Dr. Sreeraj C.R.
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Dr. SreerajC.R. Scientist - D |
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Highest Academic degree, year |
PhD in Marine Biology (Ecology) from Pondicherry University, India; 2017 M.Sc. in Marine biology from Pondicherry University, India; 2008
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Department/Division |
Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode
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Email Address |
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Phone Number |
+91 9884866241
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Area of Expertise |
Taxonomy: Fishes (Reef fishes and mangrove fishes); Mollusca (Heterobranch slugs); Platyhelminthes (Polycladida) Coral reef and mangrove ecology Conservation Management Biodiversity database management
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Research experience |
15+ Years
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Significant Achievements |
Reported 407 species of marine and estuarine fauna new from India as a taxa expert in various scientific publications which includes 134 species of fishes, 227 species of mollusca and 46 species of platyhelminthes (as on Oct 2023). Reported 113 species of other marine fauna new from India as a team member in various scientific publications which includes 67 species of corals, 44 species of gorgonians and 2 species of crustaceans. Co-developed the first coastal and marine biodiversity database of India and the online species identification tool: CoMBINe – Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Integrated Network (https://combine.ncscm.res.in/combine/) Submitted 25 management plans to various government departments. Attended the international training program on “Basics of taxonomy: describing, illustrating, and communicating biodiversity” at Sven Loven Centre for Marine Sciences, Kristineberg, Sweden during 2013.
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Mentorship |
Supervised 2 MTech Thesis Supervised 11 MSc. Thesis
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Research Focus |
Taxonomy and ecology of coral reef and mangrove fishes. Taxonomy and ecology of polyclad worms Conservation and Integrated management plans
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Publications |
Monograph: 1 Journal articles: 53 Books: 10 Book chapters: 16 Publication in proceedings: 22 Popular article: 1 Management plans: 25 Gene sequences: 10
Das, R.R.; Sreeraj, C.R.; Mohan, G.; Simon, N.T.; Ramachandran, P.; Ramachandran, R.; Krishnan, P.; Kumar, D.S.V. (2023) Evidence of Coral Diseases, Phase Shift, and Stressors in the Atolls of Lakshadweep Islands, Arabian Sea—With Geographical Notes on Their Occurrence within the Indian EEZ and Contiguous International Waters. Diversity, 15: 382. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15030382 Sreeraj, C.R., K. S. Sheethal., K. M. Sanu Sharbin., Arya Sen and V. P. Limna Mol (2023) First Report on the Occurrence of Five Mangrove-Associated Fishes From Kerala, India. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-023-00539-4 Krishnan, P., K.R. Abhilash, C.R. Sreeraj, V. Deepak Samuel, R. Purvaja, A. Anand, M. Mahapatra, R. Sankar, R. Raghuraman, R. Ramesh. (2021) Balancing livelihood enhancement and ecosystem conservation in seaweed farmed areas: A case study from Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, India. Ocean & Coastal Management, 207: 105590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105590. Sreeraj, C.R. (2021) Invasion of the exotic slug, Laevicaulis haroldi Dundee, 1980 in Sunderban Biosphere Reserve, India. BioInvasions Records 10(1): 21–27, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2021.10.1.03 Krishnan, P., Purvaja, R., Sreeraj, C.R., Raghuraman, R., Robin, R.S., Abhilash, K.R., Mahendra, R.S., Anand, A., Gopi, M., Mohanty, P.C., Venkataraman, K. and Ramesh, R. (2018) Differential bleaching patterns in corals of Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar. Current Science, 114(3): 679-685. Deepak Samuel, V., Krishnan, P., Sreeraj, C.R., Chamundeeswari, K., Parthiban, C., Sekar, V., Shesdev Patro., Saravanan, R., Abhilash, K.R., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R. (2017) An updated checklist of Echinoderms from Indian waters. Zootaxa, Monograph No: 4354, 68 pp (Published on 27th Nov. 2017)
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ResearchGate profile |
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sreeraj-C-R https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=tW5esgYAAAAJ
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