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Pink spot: A serious threat to scleractinian corals (Porites spp.) in Andaman archipelago

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Title Pink spot: A serious threat to scleractinian corals (Porites spp.) in Andaman archipelago
 
Creator Mondal, T
Raghunathan, C
 
Subject Andaman Islands
Coral cover
Poritidae
Reef Biodiversity
Threat
 
Description 339-342
Throughout their existence, coral reefs around the world have
encountered a range of challenges, both natural and human-made.
Despite these hurdles, they have displayed remarkable resilience
and managed to withstand the cycle of life and death. One major
threat to these reefs is the pink spot disease, which causes
significant harm to the diversity of reef ecosystems on a global
scale. Recently, the Andaman Islands experienced the destructive
consequences of this disease on three types of stony corals
belonging to the Poritidae family - Porites lutea, P. lobata, and P.
solida. The affected colonies suffered a decline in live reef cover
ranging from 15 to 39 %.
 
Date 2024-04-19T09:17:14Z
2024-04-19T09:17:14Z
2023-07
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 2582-6727 (Online); 2582-6506 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/63802
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijms.v52i07.10412
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.52(07) [July 2023]