Sume Island

Coordinates: 06°18′47″S 39°19′03″E / 6.31306°S 39.31750°E / -6.31306; 39.31750
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Sume Island
Mjini
WardFumba
Demographics
LanguagesSwahili
Ethnic groupsHadimu

Sume Island (Kisiwa cha Sume, in

biodiverse island. Field observations of Acropora spp. reefs on Sume Island in southern Zanzibar indicate that native Eucheuma denticulatum is flourishing there.[1][2] [3]

Anadara antiquata from Sume Island

References

  1. ^ Eggertsen, Maria, et al. "Coral-macroalgal interactions: Herbivory and substrate type influence growth of the macroalgae Eucheuma denticulatum (NL Burman) Collins & Hervey, 1917 on a tropical coral reef." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 542 (2021): 151606.
  2. ^ Eriksson, Hampus, Maricela de la Torre-Castro, and Per Olsson. "Mobility, expansion and management of a multi-species scuba diving fishery in East Africa." PLOS one 7.4 (2012): e35504.
  3. ^ "Sume Island overview".