2020

Kumar, B.V., Shafni, J.V., Samuel, V.D., Abhilash, K.R., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2020. DNA barcoding of the protected horned helmet, Cassis cornuta (Linnaeus 1758). Current Science (00113891), 119(12) p. 2014-2019.

Anandavelu, I., Robin, R.S., Purvaja, R., Ganguly, D., Hariharan, G., Raghuraman, R., Prasad, M.H.K. and Ramesh, R., 2020. Spatial heterogeneity of mesozooplankton along the tropical coastal waters. Continental Shelf Research, 206, p.104193.

Hariharan, G., Purvaja, R., Anandavelu, I., Robin, R.S. and Ramesh, R., 2020. Accumulation and ecotoxicological risk of weathered polyethylene (wPE) microplastics on green mussel (Perna viridis). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 208, p.111765.

Das, R.R., Sreeraj, C.R., Mohan, G., Abhilash, K.R., Samuel, V.K.D., Ramachandran, P. and Ramachandran, R., 2020. Incursion of the killer sponge Terpios hoshinota Rützler & Muzik, 1993 on the coral reefs of the Lakshadweep archipelago, Arabian Sea. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 12(14), pp.17009-17013.

Sachithanandam, V., Parthiban, A., Lalitha, P., Muthukumaran, J., Jain, M., Elumalai, D., Jayabal, K., Sridhar, R., Ramachandran, P. and Ramachandran, R., 2020. Biological evaluation of gallic acid and quercetin derived from Ceriops tagal: insights from extensive in vitro and in silico studies. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, pp.1-13.

Purvaja, R., Ganguly, D., Hariharan, G., Arumugam, K. and Ramesh, R., 2020. In situ photosynthetic activities and associated biogeochemical changes in three tropical seagrass species. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, p.379.

Amali Infantina, J., Priya, P., Deepak Samuel, V.K., Abhilash, K.R., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2020. Sustainability at a cost: An inceptive analysis of “extended” fishing ban on the livelihoods of fishers of Tamil Nadu. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 27(4), p. 336-344.

Yosuva, M., Viswanathan, C., Samuel, V.K.D., Chamundeeswari, K., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2020. New Distributional Record of Petal-Eyed Swimmer Crab, Vojmirophthalmus minabensis (Sakai 1961)(Portunidae: Podophthalminae) from Indian Waters. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, p.1-4.

Jeevamani, J.J.J., Priya, P., Infantina, J.A., Abhilash, K.R., Behera, D.P., Samuel, V.D., Soundararajan, R., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2020. An integrated approach to assess coastal vulnerability versus fisheries livelihood sustainability: Strategies for climate change adaptation in Sindhudurg, west coast of India. Environment, Development and Sustainability, pp.1-32.

Viswanathan, C., Purvaja, R., Jeevamani, J.J.J., Samuel, V.D., Sankar, R., Abhilash, K.R., Geevargheese, G.A., Muruganandam, R., Gopi, M., Raja, S. and Das, R.R., 2020. Salt marsh vegetation in India: Species composition, distribution, zonation pattern and conservation implications. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, p.106792.

Karthik, R., Robin, R.S., Anandavelu, I., Purvaja, R., Singh, G., Mugilarasan, M., Jayalakshmi, T., Samuel, V.D. and Ramesh, R., 2020. Diatom bloom in the Amba River, west coast of India: A nutrient-enriched tropical river-fed estuary. Regional Studies in Marine Science, p.101244.

Robin, R.S., Karthik, R., Purvaja, R., Ganguly, D., Anandavelu, I., Mugilarasan, M. and Ramesh, R., 2020. Holistic assessment of microplastics in various coastal environmental matrices, southwest coast of India. Science of the Total Environment, 703, p.134947.

Viswanathan, C., Goutham, S.,  Deepak Samuel, V., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2020. Symbiotic brachyuran crab Eumedonus zebra Alcock, 1895 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pilumnidae) – A first record from South east coast of India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 49(11), p. 1779-1781.

Jinoj, T.P.S., Bonthu, S.R., Robin, R.S., Babu, K.K., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2020. Nearshore sediment dynamics of Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep archipelago using integrated modelling system.

2019

Das, R.R., Samuel, V.K.D., Sampath, G., Krishnan, P., Ramachandran, P. and Ramachandran, R., 2019. The windowpane oyster family Placunidae Rafinesque, 1815 with additional description of Placuna quadrangula (Philipsson, 1788) from India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 11(15), pp.15061-15067.

Sridhar, R., Sachithanandam, V., Mageswaran, T., Mahapatra, M., Badarees, K.O., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2019. Small island management: a case study of the Smith Island, North Andaman, India. Environment, Development and Sustainability, p. 1-18.

Gopi, M., Kumar, M.P., Jeevamani, J.J.J., Raja, S., Muruganandam, R., Samuel, V.D., Simon, N.T., Viswanathan, C., Abhilash, K.R., Krishnan, P. and Purvaja, R., 2019. Distribution and biodiversity of tropical saltmarshes: Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Southeast coast of India. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 229, p.106393.

Singh, Y.T., Das, R.R., Kumar, V., Samuel, D., Krishnan, P., Ramachandran, P. and Ramachandran, R., 2019. Rapid Assessment of Coastal Biodiversity Post-2015 Chennai Flood, India. Environment Asia, 12(3).

