The potential human-induced impacts on the Kenya seagrasses. | Coastal systems and sustainable development in Africa. Proceedings of a UNESCO Regional Seminar on Human Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems, their Response and Management Problems, ROSTA, Nairobi, 5-9 April 1993.
1995
Wakibya, J.G.
The seagrass beds constitute one of the most conspicuous and common ecosystem types along the Kenya coast. The distribution of seagrasses in Kenya is presented because of their shallow sub-littoral and to some extent intertidal existence, seagrass systems are subjected to stress, imposed by man's ever-growing use of the coastal zone. Observations on our coast have shown that seagrasses are under human threats. These are discussed and include: mechanical disturbance from human activity e.g., dredging and filling operations agricultural practises logging fishing and the release of sewage and/or chemicals. The introduction of the alien seagrass species Zostera capensis Setchell is postulated. The appropriate seagrass conservation and strategies are also recommended.
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