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DR. TAMAL MONDAL
SCIENTIST-D
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Highest Academic degree, year
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M.Sc., Ph.D. (2014)
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Department/Division
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Mollusca Section, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata
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Email Address
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t_genetics@yahoo.com
tgeneticszsi@gmail.com
tamal.mondal@zsi.gov.in
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Phone Number
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(+91) 9531816744; 9433010769
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Area of Expertise
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Zoology, Scleractinian Taxonomy, Coastal and Marine Biodiversity
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Experience after Ph. D.
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10 years
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Significant Achievements
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- Discovery of New species- 2 species of 2 species of scleractinian corals.
- New Distributional Record- 217 species (213 species of scleractinian corals & 4 species of octocorals)
- Report on Mass Coral Bleaching 2010, 2016
- Establishment of Long-term Permanent Monitoring Plots for coral health in A&N Islands
- First Report of Coral Reefs at Visakhapatman Coast- 2019
- Preparation of Management Plan of Loha Barrack Crocodile Sanctuary
- Report on Mass stranding of pilot whales
- Participation in Status Survey on Schedule – IV gastropod Trochusniloticus, Schedule – I [W(P)A, 1972] holothurians, and Scleractinian corals (Schedule – I [W(P)A, 1972] ) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve: Participation in preparation of nomination form
- Participation in Crocodile Census of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Taxonomic identification of Deep-Sea corals
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Research Focus
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- Taxonomy and classification of Corals and coral associated faunal communities
- Species diversity and distribution patterns
- Ecological Assessment on Coastal and Marine Biodiversity
- Undersea exploration by SCUBA diving
- Faunal exploration of deep-sea
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Publications
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- Books- 20
- Research Papers- 77
- Book Chapter-81
- Abstracts-15
- Pamphlets-36
- Newsletter-1
- Conference Paper-1
- Posters- 20
Some Latest Publications
- Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2023. First report of free-living, solitary zoanthid from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Zootaxa, 5244 (3): 293–298. DOI: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5244.3.7
- Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2022. Decadal status of Acanthasterplanci (Linnaeus, 1758) along the coral reef habitat of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences, 51 (09): 753-759. DOI: 10.56042/ijms.v51i09.2331
- Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2022. First report of endemic Taiwanese caryophyllid coral Polycyathuschaishanensis from Indian waters. Vie et milieu - Life and environment, 72 (1-2):17-22.https://doi.org/10.57890/VIEMILIEU/2022.72.1/2:17-22
- Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2022. First Report of Stranded By the wind Sailor from Coastal Areas of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-022-00509-2
- Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2022. First Report of Deep‑Sea Azooxanthellate Coral Under the Family Anthemiphylliidae (Order Scleractinia) from India. National Academy Science Letters,45: 383–387; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-022-01143-5
- Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2022. Zoogeographic Range Extension of Four Species of Flabellid Corals Under the Genus Truncatoflabellum (Scleractinian: Flabelliidae) From Indian Waters. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences,https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-022-00446-0
- Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2022. Differential thermal stress with associated bleaching on stony corals in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal: yet another impact of the El Niño. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 63(2): 103-117; DOI: 10.21411/CBM.A.181085AF.
- Raghunathan, C., Tamal Mondal and Chandra, K, 2021. Invasion and potential risks of introduced exotic aquatic species in Indian islands. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 24(2): 76–85;DOI: 10.14321/aehm.024.02.11.
- Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2021. Report of stranded skeletal system of Short-finned Pilot Whale from South Reef Island, Middle Andaman, India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 46: 101872; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101872.
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ResearchGate profile
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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tamal_Mondal6
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Social Media
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- Twitter: Tamal@zsi
- Instagram: dr.tamalmondal
- LinkedIn: dr-tamal-mondal-44133819
- https://tgeneticszsi.wixsite.com/tamalmondal
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