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

Erdoğan Okuş, Sibel Zeki, Volkan Demir, Nazlı Demirel, Ahsen Yüksek, İ. Noyan Yılmaz, Aslı Aslan, S. Ünsal Karhan, Edip Müftüoğlu, Umut Tural, Elif Murat, Cem Gazioğlu

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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.

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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.

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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.

Key concepts: Posidonia oceanica, Seagrass, Potamogetonaceae, Bay, Mediterranean sea, Environmental science, Mediterranean climate, Ecosystem

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