{"id":30870,"date":"2018-10-27T11:13:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T05:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=30870"},"modified":"2018-10-27T11:13:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T05:43:46","slug":"climate-change-has-reduced-coral-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/climate-change-has-reduced-coral-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Climate change has reduced coral cover\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-life\/climate-change-has-reduced-coral-cover\/article22928249.ece\"><b>\u2018Climate change has reduced coral cover\u2019<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to conservation group WWF India, climate change has resulted in substantial decrease in India\u2019s coral cover and growth n the last two decades<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Coral diversity in India:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coral diversity and formation of reefs are centred around four major regions:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gulf of Kutch<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lakshadweep atolls<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gulf of Mannar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides these hotspots, patchy reefs are present in other coastal regions, from the coast of Goa and parts of the Malvan marine national park to the Kanyakumari district in southern Tamil Nadu.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What factors lead to decrease in coral cover in India?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate change is the primary factor, with multiple bleaching events occurring in the last two decades, resulting in substantial reductions to coral cover and growth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase atmospheric carbon dioxide have decreased the pH of oceans and resulting in ocean acidification, which seriously hinder the reef building capacity of corals<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other factors include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overfishing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unregulated coastal development<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nutrient, Heavy metal and chemical pollution<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What should be done for the protection of coral reefs?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWF India has stressed the need for formulating a \u201cholistic\u201d approach for their protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has said the connectivity of India\u2019s freshwater, coastal, offshore and marine systems must be taken into account when conserving such (corals) habitats and the management regimes must reflect this.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Climate change has reduced coral cover\u2019 Context: According to conservation group WWF India, climate change has resulted in substantial decrease in India\u2019s coral cover and growth n the last two decades Coral diversity in India: Coral diversity and formation of reefs are centred around four major regions: The Gulf of Kutch The Lakshadweep atolls The&hellip; 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