Seagrass-Watch E-bulletin 31 October 2007
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31 October 2007
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NEWS.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
Coastal Habitats Are The Biosphere's Most Imperiled Ecosystems..........................................................................................................................2
TeamSeagrass in the news!......................................................................................................................................................................................2
"Horrific sealife injuries unnecessary says expert .....................................................................................................................................................3
Negril restoration project a concern for Jamaica Environment Trust (Kingston,Jamaica).........................................................................................3
Independent tests show high levels of toxic gas (Western Australia, Australia)........................................................................................................3
More funds for Eprapah project (Redland Bay,Queensland,Australia)......................................................................................................................3
Mangrove conservation paying off--DENR (Philippines)..........................................................................................................................................4
Manatee found slaughtered in Southern Belize (Belize City,Belize) .........................................................................................................................4
Florida's growth obscures efforts to improve water quality (Sarasota,FL,USA) ........................................................................................................4
Seagrass monitoring (Fort Myers, FL, USA) .............................................................................................................................................................5
Report calls into question sea grass die-off estimate in Clam Bay (Naples,FL,USA) ...............................................................................................5
Approval for desal but work is begun (Sydney,New South Wales,Australia) ............................................................................................................5
Manatees Could Leave Florida's Endangered List (USA).........................................................................................................................................5
Seagrass restoration in Florida Bay restores boat grounding sites (FL, United States)............................................................................................6
Environmentalist says Lemon Bay degrading (Charlotte,FL,USA)............................................................................................................................6
Letter from the Queen (Spain)...................................................................................................................................................................................6
GALLERY .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................6
Whitsunday region: 22 October - 27 October 2007...................................................................................................................................................6
Hamilton Island 22 - 24 October 2007 ................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Pioneer Bay (Airlie Beach) 25 - 26 October 2007................................................................................................................................................ 6
Hydeaway Bay 27 October 2007 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Rodds Bay, Gladstone (Qld) : 26 October 2007........................................................................................................................................................7
Cyrene Reef (Singapore) : 26 October 2007.............................................................................................................................................................7
Townsville - Mackay: 05 October - 09 October 2007 ................................................................................................................................................7
Bushland Beach (Townsville) 05 October 2007................................................................................................................................................... 7
Shelly Beach (Townsville) 06 October 2007 ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
Magnetic Island (Townsville) 07- 08 October 2007.............................................................................................................................................. 7
Sarina Inlet (Mackay)09 October 2007 ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Cockle Bay, Magnetic Is (Qld) : 07 October 2007 .....................................................................................................................................................7
Weipa , Napramum (Qld) : 05 October 2007 ............................................................................................................................................................7
Nth Qld: 24 September - 27 September 2007...........................................................................................................................................................7
Dunk Island (Mission Beach) 24 September 2007............................................................................................................................................... 7
Lugger Bay (Mission Beach) 25 September 2007 ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Green Island (Cairns) 26 September 2007 .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Yule Point (Cairns) 27 September 2007 .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Yeppon - Gladstone: 24 September - 28 September 2007 .......................................................................................................................................7
Great Keppel Island (Yeppon) 24 and 25 September 2007................................................................................................................................. 7
Rodds Bay (Gladstone) 27 September 2007 ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
Gladstone Harbour 28 September 2007 .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
TRAINING WORKSHOPS..............................................................................................................................................................................................7
Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, October 30-31 2007 ...................................................................................................................................7
Moreton Bay, Brisbane, November 24-25th 2007 .....................................................................................................................................................7
PUBLICATIONS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Ecology of Papua publication out ..............................................................................................................................................................................7
FROM HQ.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Seagrass-Watch Shop http://www.seagrasswatch.org/shop.html.............................................................................................................................8
Virtual Herbarium ......................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Giveaways.................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Future sampling dates...............................................................................................................................................................................................8
Seagrass-Watch News Issue 30 ...............................................................................................................................................................................8
Handy Seagrass Links ..............................................................................................................................................................................................8
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NEWS
Coastal Habitats Are The Biosphere's Most Imperiled Ecosystems
ScienceDaily (Oct. 21, 2007) -- The BBVA
Foundation's Third Debate on Conservation Biology allowed leading international experts to present
findings of their latest research into the scale, causes and consequences of global loss of coastal habitats.
