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Mapping Indonesian seagrass quality to target blue carbon conservation

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Researchers from several Indonesian institutions developed the Seagrass Ecological Quality Index (SEQI) to assess the condition of seagrass meadows in central and eastern Indonesia. The study identifies spatial variations in ecosystem health, categorizing areas as hotspots, coldspots, or outliers to help prioritize conservation and restoration efforts.

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Mapping Indonesian seagrass quality to target blue carbon conservation Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Senior Editor Not all of Indonesia's seagrass meadows are faring alike.

Why it matters

A study has revealed substantial spatial differences in the condition of 21 seagrass meadows across central and eastern Indonesia, providing a clearer picture of where ecosystems are thriving (hotspots), under stress (coldspots) or undergoing ecological…

Common ground

Indonesia, a global seagrass hotspot, is home to more than 660,000 hectares (1.6 million acres) of seagrass meadows that provide habitat for marine life, support fisheries, store carbon and protect coastlines.

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Researchers from several Indonesian institutions developed the Seagrass Ecological Quality Index (SEQI) to assess the condition of seagrass meadows in central and eastern Indonesia. The study identifies spatial variations in ecosystem health, categorizing areas as hotspots, coldspots, or outliers to help prioritize conservation and restoration efforts.

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Claim 1: “Areas such as Bone Batang and Barrang Lompo contained relatively healthy ecosystems within less healthy surroundings”
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Claim 2: “Indonesia, a global seagrass hotspot, is home to more than 660,000 hectares (1.6 million acres) of seagrass meadows”
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Two independent web search results (EurekAlert! and another news source) explicitly state that Indonesia is a global seagrass hotspot with more than 660,000 hectares of seagrass meadows.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising between 13,000 and 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Jav…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indonesian (bahasa Indonesia) is the official and national language of Indonesia. It is a standardized variety of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multiling…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indonesians (Indonesian: Orang Indonesia) are citizens or people who are identified with the country of Indonesia, regardless of their ethnic or religious background. There are more than 600 ethnic gr…
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Claim 3: “a team of researchers from several Indonesian institutions, led by Rohani Ambo-Rappe, a professor in the Department of Marine Science at Hasanuddin University, quantified the Seagrass Ecological Quality Index (SEQI).”
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Multiple sources confirm that Professor Rohani Ambo-Rappe from Hasanuddin University led the research team that used/quantified the Seagrass Ecological Quality Index (SEQI).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Susan Lynn Williams (June 21, 1951 – April 24, 2018) was an American marine biologist and Distinguished Professor of Evolution and Ecology at the University of California, Davis, where she directed th…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rohani Ambo-Rappe et al, Spatial–multivariate modelling of seagrass ecological quality index (SEQI) in Central to Eastern Indonesia, Science of The Total Environment (2026).Provided by Hasanuddin Univ…
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-indonesian-seagrass-quality-bl…
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web search NEUTRAL — The research team, led by Professor Rohani Ambo-Rappe from Hasanuddin University, used the Seagrass Ecological Quality Index (SEQI), integrating five ecological indicators, to map this ecological mosa…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1140828
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Claim 4: “High-quality "hotspots" were identified at sites including Pasi-Gusung, Liukangloe, Maharayya and Parak”
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The provided evidence consists of irrelevant results regarding medical ordering systems (CPRS/IHS) and does not mention seagrass hotspots.
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web search NEUTRAL — ORELSE – Assigned to users who are authorized to take and release verbal and telephone orders from providers who hold the ORES key, or who can enter policy orders (typically registered nurses, pharmac…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 9, 2012 · Assign the key ORES for unrestricted ordering as if you were a physician. (See page 21 in the CPRS Setup Guide for other keys.) Under CPRS TAB, type ?? and you will see two choices, RPT …
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web search NEUTRAL — There are three different levels of keys that influence what can be done with orders, including what dialog CPRS brings up when signing orders. Although actual practice at each site may vary, the thre…
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Claim 5: “Lae-Lae and Bonto Bahari represented degraded sites embedded within healthier seagrass systems”
