[Coral-List] HANDBOOK ON HARD CORALS OF INDIA.

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DEAR CORAL-LISTERS, 

Recently in 10 ICRS,  Okinawa Handbook on hard corals of India was published. I am sending information about the book and where to purchase.
HAND BOOK ON HARD CORALS OF INDIA
 K. VENKATARAMAN, Ch. SATYANARAYANA,  JRB ALFRED AND J. WOLSTENHOLME

 ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, KOLKATA, INDIA.

CITATION: Venkataraman, K. Ch. Satyanarayanan, Alfrred, J. R. B. AND Wolstenholme, J. 2003. Hand book on Hard Corals of India, 1-266 (Published by the Director, Zool. Suv. India,  Kolkata).

 price: Indian : Rs. 2300.00; Foreign: $150 ; ? 100

ISBN 81-8171-020-7

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK

1. INFORMATION & PHOTOGRAPHS ON ALL FOUR MAJOR CORAL REEF AREAS OF INDIA

2. CORAL REEF ASSOCIATED FAUNA OF ALL THE FOUR MAJOR CORAL REEF AREAS OF INDIA

3. BIOLOGY OF SCLERACTINIAN CORALS

4. TAXONOMY OF CORALS 208 Species

5. INVENTORY OF SCLERATINIAN, NON SCLERATINIAN & AHERMATYPIC CORALS:- FAMILIES: 15; GENERA:    60; SPECIES:    208

6. DIVERSITY OF CORALS IN ALL FOUR MAJOR CORAL REEF AREAS OF INDIA

7. NUMBER OF MONOSPECIEFIC GENERA, ENDEMECITY & DIVERSITY CHARACTERISTICS

8. VALUES, THREATS AND NATURAL STRESS & HUMAN IMPACTS ON CORAL REEFS

9. CONSERVATION & HELP FROM THE PUBLIC.

10. GLOSSARIES & FURTHER READING

OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK

.MAPS: 8; .ORIGINAL DRAWINGS (B/W): 90; .COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS (Ecosystem): 20; .COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS (CORALS): 323; .SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS: 18

BOOKS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM
THE Publication Production Officer, Zoological Survey of India, 13th Floor, Nijam Palace, Kolkata - 700 020, India.
Phone 033 22475463, 22478213

Important Instructions:

Payment will be accepted only through a Demand Draft payable at Kolkata Bank. 

No Cheque will be accepted.

The Demand Draft should be drawn only in favor of PAO (BSI/ZSI), Department of Environment, Kolkata and sent to Publication Production Officer, Zoological Survey of India, 2344/4, A. J. C. Bose Road, Kolkata 700 020.

 Postage will be charged extra.

 For More Information Please Log on to www.enviszsi.org

Thanks very much

Dr. K. VNKATARAMAN
SCIENTIST E AND OFFICER IN CHARGE
Marine Biological Station
Zoological Survey of India
130 Santhome High Road
Chennai 600 028 India