Marine Faunal Diversity in India

Taxonomy, Ecology and Conservation

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

AvKrishnamoorthy Venkataraman,Chandrakasan Sivaperuman

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More than 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, making it an ideal and abundant resource for studying species diversity, faunal communities, and ecosystems. India's massive coastline (5,044 miles) means it plays a major role in housing these faunal communities. Of the 32 animal phyla, 15 are represented in India's marine ecosystem, covering more than 15,000 species.

Marine and coastal ecosystems of India provide supporting services in the form of wide range of habitats. Major ecosystems such as estuaries, mangroves, coral reefs, lagoons, seaweeds and sea grasses serve as nurseries for both inshore and offshore fishes and others, many of which are supposed to be commercially exploited. Marine Faunal Diversity in India describes different marine faunal group ranges from sponges, corals, mollusks, crabs, fishes, reptiles, birds, marine mammals, mangrove fauna and tsunami impact on marine faunal diversity. The chapters, written by reputed experts in their respective fields, illustrate diversity and distribution of marine faunal communities. Key aspects of the ecology and conservation of this important ecosystem are also discussed. Marine Faunal Diversity in India provides marine biologists and related researchers with access to the latest research and field studies from this major region.

Provides the latest field research on marine faunal diversity throughout the vast and species-rich Indian region
Brings together expertise from top marine biology researchers in the country
Covers a diverse array of aquatic environments, including coastal and island areas
Discusses conservation ecology of marine faunal groups

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-11-26
Mått152 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt880 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor546
FörlagElsevier Science
ISBN9780128019481

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Dr. Sivaperuman, M.Sc., D.B.T., Ph.D., works as Scientist-C in the Zoological Survey of India. He received his Master’s Degree in Wildlife Biology from Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, and holds his doctorate in Ecology of Wetland Birds in the Vembanad-Kole Ramsar Site from (Kerala Forest Research Institute, Kerala), Forest Research Institute, Deemed University, Dehra Dun. He has worked in various areas of the country in a range of different ecosystems, including Kerala, Rajasthan, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He has published more than 140 research papers in national and international journals and newsletters. He has also participated and presented research papers in 30 national and international seminars and symposia.

Table of Content An Updated Report on the Diversity of Marine Sponges of Andaman and Nicobar IslandsAbundance of Shallow Water Octocorals from the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago, IndiaOccurrence of Brown Paper Nautilus Argonauta hians Lightfoot, 1786 from Inglis Island, South AndamanMarine Molluscan Diversity in IndiaDiversity of Brachyuran Crabs of Cochin backwaters, Kerala, IndiaStatus of Horseshoe Crabs at Digha, Northern East Coast of IndiaDiversity of Bryozons of India with new Records from MaharashtraDiversity, Distribution and Nesting Behavior of Sea Urchins along the Coast of Port Blair, South AndamanCoral Reef Associated Macro Faunal Communities of Rutland Island, Andaman and Nicobar ArchipelagoDiversity and Distribution of Sea Grass Associated Macro Fauna in Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Southern IndiaDiversity and Ecology of Sedentary Ascidians of the Gulf of Mannar, Southeast Coast of IndiaMarine Fish Diversity of IndiaFish and Shellfish fauna of Chilika Lagoon: An updated checklistNew Records of Reef Fishes from Andaman and Nicobar IslandsIchthyofauna of Digha Coast, IndiaSeasonal Abundance of Sea Snakes in Chennai Coast, Southern IndiaCoastal and Marine Bird Communities of IndiaDiversity of Marine Mammals of India - Status, Threats, Conservation Strategies and Future Scope of ResearchCoastal and Marine Biodiversity of IndiaDNA Barcoding of Marine Poisonous and Venom Fishes (Family Scorpaenidae and Tetraodontidae) of Andaman WatersMolecular Taxonomy of Serranidae, Subfamily: Epinephelinae Genus Plectropomus (Oken, 1817) of Andaman Waters using DNA Barcode COI Gene SequenceDiversity of Antagonistic Streptomyces spp. in Mangrove Sediments of Andaman Island, IndiaImpact of Anthropogenic Activity and Natural Calamities on Fringing Reef of North Bay, South AndamanLucrative Business Opportunities with Shrimp Brood StocksAs Assessment of Faunal Diversity and its Conservation in the Shipwreck in Indian SeaSaltwater Crocodiles in Andaman & Nicobar Islands with Special Reference to Human-crocodile ConflictConservation Status of Marine Faunal Diversity in India: An Analysis on the Indian Wildlife (Protection Act) and IUCN Threatened SpeciesMacro Faunal Assemblages of Carbyns Cove mangroves, South AndamanStatus of Fauna in Mangrove Ecosystems of India