Suganya, G.M.D., Deepika, B., Madhumitha, R., Rajakumari, S., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2019. Planform Island change assessment for inhabited Lakshadweep Islands. Natural Hazards, 98(2), p.735-750.

Viswanathan, C., Goutham, S., Samuel, V.D., Krishnan, P., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2019. First record of two rare brachyuran crabs: Drachiella morum Alcock, 1896 and Quadrella maculosa Alcock, 1898 along the Tamil Nadu coast, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 11(10), p.14358-14362.

Kanagaraj, C., Mooi, R., Kumar, D.S.V., Premachandran, H., Rajendran, A.K., Rethinavelu, S., Ramachandran, P. and Ramachandran, R., 2019. First record of the heart urchin Metalia persica (Mortensen, 1940)(Spatangoida: Brissidae) from the Chennai coast, India. Zootaxa, 4624(2), pp.296-300.

Abhilash, K. R., Sankar, R., Purvaja, R., Deepak Samuel, V., Sreeraj, C. R., Krishnan, P., Sekar, V., Biswas Amit, K., Kumarapandiyan, G. and Ramesh, R., 2019. Impact of long-term seaweed farming on water quality: a case study from Palk Bay, India. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 23 (2), p. 485-499.

George, G., Krishnan, P., Mini, K.G., Salim, S.S., Ragavan, P., Tenjing, S.Y., Muruganandam, R., Dubey, S.K., Gopalakrishnan, A., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2019. Structure and regeneration status of mangrove patches along the estuarine and coastal stretches of Kerala, India. Journal of Forestry Research, 30(2), pp.507-518.

Krishnan, P., Ananthan, P.S., Purvaja, R., Jeevamani, J.J.J., Infantina, J.A., Rao, C.S., Anand, A., Mahendra, R.S., Sekar, I., Kareemulla, K. and Biswas, A., 2019. Framework for mapping the drivers of coastal vulnerability and spatial decision making for climate-change adaptation: A case study from Maharashtra, India. Ambio, 48(2), pp.192-212.

Neethu, C.S., Saravanakumar, C., Purvaja, R., Robin, R.S. and Ramesh, R., 2019. oil-spill triggered shift in Indigenous Microbial structure and Functional Dynamics in Different Marine environmental Matrices. Scientific reports, 9(1), p. 1354.

Ganesh, S. R., Nandhini, T., Samuel, V. D., Sreeraj, C. R., Abhilash, K.R., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2019. Marine snakes of Indian coasts: historical resume, systematic checklist, toxinology, status and identification key. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 11(1), p. 13132-13150.

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,  22(1), p. 77-85.

Das, R.R., Sreeraj, C.R., Gopi, M., Abhilash, K.R., Samuel, D., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2019. Incursion of killer sponge Terpios hoshinota on the coral reefs of Lakshadweep archipelago. bioRxiv, p.617662.

Prasad, M.H.K., Ganguly, D., Paneerselvam, A., Ramesh, R., and Purvaja, R., 2019. Seagrass litter decomposition: an additional nutrient source to shallow coastal waters. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 191(1), p. 5.

2018

Banerjee, K., Paneerselvam, A., Purvaja, R., Ganguly, D., Singh, G. and Ramesh, R., 2018. Seagrass and macrophyte mediated CO2 and CH4 dynamics in shallow coastal waters. PLOS One, 13(10), p.e0203922.

Karthik, R., Robin, R.S., Purvaja, R., Ganguly, D., Anandavelu, I., Raghuraman, R., Hariharan, G., Ramakrishna, A. and Ramesh, R., 2018. Microplastics along the beaches of southeast coast of India. Science of The Total Environment, 645, p. 1388-1399.

Sridhar, R., Dhivya, P., Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., 2018. National Green Tribunal of India—an observation from environmental judgements.  Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25, p. 11313–11318.

Purvaja, R., Robin, R.S., Ganguly, D., Hariharan, G., Singh, G., Raghuraman, R. and Ramesh, R., 2018. Seagrass meadows as proxy for assessment of ecosystem health. Ocean & coastal management, 159, p.34-45.

Kantharajan, G., Pandey P.K., Krishnan, P., Ragavan, P., Joyson J.J., Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., 2018. Vegetative structure and species composition of mangroves along the Mumbai coast, Maharashtra India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 19, p. 1-8.

Arumugam, K., Srinivasalu, S., Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., 2018. Distribution of Major and Trace elements in Koppunuru area, Guntur district andhara Pradesh, India. Data in Brief 03/2018, 18, p. 180-189.

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., Ramesh, R., 2018. Differential bleaching patterns in corals of Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar. Current science 02/2018; 114(3), p. 679-685.

Ramesh, R., Banerjee, K., Paneer Selvam A., Ahanalakshmi, Krishnan, P. and Purvaja, R., 2018. Legislation and policy options for conservation and management of seagrass ecosystems in India. Ocean & Coastal Management, 159, p. 46-50.

Samuel, D. V., Krishnan, P., Abhilash, K. R., Sreeraj, C. R., Patro, S., Sankar, R., Margi, Purohit., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2018. Diversity of marine molluscs in the bycatch from lobster nets, Erwadi, Gulf of Mannar. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 47(01), p. 170-175.

