Halophila Beccarii Seagrass Review Across 14 Indo-Pacific Countries, 1977-2024

A systematic review synthesizes morphological, ecological, and genetic characteristics of the vulnerable seagrass Halophila beccarii across the Indo-Pacific. The analysis, authored by Amrit Kumar Mishra, is based on published literature spanning from 1977 to 2024. It assesses the species' adaptive capacity and conservation status, reporting an extremely restricted area of occupancy of 312.7 hectares.

Use Cases

• Assessing species vulnerability based on synthesized morphological, ecological, and genetic characteristics.
• Modeling adaptive capacity and resilience pathways (Persist in Place vs. Shift in Space) for conservation planning.
• Identifying research gaps in population genetics, reproductive ecology, and demography dynamics for future studies.
• Informing regionally coordinated conservation actions and policy frameworks for seagrass ecosystems.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on a systematic review of literature spanning 47 years (1977-2024).
• Provides a quantified area of occupancy for the species (312.7 hectares).
• Assesses the species across 14 countries in the Indo-Pacific bioregion.

Limitations

• The primary data format is a PDF document (2.0 MB); underlying tabular or structured data is unavailable.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred from the text.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Systematic review of published literature.

Time Range

1977-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 14:02:06; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Indo-Pacific bioregion (14 countries)