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@article{145296,
        author = {Kalpita Bhatta and H K Patra},
        title = {Spatial  and Temporal  Distribution of Seagrasses in Chilika  Lagoon},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {},
        volume = {4},
        number = {8},
        pages = {415-418},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=145296},
        abstract = {Seagrasses meadows are acknowledged as valuable ecosystem service providers and integral in underpinning the health and productivity of the marine coastal ecosystem..With  the increase in anthropogenic pressures and climatic change it has become a scientific concern to maintain the healthy growth of these  meadows. Chilika lagoon studded like a zircon on the golden stretch of Eastern sea coast of Odisha, India,  a hotspot of biodiversity as it support many rare, endangered and  endemic species. With this view, the present investigation has been carried out which throws light on the spatial and  temporal distribution of seagrasses meadows in the lagoon as their conservational  management in now and  in future  requires detail  knowledge of their distributional pattern.  For the present study, the  lagoon is divided into four sectors i.e, Northern ,Central, Southern and  outer  channel. Again each sector is divided into four stations;.Five species are found i.e, Haloduleuninervis, Halodulepinnifolia, Halophila ovate, Halophilaovalis, andHalophilabeccariare identified till date. Halophila species are found in close association with Ruppiamartima(but it has not been considered  asseagrass till date) in the shallow water of Southern  & Central sector.The environmental conditions; such as stable salinity, especially in the month of winter and  summer (November & February) has led to growth of sea grasses in the deep-water zone  and occurrence of species like Halodulepinnifolia and Halophilaovalis. In  the  southern sector seagrass bed are  found in close association  with the red algae Gracillariaverrucosa.Near  Arakhakuda, Nalaban and   shoreline of  Southern sector Halophilabeccari is in  abundance pattern of macrophtyes of Chilika lagoon and   its  adjoining area. },
        keywords = {Seagrasses,Ruppiamartima,GracillariaverrucosaHaloduleuninervis, Halodulepinnifolia, Halophila ovate, Halophilaovalis, and Halophilabeccari},
        month = {},
        }