Singh, K.S., Bonthu, S., Purvaja, R., Robin, R.S., Kannan, B.A.M. and Ramesh, R., 2018. Prediction of heavy rainfall over Chennai Metropolitan City, Tamil Nadu, India: Impact of microphysical parameterization schemes. Atmospheric Research, 202, pp.219-234.

Ganguly, D., Singh, G., Purvaja, R., Bhatta, R., Paneer Selvam A., Banerjee, K. and Ramesh, R., 2018.  Valuing the carbon sequestration regulation service by seagrass ecosystems of Palk Bay and Chilika, India. Ocean and Coastal Management, 159, p. 26-33.

Selvam, P.P., Geevarghese, G.A., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2018. Spatial assessment of net canopy photosynthetic rate and species diversity in Pichavaram mangrove forest, Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Ecology, 45(4), pp.717-723.

Geevarghese, G.A., Akhil, B., Magesh, G., Krishnan, P., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2018. A comprehensive geospatial assessment of seagrass distribution in India. Ocean & Coastal Management, 159, p.16-25.

Rocktim, R.D., Joyson, J.J., Sankar, R., Deepak Samuel, V., Krishnan, P., Purvaja, R., and  Ramesh, R., 2018. Limited distribution of Devil snail Faunus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) in tropical mangrove habitats of India, 47(10), p. 2002-2007.

Kiruba Sankar, R., Krishnan, P., Dam Roy, S., Raymond, J.A., Goutham, Bharathi., Lohith-Kumar, K., Ragavan. P., Kaliamoorthy, M., Muruganandam, R., Rajakumari, S., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2018. Structural complexity and tree species composition of mangrove forests of Andaman Islands, India. Journal of coastal conservation, 22, p. 217–234.

Deepak Samuel, V., Krishnan, P., Sreeraj, C.R., Chamundeeswari, K., Parthiban C., Sekar V.,   Shesdev, P., Raju, Saravanan.,  Abhilash, K. R., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2018. An updated checklist of Echinoderms from Indian waters. Zootaxa, 4354(1), p. 1-68.

2017

Ganguly, D., Singh, G., Purvaja, R., Paneer Selvam, A, Banerjee, K. and Ramesh, R., 2017. Seagrass metabolism and carbon dynamics in a tropical coastal embayment. Ambio, 46, p.667–679.

Kantharajan, G., Pandey, P.K., Krishnan, P., Samuel, V.D., Bharti, V.S. and Purvaja, R., 2017. Molluscan diversity in the mangrove ecosystem of Mumbai, west coast of India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 14, pp.102-111.

Rocktim, R.D., Kantharajan, G., Goutham, S., Samuel, V.D., Krishnan, P., Rajkumar, R. and Purvaja, R., 2017. First report of Antigona somwangi huber, 2010 (mollusca: bivalvia: veneridae) from India.

Deepak Samuel, V., Goutham, S., Abhilash, K.R., Sreeraj, C.R., Sankar, R., Krishnan, P., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2017. First Report Of Eulima Panamensis (Bartsch, 1917)(gastropoda: Eulimidae) From Indian Waters. Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, 5, p. 213-216.

Banerjee, K., Swati, M.S., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2017. Salt Marsh: Ecologically Important, Yet Least Studied Blue Carbon Ecosystems in India. Journal of Climate Change, 3(2), p. 59-72.

Sachithanandam, V., Mageswaran, T., Sridhar, R., Arumugam, K., Purvaja, R. and  Ramesh, R., 2017. Rapid assessment on mass mortality of fishes in ennore estuary of Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 46(8), p. 1647-1650.

Karthik, R., Paneerselvam, A., Ganguly, D., Hariharan, G., Srinivasalu, S., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2017. Temporal variability of atmospheric total gaseous mercury and its correlation with meteorological parameters at a high-altitude station of the South India. Atmospheric pollution research, 8(1), p.164-173.

Sathiyabama, VP., Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Robin, R.S., Suganya M.D., Hariharan, G. and Ganguly, D., 2017. Assessment of human induced stress on the Karaikal coast: A multi-dimensional approach for evaluating the pollution status. Eco. Env. & Cons., 24 (1), p. 340-349.

2016

Bonthu, S., Ganguly, D., Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., Pattnaik, A.K. and  Wolanski, E., 2016. Both riverine detritus and dissolved nutrients drive lagoon fisheries, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 183 (Part B), p. 360-369.

Hariharan, G., Purvaja, R., Robin, R.S. and Ramesh, R., 2016. Evaluation of the Multiple biomarkers on Identification of the Vulnerable Coastal Pollution Hotspots. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23(22), p. 23281–23290.

Marimuthu, N., Purvaja, R., Robin, R.S., Debasis, Tudu., Hariharan, G. and Ramesh, R., 2016. Spatial variation in the health of coral reef communities of Palk Bay, southeast coast of India. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 19(4), p. 360-367.

Kakolee, B., Paneer Selvam A, Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., 2016. Heavy Metal Distribution and Pollution Assessment Using Environmental Indices in The Surface Sediments of Sundarbans Delta, India. Journal of Applied Geochemistry, 18(4), p. 369-385.

