Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve / edited by Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, Dhriti Banerjee, Basudev Tripathy, Kailash Chandra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sivaperuman, C. (Chandrakasan), editor.

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Biotic communities.

Biodiversity.

Freshwater ecology.

Marine ecology.

Ecosystems.

Freshwater and Marine Ecology.

Local Subjects:

Ecology.

Ecosystems.

Biodiversity.

Freshwater and Marine Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (665 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This edited book brings out a comprehensive account of the faunal diversity in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve which is part of the Sundaland Biodiversity hotspot. The main focus of this volume is to address the ecological and economic significance of the biodiversity of this region. The book provides latest information on the faunal diversity of Great Nicobar Biosphere. It focuses on various faunal communities of this regions such as Floral diversity, Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies & Damselflies, Termites, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Scorpion, Spiders, Turtle, Nicobar megapode. Chapters in this volume also covers Reptiles & Amphibians, Fishes, Mammals, Land and freshwater Mollusca. Marine animals such as Opisthobranchs, Sponges, Scleractinian Corals and Soft corals, Sea Anemones, Polyclads, Marine Molluscs, Echinoderms are also discussed. It is of interest for the researchers, teachers, scientists, capacity builders, policy makers. Also serve as reading materials forgraduate and post graduate students e.g., Wildlife Biology, Forestry, Environmental Science, Wildlife Ecology, Zoology, Life sciences, Parks/Sanctuaries managers, National and International scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful document.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Other Format:

Print version: Sivaperuman, Chandrakasan Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve

ISBN:

981-19-5158-6

OCLC:

1351747199