ZSI Scientist Profile

Dr. N. Marimuthu

Scientist-E & Officer-in-Charge (General Non-Chordata section)

Highest Academic degree, year

Ph.D.

2009

Department/Division

General Non-Chordata section

Email Address

marimuthu@zsi.gov.in; marinemari@hotmail.com

Phone Number

94882 56444; 99444 91047

Area of Expertise

Taxonomy & Ecology: Scleractinian corals

Experience after Ph. D.

2010-11: Project Scientist at NIOT, Port Blair, Andamans

2011-13: Lecturer at KAU, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2013-14: Marine Scientist at GEC, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

2014-16: Project Scientist-III at NCSCM, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

2016-17: Project Scientist at WII, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

2017-22: Scientist-D at Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata

2022-    : Scientist-E at Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata

Significant Achievements

• IUCN SSC Coral Specialist Group (South and Southeast Asia Group) member (2021-2025)
• Member, Coral reef ecology, Annual management plans for conservation and management of Mangroves and Coral reefs, SCMD, MoEFCC (2023-2026)
• Technical Advisory Committee member, Coral Restoration, SPMU Maharashtra

Mentorship

Two master's candidate dissertations were guided.
Having PhD mentorship at the University of Calcutta.

Research Focus

Taxonomy and classification of Scleractinian corals

Species diversity and distribution patterns

Recruitment competition among marine invertebrates

Publications

SCI articles: 41  |  Scopus citations & h-index: 240 & 10

Recent Publications:

Marimuthu, N. 2024. Coral recruitment assessment as a pre-requisite experiment to restore shallow water coral communities of Palk Bay, southeast coast of India. Journal of Coastal Conservation (Springer), 28:75. 10.1007/s11852-024-01074-x (SCI IF: 1.7)

Marimuthu, N., Wilson, J.J., Al-Sofyani, A.A., Kumaraguru, A.K. 2022. Coral reef health status versus Muricid bioindicator in the Lakshadweep Archipelago– A multivariate approach. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9:914240. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.914240 (SCI IF: 2.8)

Marimuthu, N., Vignesh, S.K., Raheem, C.N.A., Idreesbabu, K.K. 2022. Mass occurrence of blue button hydrozoan fauna in the Lakshadweep Archipelago, India. Current Science, 122(4): 369-370 (SCI IF: 1)

Marimuthu, N., Wilson, J.J., Kumaraguru, A.K. 2020. Tracking Decadal Changes in Palk Bay Coral Community Structure: A Multivariate Approach. Journal of Coastal Conservation (Springer), 21: 289-301 (SCI IF: 1.7)

Marimuthu, N., Purvaja, R., Sathish, M., Dinesh, N., Ramesh, R. 2019. Recruitment pattern of Scleractinian coral spats on neighbouring artificial substrates at Kurusadai Reef Complex, Gulf of Mannar, India. Aquatic Ecosystem; Health and Management (Taylor and Francis). 22(1): 77-85 (SCI IF: 0.8)

Wilson, J.J., Al-Sofyani, A.A., Marimuthu, N. 2017. Current biodiversity and ecological status of Scleractinian corals of Sharm Obhur, Jeddah, Saudi Arabian coast of the Red Sea. Marine Biodiversity (Springer). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-017-0784-2 (SCI IF: 1.5)

ResearchGate profile

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nithyanandam-Marimuthu

Social Media

Twitter: @Marinemaari

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