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State of knowledge of coastal and marine biodiversity of Indian Ocean countries – An article from the Public Library of Science

This article in the Public Library of Science deals with the state of knowledge of coastal and marine biodiversity of Indian Ocean countries.

B S Ingole

K Venkataraman

M V M Wafar

S A Khan

Posted on 13 Feb, 2011 08:14 PM

The Indian Ocean extends over 30 per cent of the global ocean area and is rimmed by 36 littoral and 11 hinterland nations sustaining about 30 per cent 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 Indian Ocean.

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