Importance of intertidal seagrass beds as nursery area for coral reef fish juveniles (Mayotte, Indian Ocean)

Moussa, Rakamaly Madi; Bertucci, Frédéric; Jorissen, Hendrikje; Gache, Camille; Waqalevu, Viliame; Parravicini, Valeriano; Lecchini, David; Galzin, René

doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100965

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“…Several research results have proven the importance of intertidal areas, such as mangroves, seagrass beds, and coral reefs, as fish habitats (Unsworth et al 2009;Honda et al 2013;Aller et al 2014;Nagelkerken et al 2014;Moussa 2018;Moussa et al 2020). In particular, seagrass beds have contributed to supporting global fisheries' production and local-scale fisheries' sustainability (Nordlund et al 2018;Unsworth et al 2019a;Ambo-Rappe 2020).…”

Section: Seagrass Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Seagrass is a higher plant that thrives in oligotrophic environments (Anton et al 2020) and plays a vital role in human wellbeing (Ambo-Rappe 2010; Nordlund et al 2010;Cullen-Unsworth et al 2014), especially in fishery production at the global, regional, and local scales (de la Torre-Castro et al 2014;Nordlund et al 2018;Unsworth et al 2019). Conversely, essential services provide habitats and food to diverse marine life (Du et al 2019;Moussa et al 2020). However, seagrass status and protection rarely come under the spotlight as compared to other ecosystems in coastal areas, such as mangrove ecosystems and coral reefs (Larkum et al 2018;Waycott et al 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Seagrass-associated fish species’ richness: evidence to support conservation along the south coast of Lombok Island, Indonesia

2021

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Abstract. Syukur A, Al-Idrus A, Zulkifli L. 2021. Seagrass-associated fish species’ richness: evidence to support conservation along the South Coast of Lombok Island, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 988-998. The concept of seagrass conservation at a global scale tends to be less appropriate with regard to the environmental conditions at the regional and local scales, and thus, there is a need for scientific studies at the regional and local scales to support conservation measures. This research aimed to describe the importance of seagrass conservation based on the species richness of seagrass-associated fish. Data were collected from seven seagrass locations using surveys and observation. Data on the fish species present were collected with the gear used by small-scale fishermen to catch fish in the seagrass area and the surrounding waters. Data analysis was descriptive; the statistical analyses performed included calculation of the Shannon-Wiener index of diversity (H '), the Simpson evenness index (E), and the Morisita species richness index (D) as well as cluster analysis. All statistical analyses were performed in IBM SPSS Statistics 25. We found 104 fish species belonging to 38 families. Leiognathidae, Apogonidae, Clupeidae, Carangidae, Channidae, Sillaginidae, and Mullidae are families with high abundance, and 16 fish species have an abundance of individuals above the average value (192 individuals) of the total number of individuals (20,352). Meanwhile, 94.37% of the fish families are the target catch of small-scale fishermen (commercial fish). The diversity of fish species associated with seagrass in the study location is evidence of the survival of seagrass provision services at the local scale for fish. Therefore, scientific evidence of the species richness of fish, species yang domina, and its importance for small-scale fisheries at each seagrass bed in the study location can be used as a source of information for increasing and improving seagrass conservation efforts at the local scale.

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Section: Seagrass Conservationmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Seagrass-associated fish species’ richness: evidence to support conservation along the south coast of Lombok Island, Indonesia

2021

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“…Indonesia had a seagrass area of about 293,464 hectares in 2018 and reported 16 species [4]. Seagrass plays an essential role in a coastal area such as marine habitat [5], sediment trap, sediment stabilizer, nutrients filter, and dampen current [6,7]. Furthermore, seagrasses provide ecosystem services such as provisioning (nursery and feeding grounds for fish, food), regulating (coastal protection), cultural (recreation, aesthetic, and spiritual), and supporting services (biodiversity, primary production) [8][9][10].…”

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Seagrass rehabilitation in Thousand Islands, Jakarta: step to restore

