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Community structure and spatial patterns in hard coral diversity of Agatti Island, Lakshadweep, India

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Title Community structure and spatial patterns in hard coral diversity
of Agatti Island, Lakshadweep, India
 
Creator Sreenath, K R
Jasmine, S
George, Rani Mary
Ranjith, L
Koya, Mohammed
Kingsly, H Jose
 
Subject Coral Reefs
 
Description Lakshadweep Island cluster is the single atoll reef formation in India, which is reported to be facing climate abnormalities
since the past few decades. Scleractinian corals form the structural framework of any coral reefs and are very important
in the existence of atoll reef systems. In the present study an attempt was made to investigate the hard coral diversity,
live/dead coral cover, as well as health status of reef system surrounding Agatti Island in the Lakshadweep Sea, adopting
the Line Intercept Transect (LIT) method. Seventy one species were recorded from the island, of which 37 were new to the
reef. Acropora formosa (Dana, 1846) with a total cover of 18.3% showed maximum abundance followed by Porites lutea
(14.8%) and Porites lichen (10.7%). Percentage live coral cover was recorded as fair (48.6%) and coral mortality index
(0.29) indicated that the reef is in the borderline between healthy and sick state. Proper management measures should be
adopted to increase the coral cover of the reef area and to prevent further destruction of the reef.
 
Publisher Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
 
Date 2015
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10535/1/IJF%2062.3_Sreenath_35-44.pdf
Sreenath, K R and Jasmine, S and George, Rani Mary and Ranjith, L and Koya, Mohammed and Kingsly, H Jose (2015) Community structure and spatial patterns in hard coral diversity of Agatti Island, Lakshadweep, India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 62 (3). pp. 35-44. ISSN 0970 - 6011