{"title":"Marine molluscs of India-a review on their diversity and distribution","authors":"Sandhya Leeda D’Souza, K. Bhasker Shenoy","doi":"10.1007/s11852-023-00998-0","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article establishes the significance of marine molluscs of India, existing and potential threats are discussed, and molluscan distribution in Indian states based on current information is examined. About 3370 molluscan species are known from marine habitats of India and the highest number of species from the east coast of India. Marine molluscs of India are facing threats because of various causes. The greatest threat to marine molluscs has been the loss and reduced quality of habitat caused by human-induced modifications and the capture of molluscs for the fishery. Species and habitat-based approaches to molluscan conservation are evaluated. The conservation measures taken by the Indian government are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48909,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Coastal Conservation","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Coastal Conservation","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-023-00998-0","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This article establishes the significance of marine molluscs of India, existing and potential threats are discussed, and molluscan distribution in Indian states based on current information is examined. About 3370 molluscan species are known from marine habitats of India and the highest number of species from the east coast of India. Marine molluscs of India are facing threats because of various causes. The greatest threat to marine molluscs has been the loss and reduced quality of habitat caused by human-induced modifications and the capture of molluscs for the fishery. Species and habitat-based approaches to molluscan conservation are evaluated. The conservation measures taken by the Indian government are discussed.
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The Journal of Coastal Conservation is a scientific journal for the dissemination of both theoretical and applied research on integrated and sustainable management of the terrestrial, coastal and marine environmental interface.
A thorough understanding of both the physical and the human sciences is important to the study of the spatial patterns and processes observed in terrestrial, coastal and marine systems set in the context of past, present and future social and economic developments. This includes multidisciplinary and integrated knowledge and understanding of: physical geography, coastal geomorphology, sediment dynamics, hydrodynamics, soil science, hydrology, plant and animal ecology, vegetation science, biogeography, landscape ecology, recreation and tourism studies, urban and human ecology, coastal engineering and spatial planning, coastal zone management, and marine resource management.
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