The Diversity and Bio-geography of Western Indian Ocean Reef Building Corals

Title
The Diversity and Bio-geography of Western Indian Ocean Reef Building Corals
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Abstract

This coverage was derived from a study that assessed the biogeographic classification of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) on the basis of the species diversity and distribution of reef-building corals. Twenty one locations were sampled between 2002 and 2011. Presence/absence of scleractinian corals was noted on SCUBA, with the aid of underwater digital photographs and reference publications for species identification. Sampling effort varied from 7 to 37 samples per location, with 15 to 45 mi...

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Keywords
WIO , reef building corals , coral species distributions
Category
Oceans
features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters). Examples: tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs
Regions
Africa , Western Indian Ocean , Comoros , Kenya , Madagascar , Mauritius , Mayotte , Mozambique , Reunion , Seychelles , Somalia , South Africa , Tanzania
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Purpose

Information suitable for informing Marine biodiversity and ecosystem conservation and management.

Language
English
Supplemental Information

Read more on "The Diversity and Biogeography of Western Indian Ocean Reef-Building Corals" here
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...

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grid data is used to represent geographic data
Attribute Name Label Description Range Average Median Standard Deviation
Grid values Grid values Value represent number of species from extrapolated data NA

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    MOZALINK

    Project Partners: IRD (REUNION ISLAND), CORDIO (KENYA), Eduardo Mondlane University (MOZAMBIQUE), IHSM (MADAGASCAR), Ulanga Ngazidja (COMORES), University of Dar es Salaam (TANZANIA)

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    CORDIO East Africa