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Coral reef research in India

DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography

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Title Coral reef research in India
 
Creator Wafar, M.V.M.
 
Subject Coral reef
coral biodiversity
 
Description The article focuses on current developments regarding reef research in India, rather than dwelling at length why reefs are important, how they function and what resources they sustain. It is known from the many articles written on corals, both in science magazines and newspapers. To analyse the subject, however, it is need to perceive the importance of two major threats to the existence of reefs - human intervention and global warming. India organised the first-ever international symposium on corals and coral reefs in 1969. With about 30 papers read in the symposium, India's contribution was a major one. In the subsequent symposia, however, Indian presence was not more than through a participant or two, whereas the number of papers presented and representation from countries around the world went up so much so that the last Symposium saw the participation of more than 2,000 scientists who presented papers. Why should India languish in reef research is a expertise in research down to species level who could then contribute to inventories of coral biodiversity (which is still incomplete), and then determine species level responses to impacts like global changes. The second is at a coarse level where it is need only to have knowledge down to generic level in order to be able to monitor the reefs regularly. Separating capacity building exercises to a need-based strategy could, therefore, help maximise the outputs from limited resources.
 
Date 2010-06-04T11:20:21Z
2010-06-04T11:20:21Z
2008
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Enviroscan - A CES Newslett, vol.1(2); 5-7
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3622
 
Language en
 
Publisher Centre for Environmental Studies