Endangered coral islands: A case study of Dahlak in Red Sea

Natarajan Gajendran nbsp

doi:10.17485/ijst/2008/v1i1/12

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Endangered coral islands: A case study of Dahlak in Red Sea

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2008/v1i1/12

Year: 2008, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-10

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Endangered coral islands: A case study of Dahlak in Red Sea

Natarajan Gajendran

Department of Biology, Director, Curriculum Development & Review, Eritrea Institute of Technology, Eritrea

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Natarajan Gajendran
Department of Biology, Director, Curriculum Development & Review, Eritrea Institute of Technology, Eritrea
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Abstract

The geo-chemical nature of coral island in relation to the Dahlak archipelago has been revisited. The mechanism behind the symptom of cracks, pot-holes and caves has been discussed in the back-drop of chemical weathering of coral deposits and calcite rock. This study highlights the vulnerability of Dahlak reef ecosystems and calls for protecting the biodiversity hotspot on priority basis.