Anchor Damage on Posidonia Oceanica (L.) Delile Beds in the Gokova Bay

Erdoğan Okuş; Sibel Zeki; Volkan Demir; Nazlı Demirel; Ahsen Yüksek; I. Noyan Yilmaz; Asli Aslan; S. Ünsal Karhan; Edip Müftüoğlu; Umut Tural; E. Murat; C. Gazioglu

Anchor Damage on Posidonia Oceanica (L.) Delile Beds in the Gokova Bay

Erdoğan Okuş
, Sibel Zeki
, Volkan Demir
, Nazlı Demirel
, Ahsen Yüksek
, I. Noyan Yilmaz
, Asli Aslan
, S. Ünsal Karhan
, Edip Müftüoğlu
, Umut Tural
, E. Murat
, C. Gazioglu

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences

Istanbul University

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Abstract

Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile is the most widespread seagrass in the Mediterranean Sea. It plays an important role in ecosystems of shallow coastal waters in several ways. Experimental evaluations about the impact of anchors of sea vessels have previously shown that each anchoring can on average damage up to six shoots of Posidonia oceanica, removing small amount of biomass and, at the same time, interrupting continuity among shoots [1]. When the density of P.oceanica meadows is decreased and their state of being well is damaged, the stability of the environment is ruined and loss of habitat occurs. The aim of the study was to determine the effects of boat anchoring on P. oceanica seagrass beds on Gokova SPA between 2005-2006.

Original language	American English
State	Published - May 10 2010
Event	CIESM Congress (Mediterranean Science Commission) - Venice, Italy Duration: May 10 2010 → …

Conference

Conference	CIESM Congress (Mediterranean Science Commission)
Period	05/10/10 → …

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Environmental Health
Environmental Health and Protection
Environmental Public Health
Public Health

Keywords

Eastern Mediterranean
Posidonia

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AU - Yüksek, Ahsen

AU - Yilmaz, I. Noyan

AU - Aslan, Asli

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Anchor Damage on Posidonia Oceanica (L.) Delile Beds in the Gokova Bay

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