Ascidians in Coastal Water A Comprehensive Inventory of Ascidian Fau
This book addresses the needs of professional and amateur taxonomists on the subject of ascidians in Asia. This is the first book of its kind and features color illustrations done by the authors in Asia. This book provides a brief overview of ascidians in
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dians in Coastal Water A Comprehensive Inventory of Ascidian Fauna from the Indian Coast
Ascidians in Coastal Water
H. Abdul Jaffar Ali M. Tamilselvi •
Ascidians in Coastal Water A Comprehensive Inventory of Ascidian Fauna from the Indian Coast
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M. Tamilselvi Department of Zoology V.V. Vanniaperumal College for Women Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu India
H. Abdul Jaffar Ali Department of Biotechnology Islamiah College (Autonomous) Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu India
ISBN 978-3-319-29117-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-29118-5
ISBN 978-3-319-29118-5
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Foreword
India is one among the top ten species-rich nations of the world blessed with high degree of endemic species. It has four global biodiversity hot spots namely Eastern Himalaya, Indo-Burma, Western Ghats and Sri Lanka and Sundaland among the 32 of the world. It also has various ecozones such as deserts, high mountains, highlands, tropical and temperate forests, swamp lands, plains, grass lands, areas surrounding rivers, as well as coastal and marine habitats besides island archipelagos. Among these the coastal and marine habitats are important as India has a vast coast length of about 8100 km and has biodiversity rich habitats such as estuaries, lagoons, backwaters, mangroves, salt marshes, rocky coasts, sandy beaches and dunes. India also has an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) spreading over 2.02 million km2 (0.86 million km2 on the west coast, 0.56 million km2 in the east coast and 0.6 million km2 around the Andaman and Nicobar islands). The coral reefs present in the coastal areas teem with abundant life. All the above habitats are having a unique biodiversity characterizing each habitat. Among the countries in Asia, India
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