Parasuram, P., Narayanan, P., Pelling, M., Solecki, W., Ramachandran, P. and Ramachandran, R., 2016. Climate change adaptation pathways in Kolkata. Journal of Extreme Events, 3(03), p.1650021.

Deepak Samuel, V., Sreeraj, C.R., Krishnan, P., Parthiban, C., Sekar, V., Chamundeeswari, K., Immanuel, Shesdev, P., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2016. An updated checklist of shrimps on the Indian coast. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 8(7), p. 8977-8988.

Sridhar, R., Sachithanandam, V., Mageswaran, T., Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., Senthilvel, A. and Thirunavukkarasu E., 2016. A Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental (PESTLE) approach for assessment of coastal zone management practice in India. International Review of Public Administration, 21(3), p. 216-232.

Hariharan, G., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2016.  Environmental Safety Level of Lead (Pb) Pertaining to Toxic Effects on Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalus) and Tiger Perch (Terapon jarbua).   Environmental Toxicology, 31, p. 24–43.

2015

Ramesh, R., Chen,  Z., Cummins, V., Day, J., C DElia., Dennison, B.,  Forbes, DL., Glaeser, B., Glaser,  M., Glavovic, B., Kremer, H., Lange, M., Larsen,  JN.,Le Tissier, M., Newton,  A., Pelling, M., Purvaja, R., Wolanski,  E., 2015. Land–Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone: Past, present & future.  Anthropocene, 12, p. 85-98.

Patro, S., Krishnan, P., Gopi, M., Raja, S., Sreeraj, C.R., Ramachandran, P. and Ramesh, R., 2015. Snowflake coral, Carijoa riisei from Grand Island, Goa: a case of invasion of an alien species or re-establishment of a native species?. Current Science, 109(6), p.1028-1030.

Shesdev, Patro., Krishnan, P., Gopi,  M., Raja, S., Sreeraj,  C.R., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2015.  Intrusion of coral-killing sponge (Terpios hoshinota) on the reef of Palk Bay.  Current Science, 109(6), p. 1030. – Scientific Correspondence

Ramesh, R., Robin, R.S. and Purvaja, R., 2015. An inventory on phosphorous flux of the major Indian rivers. Current Science, 108 (7), p.  1294-1299.

Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., Glavovic, B., Ittekkot, V. and Samseth, J., 2015. Regional initiatives for interlinking global coastal scientific research projects. Environmental Development, 14, p. 66-68

Gurmeet, Singh., Dipnarayan, Ganguly., Paneer Selvam, A., Kakolee, Banerjee., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2015. Seagrass Ecosystem and Climate Change: An Indian Perspective. Journal of Climate Change, 1 (1-2), p. 67-74.

Swaney, D.P., Hong, B., Paneer Selvam, A., Howarth, R.W., Ramesh, R. and Purvaja, R., 2015. Net Anthropogenic Nitrogen Inputs and Nitrogen Fluxes from Indian Watersheds: A Preliminary Assessment. Journal of Marine Systems, 141, p. 45-58.

Mary Divya Suganya, G., Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., 2015.Modelling the spatial dynamics of landscape ecology near suburbs of Visakhapatnam and Gangavaram port, Andhra Pradesh. International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, 8(2), p. 680-689

Hariharan, G., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2014. Toxic Effects of Lead on Biochemical and Histological Alterations in Green Mussel (Perna viridis) induced by Environmentally relevant concentrations. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 77(5), p. 246-260.

Kakolee, Banerjee., Ganguly, D., Paneer Selvam, A., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2014. Sources-sink inventory of greenhouse from Indian mangroves: a review. Indian Journal of Geo Marine Science, 43(6), p. 1007-1019.

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Lowry, L., Kremer, H. and Lange, M., 2014. Improving science and policy in managing land-based sources of pollution. Environmental Development, 11, p. 4-18.

Neetha, Linto., Barnes, J., Ramesh, R., Jennifer, Divia., Purvaja, Ramachandran., Upstill-Goddard, R. C., 2014. Carbon Dioxide and Methane Emissions from Mangrove-Associated Waters of the Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal. Estuaries & Coasts, 37, p. 381–398.

2013

Senthilkumar, B., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2013.  Vertical Profile Distribution and Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Mangrove Sediments (Pichavaram), Southeast Coast of India. Journal of Applied Geochemistry, 15(3), p. 318-335

Saxena, S., Purvaja, R. Mary Divya Suganya, G. and Ramesh, R., 2013. Coastal hazard mapping in the Cuddalore region, South India. Nat Hazards, 66, p. 1519–1536.

Achyuthan, H., Deshpande, R.D., Rao, M.S., Bhishm Kumar., Nallathambi, T., Shashi Kumar, K., Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Maurya, A.S. and Gupta, S.K., 2013. Stable isotopes and salinity in the surface waters of the Bay of Bengal: Implications for water dynamics and palaeoclimate. Marine Chemistry, 149, p. 51–62.

von Glasow, R., Jickells, T., Baklanov, A., Gregory R., Carmichael, Church, T., Gallardo, L., Hughes, C., Kanakidou, M., Liss, P., Mee, L., Raine, R., Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., Sundseth, K., Tsunogai, U., Uematsu, M. and Zhu, T., 2013. Megacities and large urban agglomerations in the Coastal Zone: Interactions between atmosphere, land and marine ecosystems. AMBIO, 42(1), p. 13-28.

