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.

<p>Polychaetes of Andaman and Nicobar

Status of the benthos and its environment in Jolly Buoy Island, Magathma Gandhi Marine National Park, Andaman, India
Intertidal distribution of the coral-boring barnacle <i>Lithotrya</i><i> nicobarica</i> Reinhardt, 1850 in the Great Nicobar Island
Coral boring fauna of the Great Nicobar Island
On the recurrence of coral bleaching and recovery in North Bay, Port Blair
Status and distribution of <i>Trochus niloticus</i> (Linnaeus, 1767) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ichtyofaunal diversity in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
Diversity and abundance of Chondrichthyan Fishes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Structure of reef fish communities of seven islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Seaweed distribution in South and Little Andaman
Diversity of butterflies in Ritchie's Archipelago, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Diversity and distribution of corals and their associated fauna of Rani Jhansi Marine National Park, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Diversity and distribution of Odonates of Ritchie's Archipelago, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Butterflies and birds of Chidiyatapu Biological Park, South Andaman
Social organisation of the Nicobar Megapode <i>Megapodius nicobariensis</i> (Galliformes, Aves) in the Great Nicobar Island
Habitat preference of the Nicobar Megapode <i>Megapodius nicobariensis</i> in the Great Nicobar Island, India
Ecology and conservation of the Narcondam Hornbill <i>Aceros narcondami.-</i>Abundance and species distribution of bird communities in Ritchie's Archipelago, Andaman and Nicobar islands
Diversity and conservation of indigenous poultry germplasm of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Diversity and conservation of farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.</p>