Elevated sea surface temperature during May 2010 induces mass bleaching of corals in the Andaman
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Increasing sea surface temperature (SST) and its consequences \non marine ecosystems are widely discussed. \nAndaman Sea witnessed a few bleaching events during \n1998, 2002 and 2005. The present study was taken up \nto assess the extent of bleaching during 2010 in \nselected reef sites in the Andaman through line intercept \ntransect survey. It was found that the fully \nbleached corals as a percentage of total coral cover \nwere maximum at Havelock Island (69.49), followed \nby South Button Island (67.28), Nicolson Island \n(56.45), Red Skin Island (43.39), North Bay (41.65) \nand Chidiyatapu (36.54). Branching corals were the \nworst affected, whereas the massive corals were found \nto have relatively withstood the elevated SST. The \nstatus of reefs and the variability in bleaching with the \nprogression of SST with respect to different coral species \nare discussed.
Authors: P. Krishnan, S. Dam Roy, Grinson George, Rashmi Srivastava, Akash Anand, S. Murugesan, M. Kaliyamoorthy, N. Vikas, R Soundararajan
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W633576566