Jennifer, Divia., Neetha, V., Hariharan, G., Kakolee, B., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2013. N2O Flux from South Andaman Mangroves and surrounding Creek Waters.  International Journal of Oceans and Oceanography, 7(1), p. 73-82.

2012

Paneer Selvam, A., Laxmi Priya, S., Kakolee, Banerjee., Hariharan, G., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2012. Heavy metal assessment using geochemical and statistical tools in the surface sediments of Vembanad Lake, Southwest Coast of India, Environ Monit. Assess., 184, p. 5899-5915.

Hariharan, G., Suresh Kumar, C., Laxmi Priya, S., Paneer Selvam, A., Mohan, D.,  Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2012. Acute and chronic toxic effect of lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) on biomarker response in post larvae of Penaeus monodon (Fabricus, 1798). Journal of Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 94 (8), p. 1571–1582.

Kakolee, Banerjee., Senthilkumar, B., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2012. Sedimentation and trace metal distribution in selected locations of Sundarbans mangroves and Hooghly estuary, Northeast coast of India. Environ Geochem. Health, 34, p. 27–42.

2011

Rixen, T., Purvaja, R., Lehnhoff, L., Dasbach, D., Urban, B., Ramesh, R. and Ittekkot, V., 2011. Impact of monsoon-driven surface ocean processes on a coral off Port Blair in the Andaman Islands and their link to North Atlantic climate variations. Global and Planetary Change, 75 (1-2), p. 1-13.

Laxmi Priya, S., Senthilkumar, B. Hariharan, G. Paneer Selvam, A., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2011. Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Mullet (Mugil Cephalus) and Oyster (Crassostrea Madrasensis) from Pulicat Lake, South India. Journal of Toxicology and Industrial Health. Toxicol Ind Health published, 27(2), p. 117-126.

2010

Sowmya, M., Senthilkumar, B. Seshan, B.R.R., Hariharan, G., Purvaja, R., Ramkumar, S. and Ramesh, R., 2010. Natural radioactivity and associated dose rates in soil samples from Kalpakkam, South India. J. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 141(3), p. 239–247.

2008

Nirmal Rajkumar, A., Barnes, J., Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R. and Upstill-Goddard, R.C., 2008. Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in the polluted Adyar River and estuary, SE India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 56, p. 2043-2051.

Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., Ray, A.K. and Rixen, T., 2008. Nitrogen Cycling: A review of the processes, transformations and fluxes in coastal ecosystems. Current Science, 94(11), p. 1419-1438.

Arvind K, Jha., Sharma, C., Nahar, Singh., Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R. and Gupta, P.K., 2008. Greenhouse gas emissions from municipal solid waste management in Indian megacities: A case study of Chennai landfill sites. Chemosphere, 71(4), p. 750-758.

Krithika, K., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2008. Fluxes of CH4 and N2O from an Indian mangrove. Current Science, 94(2), p. 218-224.

Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., Shalini, A. and Tim, Rixen., 2008. Biogeochemistry of Nitrogen in Seagrass and Oceanic Systems. Memoir Geological Society of India, 73, p. 435–460.

Senthilkumar, B., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2008. Seasonal and Tidal dynamics of Nutrients and Chlorophyll a in a Tropical Mangrove Dominated Estuary, Southeast Coast of India. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences,  37(2), p. 132 – 140.

2007

Sundareshwar, P.V. Murtugudde, R., Srinivasan, G., Singh, S., Ramesh, K. J., Ramesh, R.,., Verma, S. B., Agarwal, D., Baldocchi, D. Baru, C. K., Baruah, K. K., Chowdhury, G. R., Dadhwal, V. K., Dutt, C. B. S. Fuentes, J., Gupta, P.K., Hargrove, W. W., Howard, M., Jha, C. S. Lal, S., Michener, W. K., Mitra, A. P. Morris, J. T., Myneni, R. R.,. Naja, M., Nemani, R. Purvaja, R., Raha, S., Santhana Vanan, S. K., Sharma, M., Subramaniam, A., Sukumar, R. Twilley, R. R. and Zimmerman, P. R., 2007. Environmental Monitoring Network for India. Science, 316 (5822), p. 204 – 205.

2006

Ramesh, R. and Purvaja, R., 2006. Case studies on interlinked coastal and river basin management for Krishna River Basin: UNEP Case Book, UNEP-GPA 2006: p. 41-43.

Barnes, J., Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Nirmal Rajkumar, A., Senthil Kumar, B.,  Krithika, K., Ravichandran,  K., Uher, G.  and Upstill- Goddard, R., 2006. Tidal dynamics and rainfall control N2O and CH4 emissions from a pristine mangrove creek. Journal of Geophysical Research Letters, 33, p. L15405.

Shalini, A., Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R. and Barnes, J., 2006. Spatial and temporal distribution of methane in an extensive shallow estuary, South India. Journal of Earth System Science, 115 (4), p. 451-460.

2005

Ramesh, R., and Purvaja, R., 2005. Nutrient fluxes from coastal ecosystems of Tamil Nadu, India to the Bay of Bengal. SCOPE Publication.

