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dc.contributor.authorRamesh, Ch.
dc.contributor.authorShunmugaraj, T.
dc.contributor.authorManiMurali, R.
dc.contributor.authorKoushik, S.
dc.contributor.authorMurthy, M.V.R.
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-16T09:46:35Z
dc.date.available2026-04-16T09:46:35Z
dc.date.available2026-03-06
dc.date.issued2026
dc.identifier.citationIndian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences Vol. 53 (11);2024; pp.699-708 DOI: 10.56042/ijms.v53i11.14308
dc.identifier.issn2582-6727
dc.identifier.issn2582-6506
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.res.in/drs/handle/2264/9649
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.56042/ijms.v53i11.14308
dc.descriptionIF2024=0.32
dc.description.abstractCoral reefs of the Gulf of Mannar region, India, are damaged severely by bleaching events, anthropogenic stressors, coral diseases, and invasive species. The fate of dead corals has not been investigated in this region. In this study, dead corals forming a coral rubble islet was identified about 800 m away from the southeast of Manoliputti Island, Gulf of Mannar. The 50 m-long rubble islet consisted mainly of dead Acroporidae and Faviidae corals. Field observations indicate that the convergence of waves from various directions around the coral rubble islet may be a primary factor in its formation. Current velocity and windpatterns data from satellite support that the collision between wind and current would facilitate the formation of a coral rubble islet. Further studies are required to understand the long-term influence of extreme waves, currents, and longshore drifts on this coral rubble islet's accretion, shape, and shift. The study infers that the instability of the seafloor topography, combined with the vulnerability of Acroporidae and Faviidae corals to hydrodynamic forces, may have led to the substantial generation and accumulation of coral fragments over the past two decades. Thus, further studies on the sediment texture of reef flats and conservation and restoration of these corals are needed urgently to protect coral reefs in the Gulf of Mannaren_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Earth Sciences, New Delhien_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCouncil Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR) National Institute Of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR)en_US
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
dc.subjectCoral bleaching, Coral rubble islet, Gulf of Mannar, Invasive species, Manoli Islanden_US
dc.titleEmergence of coral rubble islet near Manoli Island, Gulf of Mannar, Indiaen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US


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