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New distributional record of Acroporids along the eastern Arabian Sea

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14807/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352485520306782
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101550
 
Title New distributional record of Acroporids along the eastern Arabian Sea
 
Creator Viswambharan, Divya
Sreenath, K R
Anto, Alvin
Raju, Aju K
Mohan, Smruthu
Jasmine, S
Joshi, K K
Rohit, Prathibha
 
Subject Coral Reefs
Marine Ecosystems
 
Description The scleractinian family Acroporidae is highly diverse in the Indo-Pacific region, and dominates the coral species composition on many reefs. However, live Acroporids are seldom observed in the patch reefs along the eastern Arabian Sea, due to the marginal environmental condition that prevents the establishment of the sensitive ramose corals. A recent survey reveals the presence of two species of Acropora, Acropora cf. polystoma and Acropora efflorescens, in the reef areas of Netrani Island. This is the first report on the occurrence of live and healthy Acropora, in the patch reefs along the central west coast of India, and the first record on the occurrence of A. polystoma in the patch coral reefs along the Indian peninsula and the eastern Arabian Sea.
 
Publisher Elsevier B.V.
 
Date 2021
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14807/1/Regional%20Studies%20in%20Marine%20Science_2020_Divya%20Viswambharan_New%20distributional%20record%20of%20Acroporids%20along%20the%20eastern%20Arabian%20Sea.pdf
Viswambharan, Divya and Sreenath, K R and Anto, Alvin and Raju, Aju K and Mohan, Smruthu and Jasmine, S and Joshi, K K and Rohit, Prathibha (2021) New distributional record of Acroporids along the eastern Arabian Sea. Regional Studies in Marine Science. pp. 1-30.