Erratum to: Coastal Marine Fish Fauna of East Coast of India

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Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Marine Faunal Communities

Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Marine Faunal Communities

K. Venkataraman C. Sivaperuman C. Raghunathan •

Editors

Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Marine Faunal Communities

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Editors Dr. K. Venkataraman Zoological Survey of India Kolkata India

ISBN 978-3-642-38199-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-38200-0

Dr. C. Sivaperuman Dr. C. Raghunathan Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre Zoological Survey of India Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands India

ISBN 978-3-642-38200-0

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Foreword

India is one of the 17 megadiverse countries in the world and is composed of a diversity of habitat like forests, grasslands, wetlands, coastal and marine areas, and deserts. India lies between 8° 040 and 37° 060 N latitude and 68° 070 and 97° 250 E longitude with a total geographical area of 329 million ha. India has a coastline of 8,118 km, with an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 2.02 million km2 and a continental shelf area of 468,000 km2, spread across 10 maritime States and 7 Union Territories, including the Andaman an