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- Title
New distribution limits of seagrass beds in West Africa.
- Authors
Cunha, Alexandra H.; Araújo, António
- Abstract
The southern limit of the distribution of seagrass species along the west coast of Africa is not yet clearly defined. In March 2008 an expedition was organized in Senegal to search for seagrass beds from Dakar (14°45′15″ N, 17°30′31″ W) southwards to Tabakouta–Delta du Saloum (13°46′59″ N, 16°28′42″ W). Cymodocea nodosa and Halodule wrightii were observed in sandy areas of some protected bays of Dakar, around Sarène (14°16′18″ N, 16°54′17″ W), Joal Fadiouth (14°09′08″ N, 16°50′03″ W) and the Bamboung–Sourou area (13°50′08″ N, 16°33′09″ W), and they probably occur all along the coast of Senegal and beyond, perhaps much further south as well.
- Subjects
WEST Africa; CYMODOCEACEAE; ZOSTERA noltii; SEAGRASSES; MARINE resources conservation
- Publication
Journal of Biogeography, 2009, Vol 36, Issue 8, p1621
- ISSN
0305-0270
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02135.x