First record of patchy coral reef off Terekhol, North Goa, India
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First record of patchy coral reef off Terekhol, North Goa, India
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Creator |
Sreekanth, G B
Ingole, B S Pednekar, B Chakurkar, E B |
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Anthropogenic activities
Coral reef Goa Hard coral |
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Description |
270-274
This study reports the first time record of the patchy coral reef (~ 2 km2) of Terekhol in North Goa, the western coast of India during January – February 2020. There were more than 07 genera/species of hard corals in the reef and is dominated by a reef building Turbinaria mesenterina (Dendrophylliidae), which is considered as a sediment tolerant coral species. A total of 25 fish species were counted and the major species recorded were Chromis viridis, Chromis sp., Dascyllus sp., Abudefduf saxatilis, Abudefduf bengalensis, Acanthurus blochii, Acanthurus nigroris, Acanthurus sp., and Odonus niger that contributed 80 % of the total fish community. The documentation and record of the reef area could give identity to the ecosystem in the spatial platform and the conservation efforts can be planned for the reef by limiting the anthropogenic activities in and around the ecosystem. |
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Date |
2022-07-12T07:05:36Z
2022-07-12T07:05:41Z 2022-07-12T07:05:36Z 2022-07-12T07:05:41Z 2022-03 |
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Article
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2582-6727 (Online); 2582-6506 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/60097 |
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Language |
en
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NIScPR-CSIR, India
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Source |
IJMS Vol.51(03) [March 2022]
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