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region is presently facing threats of climate change apart from destructive
fishing practices and industrial pollution. Indicator species: Dugong play an
important ecological role in coastal marine ecosystems, and dugong populations
in an area can be used as an indicator of general ecosystem health. Protection
of Seagrass: Other than supporting dugongs, it will restore seagrass beds along
the continental shelf which play a vital role in protecting the fragile marine
biodiversity of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, and support the health of
coastal ecosystems in the Bay of Bengal off the eastern coast of India.
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region has thirteen different species of seagrasses, with Thalassia hemprichii,
Syringodium isoetifolium, and Cymodocea serrulate identified as the dominant
species. Livelihood: Seagrass beds are also essential for the livelihood of
traditional fisher community in the area. 61 About seagrass Seagrasses are
underwater plants that evolved from land plants
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