Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Marine Faunal Communities

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Late Holocene Foraminifera from Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal....Pages 3-18
Distribution of Live Planktonic and Benthic Foraminifera in the Shelf off Port Blair and Hut Bay, Andaman Group of Islands, India....Pages 19-42
Species Composition and Distribution of Sponges (Phylum: Porifera) in the Seagrass Ecosystem of Minicoy Atoll, Lakshadweep, India....Pages 43-54
Diversity and Distribution of Polychaetes from Tamil Nadu Coast, India....Pages 55-62
Current Status of Indian Opisthobranch Fauna....Pages 63-79
Species Diversity and Abundance of Opisthobranch Molluscs (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) in the Coral Reef Environments of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India....Pages 81-106
Macrofaunal Diversity Assemblage of Edible Oyster Bed ( Crassostrea madrasensis ) in Vellar Estuary....Pages 107-116
Diversity and Abundance of Marine Copepods in Muthupet Mangrove Waters, Southeast Coast of India....Pages 117-136
Assessment of the Population Status and Threats to the Horseshoe Crabs Along the Northern East Coast of India....Pages 137-146
Diversity and Distribution of Marine Brachyuran Crab Communities Inhabiting West Coast of India....Pages 147-169
Diversity and Community Structure of Brachyuran Crabs in North Andaman....Pages 171-181
Present Status and Distribution of Echinoderms in Reef Communities of Nicobar Islands, India....Pages 183-195
Diversity and Distribution of Echinoderms in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Southern India....Pages 197-212
Diversity of Ascidians from the Gulf of Mannar....Pages 213-229
Fish Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A Review....Pages 231-243
Coastal Marine Fish Fauna of East Coast of India....Pages 245-260
Deep-Sea Fish Distribution Along the South-West Region of Indian EEZ....Pages 261-281
Distribution and Abundance of the Marine Fish Parasite from Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu....Pages 283-296
Diversity and Distribution of Reef Fishes in Gulf of Mannar Islands, India....Pages 297-310
Abundance of Olive Ridleys Along Odisha Coast: Sources of Mortality and Relative Importance of Fisheries Impacts....Pages 311-321
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Sightings of Marine Mammals in Bay of Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Waters....Pages 323-330
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Status of the Benthos and its Environmental Parameters in Redskin Island, Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Andaman and Nicobar Islands....Pages 333-349
Present Status of Coral Reefs in India....Pages 351-379
An Invasion of Snowflake Coral Carijoa riisei (Duchassaing and Michelotti 1860) in Indian Seas: Threats to Coral Reef Ecosystem....Pages 381-393
Studies on the Recovery of Bleached Corals in Andaman: Fishes as Indicators of Reef Health....Pages 395-407
Artisanal Octopus Fishery: Socio-Economics and Management....Pages 409-418
Status and Conservation of Dugong dugon in India: Strategies for Species Recovery....Pages 419-432
Marine Biodiversity Conservation and Management in India....Pages 433-449
An Assessment of Marine Fauna of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 in Curio Trade in India: A Market Study....Pages 451-461
Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Protected Areas in India: Challenges and Way Forward....Pages 463-476
Erratum to: Coastal Marine Fish Fauna of East Coast of India....Pages E1-E1
Back Matter....Pages 477-481