing crop of ca 800 metric tonnes. The dominant seagrass species observed wasThalassia hemprichii whileCymodocea rotundata, Halophila ovata, Syringodium isoetifolium andHalodule uninervis were common to these islands. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|