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Role of the coralline alga Halimeda gracilis Harvey ex. J. Agardh in sediment development at Minicoy Island (Lakshadweep) during monsoon months

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Title Role of the coralline alga Halimeda gracilis Harvey ex. J. Agardh in sediment development at
Minicoy Island (Lakshadweep) during monsoon months
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Creator Nasser,A K V
Mohamed,Gulshad
 
Subject Coralline alga, Halimeda gracilis
sediment development
Minicoy Island
Lakshadweep
monsoon
 
Description Not Available
The green alga Halimeda is a producer not only of carbon but also of loose carbonate sediment
that is important for the building of a reef. Borings through the lagoon floor carried out at
Bikini, Enewetak and other atolls of the Marshall Islands indicated that Halimeda segments
are a major constituent of many lagoon deposits. The aged, white segments are shed from the
Halimeda thallus by a natural separation from the node. Eventually, by process of
disintegration, cementation and recrystallization, they are bound with other reef organisms
into carbonate rock. Halimeda gracilis is the abundant species found at Minicoy. It performs
two important sedimentary functions.
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Date 2021-09-08T06:27:41Z
2021-09-08T06:27:41Z
2005
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/61568
 
Language English
 
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