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O
Loan Lake
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Location:
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13°17'N, 109°17'E; 0.5 km west of Tuy An District Town and 30 km north of Tuy Hoa Town, northeastern Phu Khanh Province. |
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Area:
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150 ha. |
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Altitude:
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Sea level. |
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Biogeographical
Province:
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4.5.1. |
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Wetland
type:
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08. |
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Description
of site:
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A saline coastal lagoon formed by coastal deposition the lagoon is separated from the sea to the east by a sandy peninsula, and opens into the sea through a small channel. The southern shore comprises submerged sand dunes. The lagoon is surrounded by low hills and rice paddies. |
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Climatic
conditions:
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Tropical monsoonal climate. |
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Principal
vegetation:
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Aquatic grasses such as Thalassia sp, Myriophyllum spicatum and algae. |
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Land
tenure:
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Owned by the People's Committee of Tuy Hon District. |
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Conservation
measures taken:
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None. |
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Conservation
measures proposed:
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Land
use:
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Fishing, harvesting of crabs and molluscs, and aquaculture (shrimps and Gracilaria verrucosa). |
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Possible
changes in land use:
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| Disturbances and threats: | The principal threat is over-exploitation of the aquatic resources. |
| Economic and social values: | The fishery resources are of considerable importance to the local communities. |
| Fauna: | Thought to be an important staging and wintering area for migratory waterfowl, but no details are available. |
| Special floral values: | No information. |
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| References: | |
| Criteria for inclusion: | 1b. |
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Source:
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Le Dien Duc. |