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Ecology of Faunal Communities on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

By K. Venkataraman , R. Rajasekaran , Olivia J. Fernando (auth.) , C. Raghunathan , C. Sivaperuman (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2012
ISBN
978-3-642-28334-5, 978-3-642-28335-2
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-28335-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (6907636 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
340\351
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Animal Ecology; Ecosystems; Biodiversity; Conserva

Description

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, consist of 572 islands with a land area of 8,249 km2. Their topography is hilly and undulating, with elevations up to 732 m on the Andaman and up to 568 m on the Nicobar Islands. They are known for their rich biodiversity and a very high degree of endemicity in all taxa, especially in plants, reptiles, fishes and corals. Their habitats include bays, mangroves, moist deciduous forests and evergreen forests. Comprising 20 chapters each written by an expert or professional in his/her particular field this book offers new insights into the fascinating faunal communities of these islands and provides the fundamentals for their conservation and environmental management.

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