Foreshore facilities – home to corals

Foreshore facilities – home to corals

The Gulf of Kachchh (GoK) is the northernmost coral reef region and is proud to have the first Marine Protected Area of our country. The coral reefs of GoK are unique, as they mostly occur in the intertidal region requiring no diving to explore them. Due to its geographical isolation and extreme env...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current science (Bangalore) 2012-02, Vol.102 (4), p.544-545
Hauptverfasser: Dave, Chandresh S., Kamboj, Ravi Dutt
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Approach roads
Boulders
Coral reefs
Corals
CORRESPONDENCE
Geographic regions
Jetties
Marine
Scleractinia
Tinea favosa
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Zusammenfassung:The Gulf of Kachchh (GoK) is the northernmost coral reef region and is proud to have the first Marine Protected Area of our country. The coral reefs of GoK are unique, as they mostly occur in the intertidal region requiring no diving to explore them. Due to its geographical isolation and extreme environmental conditions, only 49 species of hard corals have been recorded at GoK, which is the least among Indian coral reefs. Corals are found on 33 out of 42 islands along the southern coast of GoK.
ISSN:0011-3891