| dc.contributor.author | Wafar, M.V.M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-01-30T04:53:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-01-30T04:53:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1990 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Current trends in coastal marine sciences: A special collection of papers to felicitate Dr. R. Natarajan on his 60th birthday, eds. by: Ramachandran, S.; Rajagopal, S., 156-162 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2415 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper discusses briefly some aspects that characterize and differentiate coral reef ecosystems from other tropical marine ecosystems. A brief account on the resources that are extractable from coral reefs, their susceptibility to natural and human impacts, the need for managing the reefs and their resources, and measures to achieve this are also presented. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Anna University, India | |
| dc.rights | Copyright [1990]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository. | |
| dc.subject | ecosystems | |
| dc.subject | resource conservation | |
| dc.subject | resource management | |
| dc.subject | tropical environment | |
| dc.title | Coral reefs - Specialized ecosystems | |
| dc.type | Book Chapter | |
