Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve

Dr. Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, is currently working as Scientist-E and Officer-in-Charge at the Zoological Survey of India, Port Blair. He has been extensively involved in field surveys in different ecosystem of the country, i.e. Kole wetlands of Kerala, Southern Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, Great Indian Desert, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He has published more than 300 research papers in national and international journals and newsletters. He also authored/edited more than 35 books published by reputed national and international publishers. He has participated in the 36th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica during 2016–2017 and carried out studies on the species abundance and distribution of birds and mammals in Antarctica.Dr. Dhriti Banerjee is a first woman director in 100 years of Zoological Survey of India history. She has an illustrious career as a scientist, conducted research in taxonomy, zoogeography, morphology and molecular systematics. She has received several national and international grants for her master’s and doctoral studies. She travelled extensively across the country, studying fauna diversity in tiger reserves, wildlife sanctuaries, nature reserves and ecosystems. In addition, she is involved in a long-term study on biodiversity in the Himalayas and examines the possible effects of climate change on the fauna of the Himalayas.Dr. Basudev Tripathy, Scientist-E, works at the Zoological Survey of India Pune, Maharashtra. He has specialized in freshwater molluscs and turtles. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the field of conservation biology. He has published more than 60 research papers and books in the field of corals and its associated fauna and invertebrate.Dr. Kailash Chandra is a Director (Retd.), Zoological Survey of India. He has more than 35 years’ experience in the field of biodiversity conservation. He has worked in various ecosystems of our country, i.e. High Altitude, Islands, and Central India in various faunal groups especially on Coleopterans. He has contributed through various kind of publications, especially more than 40 books, 400 research papers in various journals, chapter in books and popular articles. He has guided more than 15 Ph.D. students. He has visited various Natural History Museums in different parts of the world. He also participated in the 21st Indian Antarctica Scientific Expedition during 2001–2002. He has conducted many national and international seminars, besides chairing many and delivering keynote addresses.

• 1. Great Nicobar Biospehere reserve: An Overview.- 2.  Floral diversity of great nicobar biospehere reserve Andaman & Nicobar Islands, INDIA.- 3. Odonata of great nicobar biosphere reserve.- 4. Butterfly diversity of great nicobar biospehere reserve.- 5. Aquatic beetles of great nicobar biosphere reserve - (Coleoptera: Noteridae, Dytiscidae, and Hydrophildae).- 6. Moths (Lepidoptera) of great nicobar biosphere reserve.- 7. Termite fauna of great nicobar biosphere reserve, India.- 8. Scorpionida and amblypygi diversity of great nicobar biosphere reseve.- 9. Diversity and species abundance of spiders of great nicobar biosphere reserve.- 10. Non-Marine Molluscs of great nicobar biosphere reserve, andaman and nicobar island, India.- 11. Reptiles of great nicobar biosphere reserve.- 12. Fresh water and estuarine fishes of great nicobar islands.- 13.  Diversity and species abundance of bird commnuities in great nicobar biosphere reserve, India.- 14. Present status and distribution of nicobar megapode megapodius nicobariensis in nicobar islands.- 15. Mammalian fauna of great nicobar biosphere reserve.- 16. Status and distribution of long-tailed macaque fascicularis umbrosa miler, 1902 in great nicobar biosphere reserve, India.- 17.  Conservation perspectives of dugongs and sea turtles in andaman and nicobar islands.- 18. Mesozooplankton diversity in the marine waters of great nicobar island, andaman and Nicobar Archipelago.- 19. Current status of diversity of marine microplankton from great nicobar island, andaman and nicobar archipelago.- 20. Marine sponges of great nicobar biosphere reserve.- 21. Great Nicobar Biosphere reserve - A Biological treasure trove for scleractinan corals.- 22.Hydrozoan diversity and distribution in great nicobar biosphere reserve.- 23. Diversity and distribution of octocorals (Octocorollia) in great nicobar biosphere reserve.-24. Status and distribution of sea anemone in great nicobar biosphere reserve.- 25. Polyclads of great nicobar biosphere reserve.- 26. Decapods (Crustacea: Decapoda) of great status of great Nicobar  biosphere reserve.- 27. Current status of the marine polychaete (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Nicobar islands.- 28. Diversity and distribution of intertdial mollusca of great nicobar biosphere reserve. 29.  Status and distribution of Opisthobranchs of Great nicobar isalnd, India.- 30. Diversity and distribution of echinoderms of great niocobar biosphere reserve, Andaman and Nicobar islands.- 31. Marine Icthyofaunal Diversity in great Nicobar Biosphere resere,- India. 32. Marine Mammals of the Nicobar group of Islands, India.