Bioinvasion of Kappaphycus alvarezii on corals in the Gulf of Mannar, India

Current Science

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1167-1172

  Chandrasekaran, S ^a   Arun Nagendran, N ^a   Pandiaraja, D ^a   Krishnankutty, N ^b   Kamalakannan, B ^a  

^a THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Acropora species; Bioinvasion; Coral reef; Kappaphycus alvarezii; Mariculture

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; KAPPAPHYCUS ALVAREZII; RHODOPHYTA; SOLIERIACEAE;

EID: 44849113232     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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