The Status of the Coral Reefs of the Jaffna Peninsula (Northern Sri Lanka), with 36 Coral Species New to Sri Lanka Confirmed by DNA Bar-Coding

Sri Lanka, an island nation located off the southeast coast of the Indian sub-continent, has an unappreciated diversity of corals and other reef organisms. In particular, knowledge of the status of coral reefs in its northern region has been limited due to 30 years of civil war. From March 2017 to A...

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Main Authors: Ashani Arulananthan, Venura Herath, Sivashanthini Kuganathan, Anura Upasanta, Akila Harishchandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Oceans
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-1924/2/3/29