Community structure and coral health status across the depth gradients of Grande Island, Central west coast of India
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- 作者：B. Manikandan ; J. Ravindran ; jravi@nio.org" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; H. Mohan ; R. Periasamy ; R. Mani Murali ; B.S. Ingole
- 关键词：Coral ; Community structure ; Grande Island ; Sedimentation ; Turf algae ; Boring sponges
- 刊名：Regional Studies in Marine Science
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：September 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：7
- 期：Complete
- 页码：150-158
- 全文大小：2013 K
文摘
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Grande Island is less explored for its biological diversity and this study provides the first comprehensive report on the coral community structure.
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Live coral cover and its diversity were high in the mid-shelf zone (5–8 m) compared to the shallow (<5 m) and deep zones (>8 m).
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Competition posed by turf algae and sponges was the predominant stressor affecting the live coral colonies.
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Coral diseases such as white plaque disease and trematodiosis were common among the live coral colonies.