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Community Structure and Spatial Patterns in Hard Coral Biodiversity in Selected Islands in the Gulf of Mannar, India

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Title Community Structure and Spatial Patterns in Hard Coral Biodiversity in Selected Islands in the Gulf of Mannar, India
 
Creator Sukumaran, Sandhya
George, Rani Mary
 
Subject Coral Reefs
 
Description The major reefs of the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve extend from the Tuticorin group of islands (Long.7809’E, Lat.8048’N) to the Shingle Island (Long. 79014’E, Lat.9014’N) in Mandapam, India. These reefs are under increasing threats from anthropogenic interventions. In view of this, a comparative study was conducted to deduce the spatial patterns in the hard coral biodiversity and community structure of five islands of the Mandapam group. The islands studied are Shingle, Krusadai, Pullivasal, Manauli and Hare. Univariate community parameters, Shannon–Wiener diversity index (H’e), Simpson diversity index, and Pielou’s evenness index were calculated for each reef in each sampling station. The highest and lowest percentage of live coral cover was recorded in the reefs of the Shingle (60.8%) and Pullivasal Islands (13.9%) respectively. Shannon index of diversity recorded maximum value in the reefs of Manauli Island (3.01) and the minimum in Pullivasal Island (1.8).
 
Date 2010
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9640/1/asian_fisheries_science_paper-sandhya.pdf
Sukumaran, Sandhya and George, Rani Mary (2010) Community Structure and Spatial Patterns in Hard Coral Biodiversity in Selected Islands in the Gulf of Mannar, India. Asian Fisheries Science, 23. pp. 9-24.