The disappearance of these ecosystems, which include coral reefs, mangrove forests, wetlands and
seagrass meadows, has serious consequences like loss of biodiversity, depletion of exploitable living
resources, impaired capacity of the oceans to sequester CO2 and loss of the leisure value of the coastal
zone.
Carlos Duarte, researcher at the Spanish Council for Scientific Research and coordinator of the debate,
informed the public that "coastal habitats are disappearing at a rate of between 1.2% and 9% a year and
are now the biosphere's most imperiled systems, with rates of loss 4 to 10 ten times faster than those of
the tropical rainforest." The causes of these losses are many and include "the rapidly growing population of
coastal zones, currently home to 60% of the planet's inhabitants, along with the urban development,
infrastructure works and ecosystem destruction this growth entails." Also, increased discharges of
nitrogen, phosphorus and organic matter have caused the deterioration of waters and sediments in many
of the world's coastal zones.
Núria Marbà, a researcher at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (Imedea) talked about the
results of the Praderas project, funded by the BBVA Foundation, which show that most Mediterranean
meadows of Posidonia oceanica extremely valuable ecosystems for the functions and services they
provide have experienced severe shrinkage in the last 40 years. "We have observed a rise in mortality
among some marine angiosperm species in the aftermath of heat waves, suggesting that meadow decline
will accelerate as the seawaters continue to warm." Studies carried out as part of this project, she
explained, show that the seagrass meadows along the Spanish coast are losing about 5% of their
extension each year, and even more in years like 2003 when the sea temperature rises higher than
normal.
Bill Dennison, of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (USA), clarified that
"seagrass meadows are vital habitats which grow along the coasts at tropical and temperate latitudes and
supply ecological services that make them among the most valuable ecosystems in the biosphere". It is
estimated that 54% of meadows have lost part of their coverage. Dennison contends that seagrass
meadows reflect changes in ecosystem quality and act as global biological barometers for man-made
pollution; the meadows are like "coal mine canaries" for the health of coastal ecosystems and their decline
is an unequivocal sign of coastal environmental stress.
According to Dennison, "reports on changes in seagrass meadow extension have documented losses
since 1980 of an area equivalent to two football fields with each hour that passes. Most worrying of all is
that these calculations are very much on the conservative side, since only 9% of seagrass meadows have
been studied. So the total area lost probably equates to 10 football fields per hour."
One of the factors favoring this loss is that seagrass meadows are not in the public eye, despite their
ecological importance: "In the case of coral reefs, around 130 news items appear in the mass media for
every scientific article published, compared to just 13 items appearing for every scientific article on
seagrass meadows. It is vital that we bridge this gap between science and social awareness" added
Dennison, before concluding his intervention with a call for "a global conservation effort to halt the loss of
seagrass meadows."
The debate was organized jointly by the BBVA Foundation and the Cap Salines Coastal Research Station
(Imedea-CSIC and University of the Balearic Islands).
Full story and source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071020090707.htm
TeamSeagrass in the news!
myzone, Thursday October 25, 2007
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"Like other youngsters, Kok Sheng often goes to the seaside. And he is there to be a volunteer. He is a
volunteer for this green group called "Team Seagrass". The group is involved in monitoring seagrass and
other marine creatures. For the last nine months, Kok Sheng had visited Chek Jawa@ Pulau Ubin, Pulau
Semakau and Sentosa with Team Seagrass to do reccees and monitoring.
As a Team Seagrass volunteer, Kok Sheng said that they will monitor the health of the seagrass and
identify the species of seagrass at the monitoring sites. The data collected at these sites will be analyzed
to get a better understanding of the state of the seagrass.
more........................http://www.seagrasswatch.org/news.html
"Horrific sealife injuries unnecessary says expert
Cairns Post, Saturday October 20, 2007
Horrific boat propeller wounds on turtles, dolphins and dugongs have prompted calls for boaties to slow
down near reefs and seagrass. "The results are pretty horrific," Queensland Parks and Wildlife
conservation services manager Mark Read said, following the recent Esplanade beaching of an adult
female turtle suffering propeller wounds. "The turtle had been hit by a relatively small outboard powered
boat and it had six major cuts to its shell," Dr Read said.
