Faunal ecology and conservation of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve / Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, Dhriti Banerjee, Basudev Tripathy, Kailash Chandra, editors.

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 provid...

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Other Authors: Sivaperuman, C. (Chandrakasan) (Editor), Banerjee, Dhriti (Editor), Tripathy, Basudev (Editor), Chandra, Kailash (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, [2023]
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Terrestrial ecosystem. Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve : an overview
  • Floral diversity of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
  • Odonata of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Butterfly diversity of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Aquatic beetles of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve (Coleoptera: noteridae, dytiscidae and hydrophilidae)
  • Moths (Lepidoptera) of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Termite fauna of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, India
  • Scorpion and amblypygi diversity of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Diversity and species abundance of spiders of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Non-marine molluscs of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
  • Reptiles of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Freshwater and estuarine fishes of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Diversity and species abundance of bird communities in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, India
  • Present status and distribution of Nicobar megapode Megapodius nicobariensis in Nicobar Islands
  • Mammalian fauna of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Status and distribution of long-tailed macaque Macaca fascicularis umbrosa Miller, 1902, in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, India
  • Conservation perspectives of Dugongs and sea turtles in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Part II. Marine ecosystem. Mesozooplankton diversity in the marine waters of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago
  • Current status of diversity of marine microplankton from Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago
  • Marine sponges of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve : a biological treasure trove for scieractinian corals
  • Hydrozoan diversity and distribution in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Diversity and distribution of octocorals (octocorallia) in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Status and distribution of sea anemone in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Polyclads of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Decapods (Crustacea: descapoda) of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Current status of the marine polychaete (Annelida: polychaeta) from Nicobar Islands
  • Diversity and distribution of intertidal molluscan fauna of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
  • Status and distribution of opisthobranchs of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, India
  • Diversity and distribution of echinoderms of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Marine ichthyofaunal diversity in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve: India
  • Marine mammals of the Nicobar group of islands: India