B. Manikandan

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How do we covert values in micromoles per liter to equivalents per kg of seawater?

We conducted experiments to measure the sponge bioerosion rate on coralline algae based on the alkalinity anomaly technique. From the experiment, we calculated the change in total alkalinity (ΔT)...

07 July 2021 2,898 2 View

What is the significance/importance of identifying Symbiodinium at subclade level?

The use of molecular techniques in delineating the diversity of marine organisms had expanded our knowledge in several aspects. I'm interested to know the need of identifying a Symbiodinium up to...

11 September 2018 487 0 View

Could anyone suggest me some reads that describe methods, if any, to measure the trophic transfer efficiency in marine ecosystems ?

I m looking for some literature that describes the method to measure the trophic level transfer efficiency in marine ecosystems directly on the field in-situ.

29 March 2017 1,168 2 View

What is the quantitative measure of coral health?

The term "Coral Health" or "Reef Health" has different definitions depending on the objectives of the work. Most of the available publications have documented the prevalence of diseases and other...

22 March 2017 7,250 2 View

Is live coral cover, the only measure of resilience?

An increase in the live coral cover is generally seen as a positive sign of resilience of a reef. However I feel that there is something beyond live coral cover. Please put in your...

18 November 2016 2,401 6 View

Could anyone suggest me a reliable device or sensor to measure nutrients level in seawater directly on field?

I want to measure the key nutrient levels such as nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, ammonia and silicate in the coral reef waters directly on the field. Please suggest me a reliable device suiting my...

17 August 2016 5,654 2 View

Could anyone suggest a best statistical method to explore the relationship of juvenile coral density with three other environmental variables?

I have data on coral juveniles density along with live coral cover, hard substratum cover and macroalgal cover from 6 study sites categorized in to 3 groups based on anthropogenic pressure viz....

05 April 2016 6,208 7 View

Which statistical methods can be applied for analysis of time-series data on percent cover of benthic forms in a coral reef ecosystem?

I had collected data on the percent cover of benthic forms including corals, macroalgae etc. continuously for 2 years in 2 different study sites. Analysis of the results revealed short term...

11 February 2015 9,345 12 View

Can anyone suggest what type of analysis I can use to compare the diversity of new coral recruits and adult corals in a degraded reef?

Recently I conducted a survey on the diversity of live corals as well new coral recruits in a degraded reef to know whether the reef is self seeded or connected with other coral ecosystems. I...

11 August 2014 2,587 9 View

How true is it that turf algae prevents settlement of coral larvae?

It is experimentally proved that turf algae in combination with sediment prevents the settlement of coral larvae. My field observations are contradictory to it. I observed lot of new recruits on...

07 June 2014 4,510 6 View