Research Articles (most recent first)
1. Recruitment pattern of Scleractinian coral spats on neighbouring artificial substrates at Kurusadai Reef Complex,
Gulf of Mannar, India (2018) Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management (Taylor &
Francis). 10.1080/14634988.2018.1435941
2. Integrated assessment of heavy metal contamination in water, sediments and marine organisms from Southeast
coast of India (2018). Indian journal of Geo-Marine Sciences. 47(6): 1274-1289. pdf
3. First Report of Drupella cornus Röding, 1798 (Gastropoda: Muricidae), a Biological Indicator of Coral Reef Habitat
of Lakshadweep Archipelago, India (2018) Records of Zoological Survey of India. 118(1): 97-99.
4. Integrated Coastal Zone Management project funded coral restoration processes in the Gulf of Kachchh - a
present scenario (2018) Indian journal of Geo-Marine Sciences. 47(1): 15-19. pdf
5. Current biodiversity and ecological status of scleractinian corals of Sharm Obhur, Jeddah, Saudi Arabian coast of
the Red Sea (2017) Marine Biodiversity (Springer). DOI 10.1007/s12526-017-0784-2
6. North-south gradient of incidence, distribution and variations of coral reef communities in the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands, India (2017) Journal of Coastal Conservation; Planning and Management (Springer). 21: 289-301.
pdf on request
7. Spatial variation in the health of coral reef communities of Palk Bay, southeast coast of India (2016) Aquatic
Ecosystem Health and Management (Taylor & Francis). 19(4): 360-367. pdf on request
8. Assessment of heavy metal concentrations and associated resistant bacterial communities in bulk and rhizosphere
soil of Avicennia marina of Pichavaram mangrove, India. (2017) Environmental Earth Sciences (Springer). 76: 58.
pdf on request
9. Cytotoxic activity of alkyl benzoate and fatty acids from the red sea sponge Hyrtios erectus (2017) Natural Product
Research (Taylor & Francis). 10.1080/14786419.2017.1344662.
10. Antifouling effect of bioactive compounds from selected marine organisms in the Obhur creek, Red Sea.
(2016) Journal of Ocean University of China (Springer). 15(3): 465-470. pdf on request
11. Forbidding invasive species - a way to attain sustainability of the coastal ecosystem. (2015) Current Science.
108(2): 151- 152. pdf
12. Coral communities, in contrast to fish communities, maintain a high assembly similarity along the large latitudinal
gradient along the Saudi Red sea coast. (2014) Journal of Ecosystem and Ecography., S4: 003. doi:
10.4172/2157-7625.S4-003. pdf
13. Repercussions of embarkation wharves in Lakshadweep Islands on coral communities and their ecology
(2014) Indian Journal Geo-Marine Sciences. 43(7): 1391-1400. pdf
14. Community structure and coral status across reef fishing intensity gradients in Palk Bay reef, southeast coast of
India. (2014) Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 186(10): 5989-6002. pdf
15. A rapid assessment of Scleractinian and Non-Scleractinian coral growth forms along the Saudi Arabian coast, Red
Sea. (2014) Journal of Ocean University of China (Springer). 13(2): 243-248. pdf
16. Longitudinal variations of coral reef features in the Marine National Park, Gulf of Kachchh. (2014) Journal of
Coastal Conservation; Planning and Management (Springer). 18:167–175. pdf
17. Seasonal variation and climate change influence coral bleaching in Pirotan Island, Gulf of Kachchh Marine
National Park, Gujarat. Current Science. 107(11): 1780-1781. pdf
18. Coral reef recovery status of South Andaman Islands after the bleaching event 2010. (2013) Journal of Ocean
University of China (Springer). 12(1): 91-96. pdf
19. Field and GIS based post-tsunami assessment of Scleractinian coral cover in the Aerial Bay group of Islands,
