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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/45444| Title: | Space competition studies between Briareum violaceum (Octocorallia; Alcyonacea) and scleractinian corals in Shark Island, north Andaman, India |
| Authors: | Geetha, S. Kumar, J. S. Yogesh Raghunathan, C. Sornaraj, R. |
| Keywords: | Hexacoral – Octocoral competition;Overgrowth;Briareum;Invasive species;Andaman |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2018 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Present study focused on growth competition between Scleractinia vs. Alcyonacea corals. Percentage of live scleractinian coral cover is 44.17% of which 11.67% Briareum violaceum (Alcyonacea) soft coral encrusted on scleractinian hard corals. Among them maximum 2.5% of Acropora and Porites species were causes by same species from the study site. |
| Page(s): | 2390-2394 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJMS Vol.47(12) [December 2018] |
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| IJMS 47(12) 2390-2394.pdf | 1.03 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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