“The Lost Princess (putri duyung)” of the Small Islands: Dugongs around Sulawesi in the Anthropocene

In the Spermonde as in the other main island groups around Sulawesi, seagrass and coral ecosystems are intimately linked ecologically and overlap extensively on the shallow water shelves surrounding most islands. One keystone species living in these shallow waters is the dugong (Dugong dugon). Offic...

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Main Authors: Abigail M. Moore, Rohani Ambo-Rappe, Yusuf Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00284/full