Distribution, Temporal Change, and Conservation Status of Tropical Seagrass Beds in Southeast Asia: 2000–2020

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 8
• Main Authors: Sudo, Kenji, Quiros, T. E. Angela L., Prathep, Anchana, Luong, Cao Van, Lin, Hsing-Juh, Bujang, Japar Sidik, Ooi, Jillian Lean Sim, Fortes, Miguel D., Zakaria, Muta Harah, Yaakub, Siti Maryam, Tan, Yi Mei, Huang, Xiaoping, Nakaoka, Masahiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 08.07.2021; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Aquaculture; Biodiversity; broad-scale distribution; Climate change; Coastal development; coastal ecosystem; Coastal fisheries; Conservation; Conservation status; Data; Destructive fishing; Distribution; Fishery development; Geographic information systems; GIS mapping; Hurricanes; Man-induced effects; Marine parks; marine protected area; Regions; Sea grasses; Seagrasses; temporal trend; Temporal variations; Trends; Tropical climate; Typhoons; Brunei; Ryukyu Islands; Southeast Asia; Vietnam; Singapore; Philippines; China; Japan; Taiwan; Malaysia; Thailand

Although Southeast Asia is a hotspot of global seagrass diversity, there are considerable information gaps in the distribution of seagrass beds. Broad-scale seagrass distribution has not been updated in the global seagrass database by UNEP-WCMC since 2000, although studies on seagrasses have been un...