Long-term benefits of artificial reef modules for reef recovery in gulf of Mannar, Southeast India
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DOI: 10.1007/s11852-020-00773-5
Abstract: The Gulf of Mannar (GoM) in southeastern India, once well known for its rich coral reefs, has been suffering for a long time from the vagaries of unprecedented threats posed by many natural and human-induced… read more here.
Keywords: gulf mannar; long term; artificial reef; reef recovery ... See more keywords
Microplastics and trace metals in fish species of the Gulf of Mannar (Indian Ocean) and evaluation of human health.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118089
Abstract: The importance of microplastic (MPs) contamination in marine environments is reflected by increasing number of studies in fish species. Some even dedicated to the toxicological effects from the ingestion. Microplastics (MPs) and their trace metal… read more here.
Keywords: gulf mannar; muscle; muscle intestine; fish species ... See more keywords
Seasonal variability in the distribution of microplastics in the coastal ecosystems and in some commercially important fishes of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, Southeast coast of India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101558
Abstract: Abstract Impact of microplastic pollution on the marine environment and its biota is a major concern globally. Gulf of Mannar (GoM) and Palk Bay (PB) are two important biodiversity hotspots along the south–east coast of… read more here.
Keywords: coast india; gulf mannar; palk bay; distribution microplastics ... See more keywords
Unraveling the presence of multi‐class toxins from Trichodesmium bloom in the Gulf of Mannar region of the Bay of Bengal
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DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2017.06.003
Abstract: &NA; Trichodesmium is an enigmatic bloom forming, non‐heterocystous cyanobacterium reported most frequently in the coastal waters of India. However, the toxigenic potential of this globally significant N2 fixing cyanobacterium has not been characterized. In this… read more here.
Keywords: bloom; mannar region; gulf mannar; trichodesmium bloom ... See more keywords
Low oxygen levels caused by Noctiluca scintillans bloom kills corals in Gulf of Mannar, India
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79152-x
Abstract: Coral reefs around the world are undergoing severe decline in the past few decades. Mass coral mortalities have predominantly been reported to be caused by coral bleaching or disease outbreaks. Temporary hypoxic conditions caused by… read more here.
Keywords: oxygen levels; gulf mannar; noctiluca scintillans; algal blooms ... See more keywords
A sponge of the Cliona viridis complex invades and excavates corals of the Gulf of Mannar, south-eastern India.
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DOI: 10.1071/mf17247
Abstract: Sponges play an important role in biogenic coral-reef degradation, and it is acknowledged that elevated levels of sponge erosion commonly indicate poor health of coral-reef environments. An increase in the abundance of coral-excavating sponge has… read more here.
Keywords: sponge cliona; gulf mannar; sponge; coral reef ... See more keywords
New records of two decapod crustaceans (Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata and Pleocyemata) from the Gulf of Mannar, India
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DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1524031
Abstract: ABSTRACT The coral reefs and deep water ecosystems of the Gulf of Mannar support a wide array of decapod crustacean cryptofauna. However, inadequate faunistic surveys and taxonomic expertise have hindered their documentation. Twenty-three bottom trawl… read more here.
Keywords: gulf mannar; records two; xenophthalmus wolfii; two decapod ... See more keywords
Distribution of avifauna on twenty-one islands of the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, India
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DOI: 10.11609/jott.8112.15.2.22574-22585
Abstract: Every research endeavour must start with closing the information gap about species distribution and biodiversity systematically. Even though enough avifaunal research has been done on the Gulf of Mannar, southeastern India, there have been limited… read more here.
Keywords: distribution avifauna; avifauna twenty; gulf mannar; distribution ... See more keywords
A new alpheid shrimp, Alpheus mannarensis sp. nov. (Crustacea; Decapoda; Alpheidae) from Gulf of Mannar, Southern India
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5026.1.5
Abstract: A new species of the genus Alpheus Fabricius, 1798, A. mannarensis sp. nov. is described and represented based on the materials collected from the shallow and rocky reefs, Gulf of Mannar (Thoothukudi waters), Southern India.… read more here.
Keywords: southern india; gulf mannar; new alpheid; mannarensis nov ... See more keywords