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Claim 6: “several locations identified as "coldspots" ... included Sekotong, Lanjukang, Badi-Alami, Badi-Restorasi, Waboela and Lapandewa”
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Claim 7: “Some of the highest values were recorded at Pasi-Gusung, Parak and Maharayya”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (Latvian electronic IDs, Math prizes, and Diablo 4 builds) and does not mention Pasi-Gusung, Parak, or Maharayya.
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web search NEUTRAL — E-paraksts The only high-security electronic identification service in Latvia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Here is my breakdown of the highest-DPS Diablo 4 boss builds for Season 15 , with the focus firmly on Torment bosses, deep Pit encounters, and repeatable endgame farming.
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web search NEUTRAL — In order to celebrate mathematics in the new millennium, The Clay Mathematics Institute of Cambridge, Massachusetts (CMI) established seven Prize Problems.
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Claim 8: “Rohani Ambo-Rappe et al, Spatial–multivariate modelling of seagrass ecological quality index (SEQI) in Central to Eastern Indonesia, Science of The Total Environment (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181904”
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Claim 9: “We developed the SEQI framework using five ecological indicators, including seagrass species richness, seagrass cover, water clarity, macroalgae cover, and epiphyte cover”
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Two different sources confirm the SEQI framework uses the five specific indicators: seagrass species richness, seagrass cover, water clarity (transparency), macroalgae cover, and epiphyte cover.
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web search NEUTRAL — "We developed the SEQI framework using five ecological indicators, including seagrass species richness, seagrass cover, water clarity, macroalgae cover, and epiphyte cover," Ambo-Rappe said.
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-indonesian-seagrass-quality-bl…
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web search NEUTRAL — richness, seagrass cover, epiphyte cover, macroalgae cover, and water transparency, by using methods. of [28][29][30][31]. The values of selected parameters will then be calculated to get the Seagrass…
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373458759_Seagrass_…
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web search NEUTRAL — An assessment of 21 seagrass meadows across Central and Eastern Indonesia has revealed a complex ecological mosaic, with areas ranging from relatively healthy to degraded and distinct outliers.
https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/hasanuddin-uni…
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Claim 10: “Their work was published in Science of The Total Environment.”
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Two independent sources explicitly state the work was published in the journal 'Science of The Total Environment'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Posidonia oceanica, commonly known as Neptune grass or Mediterranean tapeweed, is a seagrass species that is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. The mapping of submerged seagrass meadows in the Mediterr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bioluminescence is the production of light by an organism as the result of a chemiluminescence reaction. It occurs in a wide variety of organisms, including marine vertebrates and invertebrates, terre…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dead zones are hypoxic (low-oxygen) areas in the world's oceans and large lakes. Hypoxia occurs when dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration falls to or below 2 mg of O2/liter. When a body of water experi…
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Claim 11: “The assessment revealed substantial variation in seagrass condition, with SEQI values ranging from 0.39 to 0.88.”
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The specific range of 0.39 to 0.88 is mentioned in one source. Other sources discuss mean values (0.68) or specific site values (0.69) but do not corroborate the full range of the assessment.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund (LSE: SEQI) is a large British investment trust dedicated to the provision of debt instruments for infrastructure projects. Established in 2015, the company…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Financial Times Stock Exchange 250 Index, also called the FTSE 250 Index, FTSE 250, or, informally, the "Footsie 250" , is a stock market index that consists of the 101st to the 350th mid-cap blue…
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Claim 12: “Lae-Lae recorded the lowest SEQI value”
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The provided evidence consists of irrelevant results regarding Quicken software and retirement plans; there is no mention of Lae-Lae or SEQI values.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 9, 2022 · The basic but unhelpful answer is that the amount in the 401k is shown as both a Securities Value (the real value) AND an identical amount of Cash Balance (which is actually $0 in Fideli…
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web search NEUTRAL — The "Active Employees" page provides essential information on retirement plans for Montgomery County, Maryland's employees, covering mandatory and optional participation, various retirement systems (E…
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