2004

Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R. and Frenzel, P., 2004. Plant-mediated methane emission from Indian mangroves. Global Change Biology, 10, p. 1825-1834.

Ramesh, R. and Purvaja, R., 2004. Climate change and coastal ecosystems: An overview. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 1(1-2), p. 29-40.

2002

Ramesh, R., and Purvaja, R. 2002. Nutrient fluxes from coastal ecosystems of Tamil Nadu, India to the Bay of Bengal. Collection of Marine Science Works XII Supplementary Issue. SCOPE Volume on Land Ocean Nutrient Fluxes: The Silica Cycle, p. 143-166.

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Ramesh, S. and James, R.A., 2002. Historical pollution trends in coastal environments of India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 79 (2), p. 151-176.

2001

Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2001. Natural and anthropogenic methane emission from coastal wetlands of South India. Environmental Management, 27, p. 547 – 557.

2000

Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2000. Human Impacts on methane emission from mangrove ecosystems in India. Regional Environmental Change, 1(2), p. 86-97.

Ramesh, R., Ramanathan, A.L., Ramesh S. Purvaja, R. and Subramanian V., 2000. Distribution of rare earth and heavy metals in the surficial sediments of the Himalayan river system. Geochemical Journal 34, p. 295 – 319.

Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2000. Natural and anthropogenic effects on phytoplankton primary productivity in mangroves. Chemistry and Ecology, 17, p. 41-58.

1999

Ramesh, R., and Purvaja, R., 1999. Methane and climate variability: Emission studies from coastal wetlands of India. SCOPE, 82, p. 39-53.

1997

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Parashar D.C., Gupta, P.K. and Mitra A. P., 1997. Anthropogenic forcing on methane efflux from polluted wetlands (Adyar River) of Madras city, India. AMBIO A Journal of the Human Environment,  26(6), p. 369-374..

1995

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R. and Ika R.V., 1995. The problem of ground water pollution: A case study from Madras city, India.  Hydrological Sciences, 230, p. 147-157.

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R. and Subramanian V. , 1995. Carbon and phosphorus transport by the major Indian rivers. Journal of Biogeography, 22, p. 2047-2053.

Ramesh, R., Shiv Kumar K., Eswaramoorthi S. and Purvaja, R., 1995. Migration and contamination of major and minor elements in ground waters of Madras City, India.  Environmental Geology, 25 (2), p. 126 – 136.

Chapters in Books

2019

Purvaja, R., Yogeswari, S., Debasis, T., Hariharan, G., Raghuraman, R., Muruganandam, R., Ramesh, Ramachandran., 2019. Challenges and Opportunities in the Management of Coral Islands of Lakshadweep, India. In: Coasts and Estuaries: The Future Edited by Eric Wolanski, John W. Day, Michael Elliott and Ramesh, Ramachandran., P. 461– 476

Ramesh, Ramachandran., Ahana, Lakshmi., Swati Mohan, Sappal., Bonthu, S.R., Mary Divya, Suganya., Ganguly, D., Robin, R.S., Purvaja, R., 2019. Integrated Management of the Ganges Delta, India In: Coasts and Estuaries: The Future Edited by Eric Wolanski, John W. Day, Michael Elliott and Ramesh, Ramachandran. p. 187 – 212.

Ramesh, R., Dharmaraj, M., Varun Kumar, G., Muruganandam, R., Mary, D.S.,  Sathishkumar, S., Badarees, K.O., Manik, Mahapatra., Deepak Samuel, V. and Purvaja, R., 2019. Hazard line for the coast of India and its implications in coastal management. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi, p. 15-53.

Deepak Samuel, V., Purvaja, R., Subba Reddy, Bonthu., Abhilash, K.R., Viswanathan, C., Mary Divya Suganya., Deepika, B., Muruganandam, R., Rajakumari, S. and Ramesh, R., 2019. Vulnerability of coastal ecosystems and habitats due to erosion. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi, p. 73-92.

Purvaja, R., Paneerselvam, A., Banerjee B., Sappal, S.M. and Ramesh, R., 2019. Greenhouse gas emissions from blue carbon ecosystems. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi, p. 305-327.

Purvaja, R., Singh, G., Gejo Anna Geevarghese., Ganguly, D., Harikrishna Prasad M., Saha, A, Arumugam, K. and Ramesh, R., 2019. Carbon sequestration in coastal ecosystems of India. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi, p. 329-346.

Ramesh, R., Bhatt JR, Ahana, Lakshmi. and Purvaja, R., 2019. Coastal governance in times of climate change. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi, p. 377-394.

Ramesh, R., Banerjee, K., Paneerselvam, A., Raghuraman, R., Purvaja, R. and Lakshmi, A. 2019. Importance of Seagrass Management for Effective Mitigation of Climate Change. In Coastal Management, p. 283-299. Academic Press.

2018

Purnima Jalihal., Purvaja, R., Subba Reddy Bonthu and Ramesh, R., 2018. Renewable energy technologies for mitigating climate change. Climate Change and The Vulnerable Indian Coast. Edited by Ramesh. R, Bhatt J.R. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi, p. 359-375.

Sreeraj, C.R., Abhilash, K.R., Samuel, V.D., Krishnan, P., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2018. Occurrence of live rhodolith bed of Lithophyllum kotschyanum Unger (Corrallinaceae: Lithophylloideae) in Palk Bay: first record from India. Current Science, 114(3), p. 445-446.

