Marine faunal diversity in India: taxonomy, ecology and conservation

More than 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, making it an ideal and abundant resource for studying species diversity, faunal communities, and ecosystems. India's massive coastline (5,044 miles) means it plays a major role in housing these faunal communities. Of the 32 animal p...

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Weitere Verfasser: Venkataraman, K. 1955- (HerausgeberIn), Sivaperuman, C. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London San Diego, CA Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier [2014]
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Zusammenfassung:More than 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water, making it an ideal and abundant resource for studying species diversity, faunal communities, and ecosystems. India's massive coastline (5,044 miles) means it plays a major role in housing these faunal communities. Of the 32 animal phyla, 15 are represented in India's marine ecosystem, covering more than 15,000 species. Marine and coastal ecosystems of India provide supporting services in the form of wide range of habitats. Major ecosystems such as estuaries, mangroves, coral reefs, lagoons, seaweeds and sea grasses serve as nurserie
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxi, 519 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :) illustrations (some color), maps
ISBN:012801962X
9780128019627
0128019484
9780128019481

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