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Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Marine Faunal Communities

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Editors:
  1. K. Venkataraman

    1. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India

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  2. C. Sivaperuman

    1. Zoological Survey of India, Port Blair, India

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  3. C. Raghunathan

    1. Zoological Survey of India, Port Blair, India

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  • An important contribution to the study of tropical marine ecosystems
  • A reference point for future research in the field
  • Richly illustrated
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Tropical Marine Faunal Communities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Late Holocene Foraminifera from Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal

      • C. Rajshekhar
      Pages 3-18

    3. Distribution of Live Planktonic and Benthic Foraminifera in the Shelf off Port Blair and Hut Bay, Andaman Group of Islands, India

      • P. M. Mohan, P. Dhivya, K. Narayanamurthy
      Pages 19-42

    4. Species Composition and Distribution of Sponges (Phylum: Porifera) in the Seagrass Ecosystem of Minicoy Atoll, Lakshadweep, India

      • M. P. Prabhakaran, N. G. K. Pillai, P. R. Jayachandran, S. Bijoy Nandan
      Pages 43-54

    5. Diversity and Distribution of Polychaetes from Tamil Nadu Coast, India

      • G. Sivaleela, K. Venkataraman
      Pages 55-62

    6. Current Status of Indian Opisthobranch Fauna

      • Bhave Vishal, Apte Deepak
      Pages 63-79

    7. Species Diversity and Abundance of Opisthobranch Molluscs (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) in the Coral Reef Environments of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

      • C. R. Sreeraj, C. Sivaperuman, C. Raghunathan
      Pages 81-106

    8. Macrofaunal Diversity Assemblage of Edible Oyster Bed (Crassostrea madrasensis) in Vellar Estuary

      • R. Rajasekaran, J. Fernando Olivia, V. Sekar, J. Suriya
      Pages 107-116

    9. Diversity and Abundance of Marine Copepods in Muthupet Mangrove Waters, Southeast Coast of India

      • P. Santhanam, N. Jeyaraj, J. Sivakumar, K. Jothiraj, T. Jayalakshmi, S. Ananth et al.
      Pages 117-136

    10. Assessment of the Population Status and Threats to the Horseshoe Crabs Along the Northern East Coast of India

      • Tripathy Basudev, K. Sivakumar, John Sajan, Behera Satyaranjan, B. C. Choudhury
      Pages 137-146

    11. Diversity and Distribution of Marine Brachyuran Crab Communities Inhabiting West Coast of India

      • M. K. Dev Roy
      Pages 147-169

    12. Diversity and Community Structure of Brachyuran Crabs in North Andaman

      • S. Kumaralingam, C. Sivaperuman, C. Raghunathan
      Pages 171-181

    13. Present Status and Distribution of Echinoderms in Reef Communities of Nicobar Islands, India

      • Sadhukhan Koushik, C. Raghunathan, K. Venkataraman
      Pages 183-195

    14. Diversity and Distribution of Echinoderms in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Southern India

      • C. Venkatraman, K. Venkataraman, Rajan Rajkumar, S. Shrinivaasu, P. Padmanaban, K. Paramasivam et al.
      Pages 197-212

    15. Diversity of Ascidians from the Gulf of Mannar

      • V. K. Meenakshi, S. Senthamarai
      Pages 213-229

    16. Fish Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A Review

      • P. T. Rajan, C. R. Sreeraj
      Pages 231-243

    17. Coastal Marine Fish Fauna of East Coast of India

      • Mishra Subhrendu Sekhar
      Pages 245-260

    18. Deep-Sea Fish Distribution Along the South-West Region of Indian EEZ

      • S. Venu
      Pages 261-281

    19. Distribution and Abundance of the Marine Fish Parasite from Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu

      • K. Rakesh Kumar, S. Parthasarathy, R. Rajaram
      Pages 283-296
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About this book

This book provides insights into various aspects of marine faunal communities in India, which are extremely diverse due to the geomorphologic and climatic variations along the Indian coasts. Consisting of 30 chapters by experts in their respective fields, it is divided into two parts:

·       Part I: Tropical Marine Faunal Communities

·       Part II: Ecology and Conservation

Part I highlights the diversity and distribution of Foraminifera; sponges associated with seagrass; Polychaeta; Opisthobranchia; oysters; copepods; horseshoe and brachyuran crabs; echinoderms; ascidians; fishes; fish parasites; and sea mammals. Topics of Part II include the status and environmental parameters of benthos; the status of coral reefs; the invasion of snowflake coral; the recovery of bleached corals; the socioeconomics and management of dugong; marine biodiversity conservation and management in India; the assessment of the marine fauna of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act; and marine biodiversity protected areas in India.

This book will serve as a valuable reference work for marine scientists, as well as for environmental managers and policy makers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India

    K. Venkataraman

  • Zoological Survey of India, Port Blair, India

    C. Sivaperuman, C. Raghunathan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Marine Faunal Communities

  • Editors: K. Venkataraman, C. Sivaperuman, C. Raghunathan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38200-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-38199-7Published: 23 September 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51302-6Published: 27 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-38200-0Published: 12 September 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 481

  • Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations, 103 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Nature Conservation, Animal Ecology

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