North Andaman, India. (2013) Journal of Coastal Conservation; Planning and Management (Springer). 17: 671-
677. pdf
20. Tunicate bloom in the Obhur creek of Jeddah coast, Red Sea. (2013). Current Science. 104(10): 1274-1275. pdf
21. Post-bleaching recovery of transplanted coral nubbins in Abu Al Abyad Island of Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates. Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies. 14: 1-2. pdf
22. Recovery status of Sea anemones from bleaching event of 2010 in the Andaman waters. (2011) Current
Science. 101 (6): 734-736. pdf
23. Settlement Inducing Protein Complex of Balanus amphitrite - An analysis of canonical and non-
canonical interactions in their structural stability. (2011) International Journal of Oceans and Oceanography. 5(1):
43-51. pdf
24. Teira batfish, Platax teira (Forsskal, 1874) in Pudhumadam coastal waters, drifted due to the tsunami of
26 December 2004. (2005) Current Science. 89 (8): 1310-1312. pdf
25. Encrusting form of corals as biofoulers in the marine environment of southeast coast of India
(2005) Journal of Marine Biological Association of India. 47 (1): 88-91. pdf
26. Algae as biofoulers in Pudhumadam coastal waters in the Gulf of Mannar. (2004) Seaweed Research
and Utilization Association. 26 (1&2): 41-46. pdf on request
27. Sedimentation of silt in the coral reef environment of southeast coast of India. (2005) Journal of Marine Biological
Association of India. 47 (1): 83-87. pdf
28. Enzymes in Myocardial Infarction patients- A case study. (2003) Journal of Current Sciences. 3 (1): 133-136. pdf
on request
29. Bioactive marine sponges for aqua-culture trends and future directions. (2012) Fishing Chimes. 31(12): 59-63. pdf
on request
Gulf of Mannar, India (2018) Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management (Taylor &
Francis). 10.1080/14634988.2018.1435941
2. Integrated assessment of heavy metal contamination in water, sediments and marine organisms from Southeast
coast of India (2018). Indian journal of Geo-Marine Sciences. 47(6): 1274-1289. pdf
3. First Report of Drupella cornus Röding, 1798 (Gastropoda: Muricidae), a Biological Indicator of Coral Reef Habitat
of Lakshadweep Archipelago, India (2018) Records of Zoological Survey of India. 118(1): 97-99.
4. Integrated Coastal Zone Management project funded coral restoration processes in the Gulf of Kachchh - a
present scenario (2018) Indian journal of Geo-Marine Sciences. 47(1): 15-19. pdf
5. Current biodiversity and ecological status of scleractinian corals of Sharm Obhur, Jeddah, Saudi Arabian coast of
the Red Sea (2017) Marine Biodiversity (Springer). DOI 10.1007/s12526-017-0784-2
6. North-south gradient of incidence, distribution and variations of coral reef communities in the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands, India (2017) Journal of Coastal Conservation; Planning and Management (Springer). 21: 289-301.
pdf on request
7. Spatial variation in the health of coral reef communities of Palk Bay, southeast coast of India (2016) Aquatic
Ecosystem Health and Management (Taylor & Francis). 19(4): 360-367. pdf on request
8. Assessment of heavy metal concentrations and associated resistant bacterial communities in bulk and rhizosphere
soil of Avicennia marina of Pichavaram mangrove, India. (2017) Environmental Earth Sciences (Springer). 76: 58.
pdf on request
9. Cytotoxic activity of alkyl benzoate and fatty acids from the red sea sponge Hyrtios erectus (2017) Natural Product
Research (Taylor & Francis). 10.1080/14786419.2017.1344662.
10. Antifouling effect of bioactive compounds from selected marine organisms in the Obhur creek, Red Sea.
(2016) Journal of Ocean University of China (Springer). 15(3): 465-470. pdf on request
