Journal of Research and Development
Open Access
ISSN: 2311-3278
ISSN: 2311-3278
India
Extended Abstract
Oceanography 2018: Marine biodiversity in India with special reference to conservation, status, and issues - Sainudeen Sahib - SN College.
Author(s): Sainudeen Sahib
India has a vast coastline of 8000 km, of which, 5,423 km belong to Peninsular India and 2,094 km to the Andaman, Nicobar, and Lakshadweep Islands, and with an EEZ of 2.02 million sq.km. There are around 13,000 verified marine species in India. Indian coastal zones have a variety of habitats like Mangrove, estuarine, coral reefs, seagrass beds, lagoons, sand dunes, rocky shore, cliffs, intertidal mudflats, etc. The coastline of India has also supported nearly 250 million people and therefore the ecological services of marine and coastal ecosystems of India play an important role in India???s economic growth. The marine floral diversity includes 844 typ.. View More»