Intensive Study on the Scleractinian Coral Diversity of Pongibalu, South Andaman

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Authors

  • R. Raguraman
     Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Station, Haddo, Port Blair–744 102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands ,IN
  • C. R. Sreeraj
     Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Station, Haddo, Port Blair–744 102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands ,IN
  • Titus Immanuel
     Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Station, Haddo, Port Blair–744 102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands ,IN
  • C. Raghunathan
     Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Station, Haddo, Port Blair–744 102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands ,IN

Keywords:

Scleractinia, Marine National Park, Coral Reef, Diversity, Andaman.

Abstract

Intensive field studies were carried out at Pongibalu coral reef in the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park in South Andaman from March-September 2009 to investigate scleractinian coral diversity in the 3 predetermined plots on the reef covering a total area of 20,000 m2. A total of 76 species of hard corals were recorded with the live coral cover of < 50 percentage. Among the three plots, plot no. 2 harboured high species diversity with 43.3% live coral cover where existing concrete jetty acts as a substratum for the settlement and growth of the corals.

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Volume 7, Issue 1, June 2010

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