Ecology of Faunal Communities on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Polychaetes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands....Pages 1-22
Status of the Benthos and Its Environment in Jolly Buoy Island, Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands....Pages 23-48
Intertidal Distribution of the Coral-Boring Barnacle Lithotrya nicobarica Reinhardt, 1850 in the Great Nicobar Island....Pages 49-57
Coral-Boring Fauna of the Great Nicobar Island....Pages 59-70
On the Recurrence of Coral Bleaching and Recovery in North Bay, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands....Pages 71-84
Status and Distribution of Trochus niloticus (Linnaeus 1767) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands....Pages 85-102
Ichthyofaunal Diversity in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve....Pages 103-116
Diversity and Abundance of Chondrichthian Fishes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands....Pages 117-126
Structure of Reef Fish Communities of Seven Islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India....Pages 127-147
Seaweed Distribution in South and Little Andaman....Pages 149-158
Diversity of Butterflies in Ritchie’s Archipelago, Andaman and Nicobar Islands....Pages 159-176
Diversity and Distribution of Corals and Their Associated Fauna of Rani Jhansi Marine National Park, Andaman and Nicobar Islands....Pages 177-208
Diversity and Distribution of Odonates in Ritchie’s Archipelago, Andaman and Nicobar Islands....Pages 209-218
Butterflies and Birds of Chidiyatapu Biological Park, South Andaman....Pages 219-229
Social Organisation of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis (Galliformes) in the Great Nicobar Island....Pages 231-249
Habitat Preference of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis in the Great Nicobar Island, India....Pages 251-262
Ecology and Conservation of the Narcondam Hornbill, Aceros narcondami , in Andaman and Nicobar Islands....Pages 263-272
Abundance and Species Distribution of Bird Communities in Ritchie’s Archipelago, Andaman and Nicobar Islands....Pages 273-288
Diversity and Conservation of Indigenous Poultry Germplasm of Andaman and Nicobar Islands....Pages 289-311
Diversity and Conservation of Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands....Pages 313-336
Back Matter....Pages 337-340