Space competition studies between <em>Briareum violaceum</em> (Octocorallia; Alcyonacea) and scleractinian corals in Shark Island, north Andaman, India
2390-2394Present study focused on growth competition between Scleractinia vs. Alcyonacea corals. Percentage of live scleractinian coral cover is 44.17% of which 11.67% Briareum violaceum (Alcyonacea) soft coral encrusted on scleractinian hard corals. Among them maximum 2.5% of Acropora and Porites species were causes by same species from the study site
