Does Artisanal Fishing Reduce the Health of Seagrass Meadows in Kenya?

by Sarah Blanchard

Seagrass meadows are important for blue-carbon storage, coastal protection and other ecosystem services; they are ecosystem engineers that create nursery habitats for coral-reef and commercially important fishes. Like other marine environments, global seagrass coverage is decreasing. The dependency of artisanal fisheries on habitats like seagrasses makes them vital areas to protect. Dueto the small-scale nature of these fisheries, there is often little...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6202528338
• ISBN13: 9786202528337
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"