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Acropora before bleaching
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Acropora after bleaching
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Porites before bleaching
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Poritesafter bleaching
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Lobophytum before bleaching
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Lobophytum after bleaching
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A colony of sea anemones in the reefs of Agathi island
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 growth on the healthy reefs of Kavarathi island.JPG "Algal (Helimeda macroloba) growth on the healthy reefs of Kavarathi island")
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Algal (Helimeda macroloba) growth on the healthy reefs of Kavarathi island
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 patches.JPG "An Acropora in Kavarathi island showing necrotic (green colour) patches")
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An Acropora in Kavarathi island showing necrotic (green colour) patches
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 diversity.JPG "Corals supporting faunal (fish) diversity")
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Corals supporting faunal (fish) diversity
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Dense reef in Agathi island having Acropora spp.
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Profusion of corals - Acropora spp. and Favia spp.
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Corals find their settlement even in the inlet canal of Tuticorin Thermal Power Station in Tamil Nadu
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Amphiprion clarkii & Entacmaea sp. - Under water photo taken from the Kavaratti Island of Lakshadweep
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..JPG "Diploastrea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816).")
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Diploastrea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816).
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.jpg "Underwater view of coral Platygyra sp. in Agatti island, Lakshadweep (May, 2010)")
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Underwater view of coral Platygyra sp. in Agatti island, Lakshadweep (May, 2010)
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School of yellow stripe snapper Lutjanus kasmira in the waters of Agatti Island, Lakshadweep
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Coral acropora humilis with mucus strands in Agatti Island, Lakshadweep
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Exposed corals of Acropora spp. lying scattered during low tide in Agatti island
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A view of bleached corals in about 2m depth of Agatti lagoon
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Bleached and healthy corals in the shallow waters of Agatti
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Bleached giant clam, Tridacna maxima
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Bleaching or recovering from bleaching, Acropora sp.
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Partially bleached tentacle anemone Heteractis magnifica with clownfish Amphiprion nigripes
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School of Yelloback sergeant and Bluestriped surgeon fishes with bleached corals
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A view of bleached Acropora spp with black streak surgeon fish
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