Funding for this research was provided by:
Wildlife Conservation Society
Department of Science and Technology (DST/INSPIRE/04/2014/001534)
Article History
Received: 20 June 2017
Revised: 8 July 2017
Accepted: 11 September 2017
First Online: 24 September 2017
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The Department of Environment and Forests, a branch of the Andaman and Nicobar Administration issued permits to carry out this study. The protocol set by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate change was followed and no collection of coral or any other biological specimens, breakage or damage to coral reefs was done during the study. High-resolution photographs were used to study benthic characteristics of the reef.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.