2017

Ramesh, R., Selvam, A.P., Robin, R.S., Ganguly, D., Singh, G. and Purvaja, R., 2017. Nitrogen Assessment in Indian Coastal Systems. In The Indian Nitrogen Assessment (pp. 361-379). Elsevier.

Pasupalati, N., Nath, M., Sharan, A., Narayanan, P., Bhatta, R., Ramesh, R. and Purvaja, R., 2017. Economic Valuation of Wetland Ecosystem Goods and Services. In Wetland Science, Springer India, p. 259-284.

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Krishnan, P., Ahana Lakshmi., Abhilash, K.R., Kingsley, P.W., 2017. Conservation of Coastal Wetlands – An Appraisal of the Policy and Legal Framework amongSouth Asian Nations. Wetland Science: Perspectives from South Asia, Springer, p. 515-544.

Roy, S.D., Krishnan, P., Patro, S., George, G., Velmurugan, A., Sankar, R.K. and Ramachandran, P., 2017. Wetlands of small island nations in South Asia Vis-a-Vis the mainland and island groups in India: status and conservation strategies. In Wetland Science, p. 31-48.

Shesdev, Patro., Krishnan, P., Deepak Samuel, V., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2017. Seagrass and salt marsh ecosystems in South Asia – An overview of diversity, distribution, threats and conservation status. In: Prusty et al., (Eds), Wetland Science: Perspectives from South Asia, Springer, p. 87-104.

Ramesh, R., Abhilash, K.R., Margi, Purohit., Krishnan, P., Ahana, Lakshmi., Purvaja, R. and Kingsley, P.W., 2017. Involvement of Community in Managing Coastal Wetlands in South Asia: Status, Issues and Challenges. Wetland Science: Perspectives from South Asia, p. 545-562.

Krishnan, P., Deepak Samuel, V., Sreeraj, C.R., Abhilash, K.R., Seshdev, Patro., Sankar R., Margi Purohit Dharani, G., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R. 2017. Digital repositories for coastal wetland biodiversity in South Asia: A conceptual framework from India. In: Prusty et al., (Eds), Wetland Science: Perspectives from South Asia, Springer, p. 51-65.

2016

Sridhar, R., Yuvaraj, E., Sachithanandam, V., Mageswaran, T., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2016. Tourism carrying capacity for beaches of South Andaman Island, India. In Tourism-From Empirical Research Towards Practical Application. IntechOpen.

2015

Arthur James, R., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2015. Environmental Integrity of the Tamiraparani River Basin, South India. Environmental Management of River Basin Ecosystems. Springer International Publishing, p. 507-523.

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R. and Lakshmi, A., 2015. Coastal Pollution Loading and Water Quality Criteria—Bay of Bengal Coast of India. Surface and Sub-surface Water in Asia: Issues and Perspectives, p.47.

2014

Ramesh, R., Ahana, Lakshmi., Annie, George. and Purvaja, R., 2014. Building resilient coastal communities by enabling participatory action: Climate Change and the Coast: Building Resilient Communities. Eds. Robert Charles Kay, Ailbhe Travers, Michael Kelly, Bruce Glavovic. Published by Taylor & Francis.

Ahana ,Lakshmi., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2014. Adapting to Climate Change: Recovering from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Lessons for Climate Change Response. Springer Netherlands, p. 291-314.

2012

Ramesh, R. and Purvaja, R., 2012. Climate Change and Potential Impacts in Tropical Asia. Coastal Environments: Focus on Asian Regions, p. 19-35

2011

Ramesh, R. and Purvaja, R., 2011. Capacity building in coastal management. In: Coastal Environment. Bhatt, J.R. (Ed.) IUCN and MoEF Joint Publication 205 – 216, p. 278

2011. Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Senthil Vel, A., Ahana, Lakshmi. and Bhat, J.R., 2011. Coastal Regulation Zone Notification: A Review of the Chronology of Amendments. In: Coastal Environment. Bhatt, J.R. (Ed.) IUCN and MoEF Joint Publication, 219 – 240, p. 278.

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R. and Urban, B., 2011. Assessment of the Tsunami Affected Andaman Islands, India. In: The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster. Karan, P.P. and Subbiah, S.P. (Eds.) The University Press of Kentucky, p. 352.

Ramesh, R., Lakshmi, A. and Purvaja, R. 2011. Integrated Coastal and Estuarine Management in South and Southeast Asia. In: Wolanski E and McLusky DS (eds.) Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Waltham: Academic Press, 11, p. 227–263.

Voß, Maren., Bronk, D., Deutsch, B., Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., Rixen, T., Sipler, R. and Wannicke, N.,  2011. Internal cycling of nitrogen and nitrogen transformations. Wolanski, E. and D.S. McLusky (eds).  In: Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science,  5, p. 231-259.

2010

Ramesh, R., Senthilkumar, B., Jennifer, I.D. and Purvaja, R., 2010. Influence of Terrestrial Inputs on Mangrove and Coral Reef: Primary Productivity of the Andaman Islands. In: Management and Sustainable Development of Coastal Zone Environments. Ed. Ramanathan, AL., Bhattacharya, P., Dittmar, T., Prasad, B., Nepunae, B. Springer Jointly published with Capital Publishing Company, 1st Edition., 2010, X, 230 p. ISBN: 978-90-481-3067-2.

