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


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1 Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Station, Haddo, Port Blair–744 102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
     

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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.

Keywords

Scleractinia, Marine National Park, Coral Reef, Diversity, 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, India
C. R. Sreeraj
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Station, Haddo, Port Blair–744 102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Titus Immanuel
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Station, Haddo, Port Blair–744 102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
C. Raghunathan
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Station, Haddo, Port Blair–744 102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

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.

Keywords


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