التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Ethnobotany of Three Sea Grass Species from Port Blair, A Step Towards Its Conservation in Andaman Islands. |
| المؤلفون: |
Naufal, Mohammed, Padmavati, Gadi |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Tropical Life Science; Jan2021, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p11-16, 6p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
SEAGRASSES, ETHNOBOTANY, HABITAT conservation, ISLANDS, MARINE ecology |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
PORT Blair (India), ANDAMAN Islands (India) |
| مستخلص: |
Ethno-phycology is the study of the relationships of human society to flora and its ecosystem. In the marine world, ethno-biology is a thriving research area, which has yielded valuable ethno-biological knowledge. The main goal of the present study was to understand the effect of abiotic factors and the natural and anthropogenic disturbances that shape the sea-grass community in Andaman Island and reveal the local people's knowledge about the significance of sea-grass habitat and its conservation. The qualitative study on the distribution of sea-grasses in Chidiyatapu (11° 29' 30" to 11° 30' 34" N and 92° 35' 10" to 92° 42' 30" E) was carried out during December 2012 to February 2013. A total of three sea-grass species such as Thalassia hempirichi (Ehrenberg) Ascherson, 1871, Halodule uninervis (R.Brown) J.D.Hooker 1858, Halophila ovalis (Forsskål) Ascherson 1882, where identified. Among them, T. hempirichi, and H. ovalis found in this study was reported to have the ethno-medicinal value from west coast of India. As a part of the study, the semi-structured survey was carried out among the local coastal people to analyse the Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). The survey has revealed the unawareness of coastal residents about the medicinal, nutritional, and conservational values of sea-grasses. A practical implementation has to be taken to make them aware that sea-grasses are fundamental components of healthy marine ecosystems and the local livelihoods that rely on them. The present findings provide the first report on the ethno-phycology of sea-grasses from South Andaman Island. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |