Environmental and Ecological Importance of Coral Reefs: A Review

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Environmental and Ecological Importance of Coral Reefs: A Review

Subha Ganguly

Author Affiliations

¹AICRP on Post Harvest Technology (ICAR), Department of Fish Processing Technology, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 5, Budherhat Road, Chakgaria, P.O. Panchasayar, Kolkata - 700 094, WB, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Environment Sci., Volume 2, Issue (7), Pages 85-86, July,22 (2013)

Abstract

Corals are not only the ocean bed dwellers, but also play immense role in the biosphere maintenance and in climatic and environmental ecology. Corals have significant importance for biomedical purpose also, especially in the treatment of serious human illnesses and in surgical interventions as bone implants etc.

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[ref1] Tun K., Chou L.M., Cabanban A., Tuan V.S., Philreefs T. and Suharsono Sour K. et al., Status of coral reefs, coral reef monitoring and management in Southeast Asia (2004)

[ref2] Wilkinson C., Status of Coral Reefs of the world. Townsville, Queensland, Australia: Australian Institute of Marine Science, 235-76 (2004)

[ref3] Rinkevich, B., Management of coral reefs: We have gone wrong when neglecting active reef restoration, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 56 (11), 1821–24 (2008)

[ref4] Ghosh S., Dhaneesh K.V., Ajith Kumar T.T. and Balasubramanian T. Lakshadweep islands, the atoll ecstasy of India : Challenges and opportunities for sustainability. Everyman’s Sci., XLVII (4), 222-26 (Oct.-Nov. 2012)

[ref5] Smithers S.G. and Woodroffe C.D., Microatolls as sea-level indicators on a mid-ocean atoll,Marine Geology, 168 (1-4), 61-78 (2000)

[ref6] Hoegh-Guldberg O., Climate change, coral bleaching and the future of the world's coral reefs, Marine and Fresh water Research, 50 (8), 839-66 (1999)

[ref7] Pomeroy R.S., Parks J.E. and Balboa C.M., Farming the reef: is aquaculture a solution for reducing fishing pressure on coral reefs?Marine Policy, 30 (2), 111-30 (2006)