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An extensive monospecific stand of Blue coral <em>Heliopora coerulea</em> (Pallas, 1766) in the Chetlat atoll of Lakshadweep Archipelago

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Title Statement An extensive monospecific stand of Blue coral <em>Heliopora coerulea</em> (Pallas, 1766) in the Chetlat atoll of Lakshadweep Archipelago
 
Added Entry - Uncontrolled Name Sreenath, K R
Alvin, A
Aju, K R
Jasmine, S
Sreeram, M P
Ranjith, L
Joshi, K K
 
Uncontrolled Index Term Climate, Coral reef, Microhabitats, Resilience, Single-species stands
 
Summary, etc. <p style="text-align: justify;">The study reports massive and dense Blue coral <em>Heliopora coerulea</em> (Pallas, 1766) population in Chetlat atoll, one of the northernmost atolls in the Lakshadweep Archipelago. Globally, there are only a few instances of the occurrence of such massive blue coral populations, mostly from Japan. Underwater survey shows that about 60 % of the entire reef area is occupied by the Blue coral. In addition, this atoll was observed to have lesser cover of different species of <em>Acropora</em> as compared to the reports from other Lakshadweep atolls. Both <em>Acropora</em> and <em>Heliopora</em> are described to be mutually competitive and <em>Heliopora</em> are comparatively more resilient to climatic stressors. The knowledge about the occurrence of such a large swathe of the Blue corals is important in the current scenario of the widespread deterioration of the coral reefs due to changing climate.</p>
 
Publication, Distribution, Etc. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS)
2022-10-05 13:00:40
 
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Data Source Entry Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS); ##issue.vol## 50, ##issue.no## 09 (2021)
 
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