Threats to coral reef diversity of Andaman Islands, India: A review

SD Majumdar, S Hazra, S Giri, A Chanda… - Regional Studies in …, 2018 - Elsevier
The coral reefs of Andaman Islands with an area of 948.8 km 2 have an affinity to the South-
East Pacific Coral Triangle in terms of species diversity. These reefs are of fringing; channel …

First report of marine debris in Car Nicobar, a remote oceanic Island in the Nicobar archipelago, Bay of Bengal

R Kiruba-Sankar, K Saravanan, S Adamala… - Regional Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study forms the first record to systematically quantify and classify the marine debris from
Car Nicobar Island. Car Nicobar is a small remotely located Island in the Nicobar …

Dynamics of Vibrio cholerae in a Typical Tropical Lake and Estuarine System: Potential of Remote Sensing for Risk Mapping

A Anas, K Krishna, S Vijayakumar, G George… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium responsible for the disease cholera, is a naturally-occurring
bacterium, commonly found in many natural tropical water bodies. In the context of the UN …

A Carbonic Anhydrase Serves as an Important Acid-Base Regulator in Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas Exposed to Elevated CO2: Implication for Physiological …

X Wang, M Wang, Z Jia, L Qiu, L Wang, A Zhang… - Marine …, 2017 - Springer
Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) have been demonstrated to play an important role in acid-base
regulation in vertebrates. However, the classification and modulatory function of CAs in …

The benefits and challenges of citizen science for coastal wetlands management in Andaman and Nicobar archipelago—a review

R Kiruba-Sankar, J Barman - Environmental Sustainability, 2024 - Springer
The coastal wetlands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI) constitute 98.6% of the total
wetland area (143,238 ha) of the islands, out of which coral reefs and mangroves contribute …

Spatial and temporal variability of sandy intertidal macrobenthic communities and their relationship with environmental factors in a tropical island

V Pandey, G Thiruchitrambalam - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Spatial and temporal variability of macrobenthic community in intertidal habitats is governed
by various physicochemical factors. Finding the relationship between environmental …

Testing performances of marine benthic biotic indices under the strong seasonality in the tropical intertidal habitats, South Andaman, India

J Equbal, RK Lakra, M Savurirajan, K Satyam… - Marine Pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding the natural variability and its influence on the performance of marine biotic
indices used for the health assessment of marine ecosystem is the prime concern. This study …

Baseline health risk assessment of trace metals in bivalve shellfish from commercial growing areas in the estuaries of Ashtamudi and Vembanad (Kerala, India)

S Chinnadurai, CJA de Campos… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Trace metal concentrations were monitored in the yellow clam (Paphia malabarica), green
mussel (Perna viridis) and edible oyster (Crassostrea madrasensis) from growing areas in …

Response of growth and development of the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) to thermal discharge from a nuclear power plant

Z Dong, Y Chen, H Ge, X Li, H Wu, C Wang, Z Hu… - BMC ecology, 2018 - Springer
Background During electricity generation of nuclear power plant, heat energy cannot be
completely converted into electrical energy, and a part of it is lost in the form of thermal …

Baseline assessment of marine debris with soil, sediment, and water quality characteristics from the fish landing centres of South Andaman, Andaman archipelago …

K Saravanan, R Kiruba-Sankar, MJ Khan… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the issue of marine debris and the associated soil, sediment,
water quality, and microbial load from the fish landing centres (Junglighat, Chatham …