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Negril restoration project a concern for Jamaica Environment Trust (Kingston,Jamaica)
October 29, 2007, Jamaica Gleaner
The Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), Diana McCaulay, is worried about
the planned restoration programme of the Negril Beach in Westmoreland because a number of key
environmental issues have not been addressed.
The Kingston-based coastal engineering firm Smith Warner, which conducted a one-year study on the
beach strip, indicated that it could take up to US$54 million to restore the seven-mile beach, which has
been undergoing dramatic rates of erosion.
But McCaulay said the resort town is overdeveloped and that there are other long-standing environmental
issues impacting the beach, which must be addressed for the restoration to be successful. McCaulay said
Negril has surpassed its carrying capacity and there are problems of poor water quality, the removal of
seagrass beds and poor run-off.
Full story and source: http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20071029/news/news3.html
Independent tests show high levels of toxic gas (Western Australia, Australia)
31 October 2007, Busselton Dunsborough Mail
Independent air testing at Port Geographe has shown high levels of toxic gas above worksafe limits. The
Department of Health is currently looking into the matter.
Measurements of hydrogen-sulphide from the testing fluctuated from 17 parts per million down to readings
of zero over a period of 20 minutes. According to Worksafe Australia it is allowable for workers to be
exposed to concentrations of 10 parts per million of hydrogen sulphide, averaged over an eight hour
workshift, with the exposure not exceeding 15 parts per million. Worksafe Australia reports hydrogen
sulphide is very toxic by inhalation.
The PGAG claim the levels of hydrogen sulphide are caused by gas being emitted from the accumulated
seagrass on the foreshore. The Shire of Busselton also conducted air sampling and testing a couple of
months ago when there were higher volumes of seagrass on the beach. Shire of Busselton director of
community infrastructure Mark Goodlet said the shire had taken 40 air samples, all of which had readings
of zero apart from one which showed hydrogen sulphide levels of six parts per million. These results were
sent to the Department of Health last Wednesday.
Full story and source: http://busselton.yourguide.com.au/news/local/general/independent-tests-show-high-levels-of-toxic-gas/1078303.html
More funds for Eprapah project (Redland Bay,Queensland,Australia)
October 25, 2007, Redland Bayside Bulletin
PRACTICAL work to rehabilitate Eprapah Creek will continue following another injection of funds to
support the project. Redland Shire Council, SEQ Catchments and Scout Association of Australia (QLD
Branch) have been working in partnership over the past 20 months to repair badly eroded tracks,
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undertake weed control and replant along Eprapah Creek in the Scouts' Karingal property in a bid to
prevent sediment running into the creek and decreasing water quality.
Eprapah Creek catchment, in the southern part of Redland Shire, is environmentally significant as it covers
four conservation areas, provides a continuous wildlife corridor for more than 12 kilometres and influences
the health of seagrass habitats offshore from Victoria Point. SEQ Catchments has now provided another
$15,000 to support the project until June 2008.
So far more than 600 metres of eroded tracks have been rehabilitated with several hundred metres of
creek bank treated for lantana infestations with revegetation activities ongoing. Cleverly constructed
diversion bunds were installed on the tracks after the ground was ripped to allow the planting and natural
regeneration of native shrubs to bind the soil and provide long term erosion protection. The tracks have
now stabilised, resulting in a much reduced flow of sediment. There are visible improvements in water
quality in the adjacent creek
Full story and source: http://redland.yourguide.com.au/news/local/general/more-funds-for-eprapah-project/1075601.html
Mangrove conservation paying off--DENR (Philippines)
October 21, 2007, Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines--There's new evidence that the country's mangrove cover has slowly grown to nearly
60 percent of its original state in the 1900s. Satellite pictures from the National Mapping and Resource
Information Authority (NAMRIA) indicated that the cover has reached 289,890 hectares, according to the
Coastal and Marine Management Office (CMMO).
