Publication: Impact of suspended sediments on the survival of seagrass: Halodule pinifolia (Miki) den Hartog
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2006-07-01
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01253395
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Mahidol University
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Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology. Vol.28, No.4 (2006), 877-885
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S. Satumanatpan, W. Saenwong Impact of suspended sediments on the survival of seagrass: Halodule pinifolia (Miki) den Hartog. Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology. Vol.28, No.4 (2006), 877-885. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/23942
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Impact of suspended sediments on the survival of seagrass: Halodule pinifolia (Miki) den Hartog
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The research aimed to study the level of suspended sediments on the survival of Halodule pinifolia (Miki) den Hartog. Three experiments were conducted. Broad concentration of suspended sediments covering the level found in nature were employed in the first experiment. The impact concentration of suspended sediments on the survival of H. pinifolia was extended in more detail in the second and third experiments. H. pinifolia was planted by washing off the mud and holding it with a grating. An air pump was used to stir the sediment in suspension during the experiments and necessary water parameters were strictly control. The suspended sediment was spread by siphon and conducted in a period of 30 days for the first and second experiments, and 45 days for the third experiment. The result indicated that suspended sediments with a concentration of 1-64 mg/1 had no impact on the survival of H. pinifolia within 30 days. Initially, suspended sediments of 66 mg/l lowered H. pinifolia's survival to 95% at day 30. Concentration of suspended sediments higher than 66 mg/l affected the survival of H. pinifolia. The decreasing survival was noticed during days 20 -25 of the experiment and all died during days 40-45. However, the life span off H. pinifolia, would be very important and might also affect the survival of H. pinifolia after 30 days.