Struktur, Fungsi dan Faktor-faktor yang Mempengaruhi Ekosistem Lamun

This ecosystem is formed by seagrass vegetation which inte-racts with the various communities of biota and existing abiotic factors. This ecosystem func-tions as a source of nutrients (primary producers and the base of food webs), as a nursery areas, as a habitat for fish, benthic organisms and marine mammals, as well as having a great influence both on erosion and sedimentation.

Environmental factors affecting this eco-system are including depth, desiccation, turbidity, current agitation, sediment thickness, sub-strate grain size, humus contents, light, temperature, season, complexity of the vegetation and the interaction between the biotas. </p> <p> Lonawarta, Vol. XXI, No. 1. Hal. 1-8 </p> <p> ISSN 0126-0588 </p>