The country's mangrove cover was a robust 500,000 ha in the 1900s, but this dwindled to 112,000 ha in
1998 from over-exploitation, conversion of areas to other uses and logging of watersheds, according to
studies. Most mangroves were cut for their timber, or were converted into shrimp ponds or fish farms.
Their disappearance became noticeable in the 1970s. This resulted in the deterioration of seagrass and
coral reef ecosystems, studies said.
Full story and source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=95851
Manatee found slaughtered in Southern Belize (Belize City,Belize)
October 19, The Reporter Belize
Manatees or sea cows - they are the aquatic darlings of the conservation world and it just so happens that
Belize has been traditionally known as the last remaining paradise for the West Indian species. But a
series of manatee deaths, both natural and man-made over recent years, have caused these gentle
herbivores to become more endangered than ever.
It's been a while since we've had the displeasure of reporting the discovery of dead manatees on Belize's
coastline; nevertheless, these 400-800lb. creatures have not have a good day for some time with an
increase in deaths from propellers of fast moving vessels that clip them while grazing on the seagrass
beds in near shore estuaries or when sleeping near the surface.
The latest discovery however was a tad different when representatives from the Toledo Institute for
Development and Environment (TIDE) and the Protected Area Conservation Trust (PACT) spotted the
scant remains of a female carcass sometime last week while on a site visit to "Garobo Point" an area
south of Deep river.
Full story and source: http://www.reporter.bz/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=2316&Itemid=2
Florida's growth obscures efforts to improve water quality (Sarasota,FL,USA)
October 18, 2007, By Kate Spinner, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
A program meant to reduce pollution in the state's bays and rivers enters its 20th year with a mixed legacy
in Southwest Florida, its moderate successes largely overshadowed by rampant growth and continued
loss of wetlands.
State lawmakers started the Surface Water Improvement Management Program in 1987 to restore
wetlands, fill drainage ditches and keep a close watch on seagrasses and pollutants in important bodies of
water, including Charlotte Harbor, Sarasota Bay and Tampa Bay.
The program has bolstered the waterways' health, but it has not been the panacea conservationists
originally envisioned, said Lisa Beever, head of the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program.
Full story and source: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20071018/NEWS/71018004
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Seagrass monitoring (Fort Myers, FL, USA)
The News-Press
Florida has about seven species and 502,000 acres of seagrasses, which are an important habitat and
nursery for many types of marine life, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.
The state Department of Environmental Protection monitors seagrass species, blade lengths, abundance,
number of shoots, distance from a fixed point on land and depth. It also tests for type and density of
epiphytes growing on the seagrass and the sediment type.
The Punta Gorda office of the DEP tests about 50 sites each fall throughout Lemon Bay, Charlotte Harbor,
Pine Island Sound, Matlacha Pass, Cape Haze, Gasparilla Sound and San Carlos Bay.
Full story and source: http://www.news-
press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=A4&Dato=20071017&Kategori=NEWS0101&Lopenr=1017002&Ref=PH
Report calls into question sea grass die-off estimate in Clam Bay (Naples,FL,USA)
Wednesday, October 17, 2007, Naples Daily News
Collier County released a report today by seagrass expert Dave Tomasko that calls into question previous
estimates of a seagrass die-off in Outer Clam Bay. County commissioners agreed to spend $40,000 on the
report after some Naples neighborhoods raised concerns about declining water quality in the bay, which
borders a mangrove forest that has been the object of a 10-year restoration project paid for by Pelican Bay
developer WCI, Collier County and the Pelican Bay Services Division.
The study says an estimate, based on the county's 1992 seagrass protection plan, that seagrasses once
covered 60 acres of Outer Clam Bay is likely wrong, as is a 1994 seagrass study by the county that
estimated 10 acres are left. As for water quality, the study found a 68 percent increase in runoff since the
1940s, bringing more pollution with it. The study estimates a 108 percent increase in nitrogen and a 416
percent increase in phosphorus, both components of fertilizers that pollute coastal waters.
The report recommends new seagrass and water quality monitoring programs, controlled access of
powerboats to shallow portions of Clam Bay and a public education campaign about how to reduce runoff
pollution.
