Biodiversity

State of knowledge of coastal and marine biodiversity of Indian Ocean countries

The Indian Ocean (IO) extends over 30% of the global ocean area and is rimmed by 36 littoral and 11 hinterland nations sustaining about 30% of the world's population. The landlocked character of the ocean along its northern boundary and the resultant seasonally reversing wind and sea surface circulation patterns are features unique to the IO.

Publication Date: 
31/01/2011
Mohideen Wafar, Krishnamurthy Venkataraman, Baban Ingole & et al
PLoS ONE
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Tags:
Indian Ocean, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Life, Bay Of Bengal, Estuaries, Mangroves, India, Bangladesh, Marine Pollution, Biodiversity