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<abstract xmlns="http://eprints.org/ep2/data/2.0">Seagrasses are an important component of coastal system, not only important as nursery ground and shelter for many species of marine life, but also have great value in&#13;
stabilizing and protecting coastlines from erosion due to the physical character of their leaves and root-rhizome system (Sudara et al. 1992)&#13;
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