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Title: Seagrass Meadow, Maldives
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Seagrass meadow of Thalassodendron cilliatum with young paddletail snappers (Lutjanus gibbus). Seagrass is threatened in the Maldives, where many resorts actively pluck the plants from the water to create a sandy seabed, but generating major problems of erosion. Laamu Atoll, Maldives. Indian Ocean
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- coral reef
- Indian Ocean
- Laamu Atoll
- Maldives
- seagrass
- Thalassodendron cilliatum
- tropical
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