Full story and source: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/oct/17/report_calls_question_sea_grass_die_estimate_clam_/?breaking_news
Full story and source: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/oct/17/report_doubts_sea_grass_die_clam_bay/?breaking_news
Approval for desal but work is begun (Sydney,New South Wales,Australia)
October 18, 2007, Daily Telegraph
THE last piece of the desalination plant jigsaw is expected to fall into place this month, with Planning
Minister Frank Sartor due to approve a massive pipeline route that will be bigger than the M2 motorway
tunnel.
The latest desalination project update from Sydney Water says pipe laydown areas along the route are
now being finalised, but Nature Conservation Council of NSW spokesman Sam McGuinness said there
were a number of outstanding issues concerning the proposed pipeline route that were yet to be finalised.
He said the pipeline would almost certainly cause damage to Botany Bay, with the disruption of seagrass
and the dredging of toxic soils, and questioned why the plant and pipeline had not been approved
simultaneously.
A Sydney Water spokesman yesterday indicated they expected approval by the end of the month and that
efforts were being made to ensure seagrass was not disturbed.
Full story and source: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22603107-5001021,00.html
Manatees Could Leave Florida's Endangered List (USA)
October 9, 2007. By Greg Allen, NPR
What's 10 feet long as an adult, weighs more than 1,000 pounds, lives in rivers and bays and is Florida's
state marine mammal? If you answered manatee, then chances are you also know it's an endangered
species. That status could soon change, though. Wildlife officials in Florida want to "downlist" the manatee,
moving its status from "endangered" to "threatened."
Supporters of the move say it's a sign of the Florida manatee's comeback. Environmental groups say it
has more to do with the influence of developers.
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Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meets again in December. Staff members believe
that by then, they can satisfy the questions and finalize their long-delayed plans to move the Florida
manatee off the state's list of endangered species.
Full story and source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14869099
Seagrass restoration in Florida Bay restores boat grounding sites (FL, United States)
Monday, October 08, 2007 Bradenton Herald
Seagrass restoration has begun in Florida Bay to restore boat grounding sites. The first phase of the
restoration project on Cross Bank is expected to take about two weeks to complete. The damaged areas
will be filled with finely crushed limestone in biodegradable sandbags. After a few weeks, workers will
return to plant the seagrass. Full regrowth can take three years.
"Seagrass is habitat for a whole lot of things, including young fish, lobsters and invertebrates that feed
fish," said Everglades Chief Natural Resources Manager Dan Craig. The project is expected to cost about
$100,000 and will be paid for by those responsible for the boat groundings there.
Full story and source: http://www.bradenton.com/331/story/166053.html
Environmentalist says Lemon Bay degrading (Charlotte,FL,USA)
September 26, 2007, By STEVEN J. SMITH Charlotte Sun-Herald
SOUTH VENICE -- The water quality in Lemon Bay is "degrading," according to Lisa Beever, director of
the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program. Beever headed a presentation for the Sarasota County
Commission Tuesday at the Robert L. Anderson building where she outlined the good, the bad and what
she believed could be a hopeful outlook for area water quality -- provided steps are taken to improve
things.
"We're concerned about the seagrasses," Beever said. "They're stable for now, which is good news. But
as water quality degrades, we expect seagrass beds to start shrinking." Beever added "prop scarring" --
the destruction of sea grass by boat propellers -- was a terrible threat, because these grasses take so long
to grow back.
Beever believed much could be accomplished through education. She recommended a good Web site for
children, developed through a joint effort with WGCU Public Media to teach them about area habitats:
www.wgcu.org/curiouskids. Beever added a Florida-friendly landscaping DVD was also in the works with
WGCU, called "Florida Friendly Neighbor To Neighbor."