Darus

Agus

Kurniawan

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Seagrass plays an essential role in coastal areas with ecological functions as a marine habitat, sediment trap, sediment stabilizer, nutrients filter, and dampen current. Fisheries and tourism are the seagrass ecosystem services that are the primary community livelihood in Thousand Island. However, seagrass condition has decreased in the last decade, influenced by coastal development, mass tourism, and climate change. This study aims to assessed the seagrass status and identify the threat in the last decade. Seagrass coverage was assessed in 2007 and 2018 using plot transect, and then seagrass threats were documented and collected from research articles, manuscripts, proceedings, and unpublished reports. Seagrass coverage has significantly decreased on Thousand Islands. Seagrass threats include pollution, reclamation, vessel activities, mass tourism, coastal development, climate change, and biotic factors (macroalgae and epiphyte coverage). The threats impact seagrass conditions, such as species diversity, area, and ecosystem services. Rehabilitation is needed to recover seagrass conditions using a direct or indirect approach. These findings recommend that managers should arrange the seagrass rehabilitation action plan to minimize seagrass degradation.

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“…Seagrass is a type of vegetation that lives in coastal waters and estuaries, and along with biotic and abiotic elements, seagrass forms an ecosystem called seagrass beds. Seagrass beds have various important ecological roles, such as sediment stabilizers in coastal areas and estuaries, habitat and feeding ground for marine biota, and regulating the global carbon cycle (Chiu SH et al 2013;Nordlund et al 2016;Moussa et al 2020). In addition to the ecological role, the seagrass ecosystem directly contributes to food provision for coastal communities, like fish, gastropod, etc.…”

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Diversity, coverage, distribution and ecosystem services of seagrass in three small islands of northern Papua, Indonesia: Liki Island, Meossu Island and Befondi Island

Nugraha

Tasabaramo

Hernawan³

et al. 2021

Biodiversitas

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Nugraha AH, Tasabaramo IA, Hernawan UE, Rahmawati S, Putra RD, Darus RF. 2021. Diversity, coverage, distribution and ecosystem services of seagrass in three small islands of northern Papua, Indonesia: Liki Island, Meossu Island and Befondi Island. Biodiversitas 22: 5544-5549. Papua waters are one of the hot spot areas with high marine biodiversity in the world. Yet, the less accessible location and varying geographical conditions become the significant constraints of biodiversity study in this region, resulting in limited information about the diversity of marine resources, including the seagrass ecosystem. This research aims to investigate the diversity, coverage and distribution of seagrass in three small islands in the northern waters of Papua, namely Liki Island, Befondi Island, and Meossu Island, as well as to study the ecosystem services provided by the seagrass. This research is part of the Nusa Manggala Expedition, which was carried out in November 2018, consisted of seven observation stations. Data collection was conducted using the transect line method combined with plot quadrat. Information regarding seagrass ecosystem services was gathered through observation and direct interviews to the community. The results showed that there were seven species of seagrass in the studied sites, namely Cymodocea rotundata, Enhalus acoroides, Halodule uninervis, Halodule pinifolia, Halophila ovalis, Thalassia hemprichii, and Syringodium isoetifolium. Liki Island had the highest seagrass cover value of 82.24%, followed by Meossu Island and Befondi Island with seagrass cover of 63.23% and 31.25%, respectively. There were 13 seagrass ecosystem services identified in this research. The people of Liki Island and Meossu Island get the benefits of the existence of the seagrass ecosystem. The direct benefits are the presence of seagrass is associated with biota commonly used as food sources such as Siganus sp and sea cucumbers. There are efforts made by the community to maintain the sustainability of the seagrass ecosystem, which is known as sasi.

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Importance of intertidal seagrass beds as nursery area for coral reef fish juveniles (Mayotte, Indian Ocean)

Cited by 27 publications

References 40 publications

Seagrass-associated fish species’ richness: evidence to support conservation along the south coast of Lombok Island, Indonesia

Seagrass-associated fish species’ richness: evidence to support conservation along the south coast of Lombok Island, Indonesia

Seagrass rehabilitation in Thousand Islands, Jakarta: step to restore

Diversity, coverage, distribution and ecosystem services of seagrass in three small islands of northern Papua, Indonesia: Liki Island, Meossu Island and Befondi Island

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