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Re-introduction and supplementation of species of Acropora and Pocillopora into the lagoons of Lakshadweep Islands, India

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Title Re-introduction and supplementation of species of Acropora and Pocillopora into the lagoons of Lakshadweep Islands, India
 
Creator Venkatesh, M.
Koya, S.I.
Wafar, M.V.M.
 
Contributor Soorae, P S.
 
Description The genera Acropora and Pocillopora are represented by a large number of species in most coral reefs They are more sensitive to environmental changes and anthropogenic effects and hence are more at risk than other coral species For example, they are most vulnerable for bleaching which is a response to increase in sea surface temperature that eventually kills them They are also highly sensitive to all types of pollutants Another serious threat owes to their form Their beautiful shapes make them much sought after for souvenir collection They are heavily traded, even in reef areas where corals are protected In the lagoons of Lakshadweep atolls (10-12 degrees N; 71 degrees 40 minutes-74 degrees E) of the Arabian Sea, species of Acropora and Pocillopora have for several decades been selectively and intensively removed as souvenirs from the lagoons Dredging and destructive fishing were other causes for their loss from the lagoons What little remained were almost totally wiped out during the 1998 bleaching event This project qualifies both as re-introduction of the species in the sense that lagoons can be considered as a mini-ecosystem within the atolls and supplementation in the other sense that total eradication of the species, however, was not the case
 
Date 2011-02-02T10:20:49Z
2017-09-30T03:07:59Z
2011-02-02T10:20:49Z
2017-09-30T03:07:59Z
2008
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier Global re-introduction perspectives: Re-introduction case-studies from around the globe. Abu Dhabi:IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group; 2008; 1-10
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/7587
 
Language en
 
Relation NON-SCI
 
Publisher Abu Dhabi: IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group