Full story and source: http://www.sun-herald.com/Newsstory.cfm?pubdate=092607&story=tp7ew3.htm&folder=NewsArchive2
Letter from the Queen (Spain)
September 2007, Costa del Sol News
Doña Sofía , the Queen of Spain, sent a letter in support of a pressure group attempting to save the
eelgrass in the seabed off Caleta de Vélez, endangered by work being carried out on the port. The text of
the letter went as follows:
"WE cannot see it, but there is a rare bed of Zostera marina (eelgrass) just off the port in Caleta de Vélez,
in the Axarquía, which sustains a large variety of fish and shellfish species, and it is in danger of being
destroyed by planned amplification work in the port. An environment association made up of many local
ecologists in the Axarquía, called the Platform for the Defence of the Seabed, is attempting to save it,
regarding this area under the sea as essential to the ecological well-being of the area and belonging to all
of us."
Full story and source: http://www.surinenglish.com/noticias.php?Noticia=11462
GALLERY
Whitsunday region: 22 October - 27 October 2007 http://www.seagrasswatch.org/gallery.html
Hamilton Island 22 - 24 October 2007
Pioneer Bay (Airlie Beach) 25 - 26 October 2007
Hydeaway Bay 27 October 2007
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Rodds Bay, Gladstone (Qld) : 26 October 2007 http://www.seagrasswatch.org/gallery.html
Cyrene Reef (Singapore) : 26 October 2007 http:/ www.seagrasswatch.org/gallery.html
Townsville - Mackay: 05 October - 09 October 2007 http://www.seagrasswatch.org/gallery.html
Bushland Beach (Townsville) 05 October 2007
Shelly Beach (Townsville) 06 October 2007
Magnetic Island (Townsville) 07- 08 October 2007
Sarina Inlet (Mackay)09 October 2007
Cockle Bay, Magnetic Is (Qld) : 07 October 2007 http://www.seagrasswatch.org/gallery.html
Weipa , Napramum (Qld) : 05 October 2007 http://www.seagrasswatch.org/gallery.html
Nth Qld: 24 September - 27 September 2007 http://www.seagrasswatch.org/gallery_page9_07.html
Dunk Island (Mission Beach) 24 September 2007
Lugger Bay (Mission Beach) 25 September 2007
Green Island (Cairns) 26 September 2007
Yule Point (Cairns) 27 September 2007
Yeppon - Gladstone: 24 September - 28 September 2007 http://www.seagrasswatch.org/gallery_page9_07.html
Great Keppel Island (Yeppon) 24 and 25 September 2007
Rodds Bay (Gladstone) 27 September 2007
Gladstone Harbour 28 September 2007
TRAINING WORKSHOPS
Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, October 30-31 2007 http://www.seagrasswatch.org/training.html#wrkshop07
Participants: Indigenous Land & Sea Rangers from Wellesley Islands region
Sponsor: Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation & NAILSMA
Contact: Seagrass-Watch HQ or Kelly Gardner Email: kgardner@clcac.com.au
Moreton Bay, Brisbane, November 24-25th 2007 http://www.seagrasswatch.org/training.html#wrkshop07
Participants: Moreton Bay Seagrass-Watch
Sponsor: SEQ Catchments, QPWS(EPA), QCC and DPI&F
Contact: Seagrass-Watch HQ
or Keira Price Email: Keira.Price@epa.qld.gov.au
Registration : http://www.seagrasswatch.org/training.html#wrkshop07
PUBLICATIONS
Ecology of Papua publication out
A new 2-volume book entitled "Ecology of Papua" covers the ecology of the Papua province of Indonesia formerly referred to as
"Irian Jia" on the western half of the New Guinea island. Ecology of Papua is a definitive guide to the ecology and natural history of
Papua. From the Ecology of Indonesia series, this 2 volume set contains essays by the worlds leading experts on Papua's physical
environment, flora, fauna, natural ecosystems, human interactions with nature and the conservation of natural resources. Several
chapters are included which deal with seagrasses, coral reefs and associated ecosystems, namely: "Seagrass Ecosystems of
Papua" by McKenzie, Coles, and Erftemeijer "Fishes of Papua" by Gerald R. Allen "Marine Invertebrates of Papua" by Fred E.
Wells "The Ecology of Papuan Coral Reefs" by Douglas Fenner "Mangrove Forests of Papua" by Daniel M. Alongi
For more information, see https://peripluspublishinggroup.com/berkeley/shopping/search2.php?name=p
apua&search=name&pag=0&button=GO
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