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This edited book brings out a comprehensive account of the faunal diversity in the 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 the latest information on the faunal diversity of the Great Nicobar Biosphere. It focuses on various faunal communities of this region such as floral diversity, butterflies, moths, dragonflies & damselflies, termites, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, scorpions, spiders, turtles, and Nicobar megapodes. Chapters in this volume also cover reptiles & amphibians, fishes, mammals, and land and freshwater Mollusca. Marine animals such as opisthobranchs, sponges, scleractinian corals and soft corals, sea anemones, polyclads, marine molluscs, and echinoderms are also discussed.
1. Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve: An Overview
2. Floral diversity of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
3. Odonata of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
4. Butterfly diversity of Great Nicobar Biosphere 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 Reserve
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 scleractinian 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 intertidal mollusca of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
29. Status and distribution of Opisthobranchs of Great Nicobar Island, India
30. Diversity and distribution of echinoderms of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Andaman and Nicobar islands
31. Marine Icthyofaunal Diversity in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve - India
32. Marine Mammals of the Nicobar group of Islands, India
Dr Chandrakasan Sivaperuman is currently working as Scientist-E and Officer-in-Charge at the Zoological Survey of India, Port Blair. He has been extensively involved in field surveys in different ecosystems of the country, i.e. Kole wetlands of Kerala, Southern Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, Great Indian Desert, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He has published more than 300 research papers in national and international journals and newsletters. He also authored/edited more than 35 books published by reputed national and international publishers. He participated in the 36th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica during 2016–2017 and carried out studies on the species abundance and distribution of birds and mammals in Antarctica.
Dr Dhriti Banerjee is the first woman director in 100 years of Zoological Survey of India history. She has an illustrious career as a scientist, conducted research in taxonomy, zoogeography, morphology and molecular systematics. She has received several national and international grants for her master’s and doctoral studies. She travelled extensively across the country, studying fauna diversity in tiger reserves, wildlife sanctuaries, nature reserves and ecosystems. In addition, she is involved in a long-term study on biodiversity in the Himalayas and examines the possible effects of climate change on the fauna of the Himalayas.
Dr Basudev Tripathy, Scientist-E, works at the Zoological Survey of India Pune, Maharashtra. He has specialized in freshwater molluscs and turtles. He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of conservation biology. He has published more than 60 research papers and books in the field of corals and their associated fauna and invertebrate.
Dr Kailash Chandra is a Director (Retd.) of the Zoological Survey of India. He has more than 35 years of experience in the field of biodiversity conservation. He has worked in various ecosystems of our country, i.e. high altitude, islands, and Central India in various faunal groups, especially on Coleopterans. He has contributed through various kinds of publications, especially more than 40 books, 400 research papers in various journals, chapters in books and popular articles. He has guided more than 15 PhD students. He has visited various Natural History Museums in different parts of the world. He also participated in the 21st Indian Antarctica Scientific Expedition during 2001–2002. He has conducted many national and international seminars, besides chairing many and delivering keynote addresses.
