Vulnerability of Corals to Seawater Warming

Vivekanandan, E and Hussain Ali, M and Rajagopalan, M (2009) Vulnerability of Corals to Seawater Warming. In: Global Climate Change and Indian Agriculture. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, pp. 97-100.

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Abstract

Coral reefs are the most diverse marine habitat, which support an estimated 1 million species globally. They are highly sensitive to climatic influences and are among the most sensitive of all ecosystems to temperature changes, exhibiting the phenomenon known as coral bleaching when stressed by higher than normal sea temperatures. Reef-building corals are highly dependent on a symbiotic relationship with microscopic algae (type of dinoflagellate known as zooxanthellae), which live within the coral tissues.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Vulnerability; Corals; Seawater Warming
Subjects:	Oceanography > Seawater study Marine Ecosystems > Coral Reefs > Vulnerability Marine Ecosystems > Coral Reefs Marine Environment > Climate change
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	10 May 2011 06:16
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:49
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/8437

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