2007

Amrtha, K., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2007. Nitrogen cycling and fluxes in coastal ecosystems. In: Agricultural Nitrogen Use and Its Environmental Implications/ edited by Y.P. Abrol, N. Raghuram and M.S. Sachdev. New Delhi, I.K. International Publishing House, 2007, xviii, p. 552.

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Neetha V., Divia J., Barnes and Upstill-Goddard, 2007. CO2 and CH4 emissions from Indian mangroves and its surrounding waters, In: Greenhouse Gas and Carbon Balances in Mangrove Coastal Ecosystems, Tateda, Y. (Ed.) 2007, p. 153-164.

Barnes J., Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., Uher G. and Upstill-Goddard R.C. 2007. Nitrous oxide fluxes in Indian mangroves; Tidal production mechanisms, fluxes and global significance, In: Greenhouse Gas and Carbon Balances in Mangrove Coastal Ecosystems, Tateda, Y. (Ed.), p.139-151

2006

Ramesh, R., Nirmal Rajkumar, A. and Purvaja, R., 2006. Initial Assessment of the Tsunami Inundation and Sediment Characteristics in Chennai, South India. In: The Indian Ocean Tsunami. Edited by Ramasamy, S.M. et al., p. 1 – 13.

2004

Ramesh, R., Kumar, R.A., Inamdar, A.B., Mohan, P.M., Pritiviraj, M., Ramachandran, S., Purvaja, R., Chinkeri, M.K., Dolendro, T., Venkataraman, G. and Khire, M.V., 2004. Tsunami characterization and mapping in Andaman and Nicobar islands. 26th December, pp.150-174.

2003

Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2003. Major Inorganic Constituents in Mangrove Ecosystems of South India. In: Coastal Urban Management. Ramesh, R., and Ramachandran S. (Ed.) Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi, p. 121-144.

Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2003. Distribution of Trace Elements in Mangrove Ecosystems of South India. In: Coastal Urban Management. Ramesh, R., and Ramachandran S. (Ed.) Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi, p. 145-174.

2001

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R. and Ramachandran, S., 2001. Global climate change and the coastal environment: An Overview. In: Coastal Environment and Management, p. 291-308. Published by IOM, Anna University.

1999

Ramesh, R. and Purvaja, R., 1999. Methane and climate variability: Emission studies from coastal wetlands of India. In: Environmental Biogeochemistry, V. Ittekkot and V. Subramanian (Ed.,) SCOPE Sonderband, Hamburg, Germany, p. 39 – 54.

1993

Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 1993. Ecology, Conservation and Restoration of Coral Reef Ecosystems. In: sustainable Management of Coastal Ecosystems, M.S. Swaminathan and R. Ramesh (ed.), MSSRF, Chennai, p. 103-114.

Books Published

2009

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Lakshmi, A., Newton, A., Kremer, H.H. and Weichselgartner, J., 2009. South Asia Basins: LOICZ Global Change Assessment and Synthesis of River-Catchment-Coastal Sea Interaction and Human Dimensions. LOICZ Research and Studies No. 32. GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, p. 134.

Recent Reports  (Total No. of reports: 68)

2011

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R. and Senthil Vel, A., 2011. National Assessment of Shoreline Change: Odisha Coast. Ministry of Environment and Forests Publication.

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R. and Senthil Vel, A., 2011. National Assessment of Shoreline Change: Puducherry Coast. Ministry of Environment and Forests Publication.

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R. and Senthil Vel, A., 2011. Factsheet on National Assessment of Shoreline Change: Odisha Coast. Ministry of Environment and Forests Publication.

Ramesh, R. and Purvaja, R. and Ahana, Lakshmi., 2011. Coastal Pollution Loading and Water Quality Criteria: The Bay of Bengal Coast of India. Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) Project, FAO Publication, p. 235. (in press)

2010

Ramesh, R., Kremer, H., Purvaja, R. and Dansie, A., 2010. IW:Science – Enhancing the use of Science in International Waters projects to improve project results: Application of science for adaptive management & Development and use of indicators to support IW projects.

2009

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Ahana, Lakshmi., Datta, A. and Kremer, H., 2009. Deltas: Coastal Vulnerability and Management. LOICZ/ UNEP Publication.

2008

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R. and Watabe, H., 2008. Hazard Map Development: A case Study from Chennai. NDMA/ ADRC/ IOM Publication, p. 77.

Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Soussan, J., Datta, A. and Senthil Vel, A., 2008. Implementation of the Global Program of Action on Coastal and Marine Resource Issues at National level in Asian Countries. UNEP/ ENVIS-COAST Publication, p. 47.

2007

Ramesh, R. and Purvaja, R., 2007. The beginning of change in the management of the Krishna river, India. In: The Benefits of Inter-linking Coastal and River Management: Twenty case studies world-wide indicate opportunities and constraints. (Ed): A. Pickaver and D. Sadacharan, p. 41-43.

Ramesh, R. and Purvaja, R.,  ENVIS-COAST Newsletters Total number of issues prepared during the years 2007 to 2012: 6.