TY - JOUR AU - Nguyen Xuan, Hoa AU - Nguyen Nhat , Nhu Thuy AU - Nguyen Trung , Hieu PY - 2021/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Current status and variation trend of seagrass beds in coastal water of Son Tra peninsula, Da Nang city JF - Vietnam Journal of Marine Science and Technology JA - VJMST VL - 21 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.15625/1859-3097/16405 UR - https://vjs.ac.vn/index.php/jmst/article/view/16405 SP - 183-189 AB - <p>Species composition of seagrasses in coastal water of Son Tra peninsula was less diverse, with three species identified. <em>Halophila ovalis</em> was dominant. The seagrass beds are mainly distributed in Bai Nom and Bai But, with a total area of about 1 ha. The seagrass beds had been seriously degraded in both size and structure. Approximately 9 ha of seagrass beds (90% of total area) disappeared compared with data of 2005. <em>Halophila ovalis</em> had only been distributed at a depth of 2–3 m. Coverage, shoot density, and biomass of seagrass beds had also decreased.</p> ER -