MEBIN- Title
- Coral Reefs of Sri Lanka: Review of Their Extent, Condition and Management St...
- Abstract
Sri Lanka, with 17 million people and a coastline of about 1,585 km, has nearshore coral reefs of varying quality along about 2 percent (up to 32 km) of the linear coast. Reefs are mostly of fringing type in nearshore waters or patch reefs on rocky substratum varying distances from the shore on the continental shelf. True coralline reefs are few and most with their general locations known, have been surveyed. The most extensive reefs occur off the northwest and east coast up to and around ...
- Publication Date
- Nov. 8, 2017, 11:47 p.m.
- Keywords
- Social and Economical Parameter , Coral Reef
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- C ! , C 2 , C3 , C 4 , C 5 , JS 1 , JS 2 , JS 3 , JS 4 , JS 5 , JS 6 , M 1 , M 2 , M 3 , M 4 , M 5 , M 6 , M 7 , M 8 , M 9
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Rajasuriya, A and White, A.T. (1995). Coral Reefs of Sri Lanka: Review of Their Extent, Condition and Management Status. Coastal Management, Vol. 23, pp. 70 -90
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