The role of seagrass meadows in nitrogen cycling and coastal water purification

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Published: 2025-06-26
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70102/51b68128
Keywords:
Seagrass, Meadows, Coastal ecosystems, Nitrogen, Denitrification, and Eutrophication

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Feruza Azizova
Professor, Department of Hygiene for Children and Adolescents, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation, Tashkent Medical Academy, Uzbekistan.
Sayibdjan Mirzaev
- Head, Department of Information Technologies, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, National Research University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Mohammed H. Fallah
Department of Computers Techniques Engineering, College of Technical Engineering, Islamic University in Najaf, Najaf, Iraq; Department of Computers Techniques Engineering, College of Technical Engineering, Islamic University in Najaf of Al Diwaniyah, Al Diwaniyah, Iraq.
Sudarsanan S
Department of Nautical Science, AMET University, Kanathur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ikrom Djabbarov
Department of General Professional Subjects, Mamun University, Khiva, Uzbekistan.
Hemlata Dewangan
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Kalinga University, Raipur, India.

Abstract

Seagrass meadows serve critical roles in the coastal ecosystem by providing ecosystem services such as nitrogen cycling and water filtration. On top of this, these ‘underwater grasslands’ help mitigate problems associated with excess nitrogen surpluses in coastal
waters such as eutrophication and harmful algal blooms. This paper analyzes the impacts of seagrasses on the nitrogen cycle, including nitrogen uptake, assimilation, denitrification, and sediment stabilization. In addition, this paper discusses the role of seagrasses in the prevention of eutrophication and their improvements towards water quality as well as their overall ecosystem service value. Understanding these processes is essential for the sustainable conservation of coastal ecosystems and water quality
management.

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Volume 5, Issue S1 (June), 2025

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The role of seagrass meadows in nitrogen cycling and coastal water purification (F. Azizova, S. Mirzaev, M. H. Fallah, S. S, I. Djabbarov, & H. Dewangan, Trans.). (2025). International Journal of Aquatic Research and Environmental Studies, 5(S1), 195-203. https://doi.org/10.70102/51b68128

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