11. Forbidding invasive species - a way to attain sustainability of the coastal ecosystem. (2015) Current Science.
108(2): 151- 152. pdf
12. Coral communities, in contrast to fish communities, maintain a high assembly similarity along the large latitudinal
gradient along the Saudi Red sea coast. (2014) Journal of Ecosystem and Ecography., S4: 003. doi:
10.4172/2157-7625.S4-003. pdf
13. Repercussions of embarkation wharves in Lakshadweep Islands on coral communities and their ecology
(2014) Indian Journal Geo-Marine Sciences. 43(7): 1391-1400. pdf
14. Community structure and coral status across reef fishing intensity gradients in Palk Bay reef, southeast coast of
India. (2014) Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 186(10): 5989-6002. pdf
15. A rapid assessment of Scleractinian and Non-Scleractinian coral growth forms along the Saudi Arabian coast, Red
Sea. (2014) Journal of Ocean University of China (Springer). 13(2): 243-248. pdf
16. Longitudinal variations of coral reef features in the Marine National Park, Gulf of Kachchh. (2014) Journal of
Coastal Conservation; Planning and Management (Springer). 18:167–175. pdf
17. Seasonal variation and climate change influence coral bleaching in Pirotan Island, Gulf of Kachchh Marine
National Park, Gujarat. Current Science. 107(11): 1780-1781. pdf
18. Coral reef recovery status of South Andaman Islands after the bleaching event 2010. (2013) Journal of Ocean
University of China (Springer). 12(1): 91-96. pdf
19. Field and GIS based post-tsunami assessment of Scleractinian coral cover in the Aerial Bay group of Islands,
North Andaman, India. (2013) Journal of Coastal Conservation; Planning and Management (Springer). 17: 671-
677. pdf
20. Tunicate bloom in the Obhur creek of Jeddah coast, Red Sea. (2013). Current Science. 104(10): 1274-1275. pdf
21. Post-bleaching recovery of transplanted coral nubbins in Abu Al Abyad Island of Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates. Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies. 14: 1-2. pdf
22. Recovery status of Sea anemones from bleaching event of 2010 in the Andaman waters. (2011) Current
Science. 101 (6): 734-736. pdf
23. Settlement Inducing Protein Complex of Balanus amphitrite - An analysis of canonical and non-
canonical interactions in their structural stability. (2011) International Journal of Oceans and Oceanography. 5(1):
43-51. pdf
24. Teira batfish, Platax teira (Forsskal, 1874) in Pudhumadam coastal waters, drifted due to the tsunami of
26 December 2004. (2005) Current Science. 89 (8): 1310-1312. pdf
25. Encrusting form of corals as biofoulers in the marine environment of southeast coast of India
(2005) Journal of Marine Biological Association of India. 47 (1): 88-91. pdf
26. Algae as biofoulers in Pudhumadam coastal waters in the Gulf of Mannar. (2004) Seaweed Research
and Utilization Association. 26 (1&2): 41-46. pdf on request
27. Sedimentation of silt in the coral reef environment of southeast coast of India. (2005) Journal of Marine Biological
Association of India. 47 (1): 83-87. pdf
28. Enzymes in Myocardial Infarction patients- A case study. (2003) Journal of Current Sciences. 3 (1): 133-136. pdf
on request
29. Bioactive marine sponges for aqua-culture trends and future directions. (2012) Fishing Chimes. 31(12): 59-63. pdf
on request
Book Chapters
1. Grazing fish as a boon for survival of Transplanted corals (2014) pp. 75-78. In. Solutions to ecological
challenges: Multidimensional Perspectives. (eds.) K.J. Mary, T.V. Anandi, S.A. Packiaseeli, S. Selvarani, V.E. Rani
and N. Malathi. Fatima College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, 193 p. pdf
2. Status of Coral Reefs in South Asia: Bangladesh, Chagos, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka (2008) pp. 119-
130. In. Status of Coral Reefs of the world: 2008. (ed.) C. Wilkinson. Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
and Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Townsville, Australia, 296 p. pdf
3. The effects of the 2004 Tsunami on mainland India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. (2006) (eds.)
C. Wilkinson, D. Souter and J.Goldberg. GCRMN, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australia. 154 p. pdf
4. Tsunami of 2004 and Coral Reef Environment of the Southeast coast of India (2005) pp. 19-38. In. Wave in Bay –
Impact of Tsunami on coastal resources. (eds.) T. Balasubramanian, O.J. Fernando and S. Ravichandran. ENVIS,
Parangipettai, India. 129 p. pdf on request
challenges: Multidimensional Perspectives. (eds.) K.J. Mary, T.V. Anandi, S.A. Packiaseeli, S. Selvarani, V.E. Rani
and N. Malathi. Fatima College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, 193 p. pdf
2. Status of Coral Reefs in South Asia: Bangladesh, Chagos, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka (2008) pp. 119-
130. In. Status of Coral Reefs of the world: 2008. (ed.) C. Wilkinson. Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
and Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Townsville, Australia, 296 p. pdf
3. The effects of the 2004 Tsunami on mainland India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. (2006) (eds.)
C. Wilkinson, D. Souter and J.Goldberg. GCRMN, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australia. 154 p. pdf
4. Tsunami of 2004 and Coral Reef Environment of the Southeast coast of India (2005) pp. 19-38. In. Wave in Bay –
Impact of Tsunami on coastal resources. (eds.) T. Balasubramanian, O.J. Fernando and S. Ravichandran. ENVIS,
Parangipettai, India. 129 p. pdf on request
Book
1. Scientific information on Gulf of Mannar – A Bibliography (2006) Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies,
Madurai Kamaraj University, India, 656 p. pdf
Madurai Kamaraj University, India, 656 p. pdf