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First observation of coral spawning slicks near Kudankulam coastal area, Southern Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu

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Title First observation of coral spawning slicks near Kudankulam coastal area, Southern Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu
 
Creator Raj, K. Diraviya
Mathews, G.
Rajesh, S.
Edward, J.K. Patterson
 
Subject Corals
Spawning
Slicks
Kudankulam
Recruits
 
Description 742-743
Coral spawning slicks were noticed for the first time near Kudankulam coastal area, Southern Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu. Timing of coral spawning in Gulf of Mannar has been reported to be March every year. Thus this record aligns with the previous record from Tuticorin coastal region and a recent report from Lakshadweep Islands. Linking the sighting of numerous coral recruits and the current sighting of spawning slicks in this area it is believed that corals in Kudankulam coastal area, though in patches are sexually mature and actively participate in sexual reproduction.
 
Date 2016-07-08T11:37:10Z
2016-07-08T11:37:10Z
2015-05
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/34801
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.44(05) [May 2015]