dugongs in palau - C3
dugongs in palau - C3
dugongs in palau - C3
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isoetifolium, and H. un<strong>in</strong>ervis. The sandy area to the east was classified as a separate group. This area<br />
was dom<strong>in</strong>ated by T. hemprichii but did also conta<strong>in</strong> E. acoroides, C. rotundata, and H. ovalis. The<br />
northern extent of the seagrass bed consisted mostly of E. acoroides and T. hemprichii, with C. rotundata,<br />
C. serrulata occurr<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> a few areas<br />
No seagrass beds were encountered dur<strong>in</strong>g the deep-water survey.<br />
The total extent of this seagrass bed is estimated to be 259.4 hectares or 2.59 km 2.<br />
Figure 15: Ngesekesau Reef (Koror) seagrass beds classified by species comb<strong>in</strong>ations.<br />
Ngardmau/Ngaraard/Ngerchelong<br />
Figure 16 displays the results of the Ngardmau/Ngaraard/Ngerchelong seagrass survey. The site was<br />
classified <strong>in</strong>to 10 different groups. A total of 1675 hectares or 16.75 km 2 of seagrass was estimated for<br />
the site.<br />
As expected Enhalus acoroides, with its high tolerance for mud and sediment, was the only species<br />
recorded <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>ner regions of flats next to mangroves. In the southern extent of the mapped area, west<br />
of the new Ngeremlengui dock, seagrass composition is comprised of Enhalus acoroides, Thalassia<br />
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