CONSERVATION OF COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES (CMR)
Dr. Sankar R
Scientist – B
(+91) 44 2220 0600/ 2220 0900,
Extn:
sankar@ncscm.res.in
QUALIFICATION
- Ph.D Marine Biology and Oceanography, Annamalai University, CAS in Marine Biology (2012)
- M.Phil Marine Biology & Oceanography, Annamalai University, CAS in Marine Biology (2008)
- M.Sc Marine Biology & Oceanography, Annamalai University, CAS in Marine Biology (2006)
AREA OF SPECIALIZATION
- Pollution and Toxicology,
- Water pollution Risk assessment and hazard monitoring, prevention and Control,
- Zoology / Marine biology & oceanography,
- Biology / Ecology of Marine and coastal Environment,
- Bioremediation Coastal Management and Monitoring,
- Fisheries / Aquaculture (finfish and shellfish culture &cage),
- Biodiversity assessment in Marine and coastal Environment
MEMBERSHIP
- Ocean society of india (OSI) – LIFE MEMBER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- March, 2013 to till date 2021 (8Years 10Month) as Scientist -B CMR Division
2020
Viswanathan, C., Purvaja, R., Jeevamani, J.J.J., Deepak Samuel, V., 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.
Prasana kumar, C., Sankar, R., Balamurgan, Sadaippan., 2020. “First barcodes of Bathynomus kensleyi (Lowry & Dempsey, 2006) and Bathynomus decemspinosus (Shih, 1972) from the Southeast coast of India. Regional Studies in Marine Science Journal., 40, p. 101489
2019
Abhilash, K.R., Sankar, R., Purvaja, R., Deepak Samuel, V., Sreeraj, C.R., Krishnan, P., Sekar, V., Amit K. Biswas, Kumarapandiyan, G., Ramesh, R., 2019. Impact of long-term seaweed farming on water quality: a case study from Palk Bay, India. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 23, p. 485–499.
2019
Chamundeeswari, K., Rich, M., Deepak Samuel, V., Hrishikesh, P., Abhilash, K.R., Sankar, R., Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., 2019. First record of the heart urchin Metalia persica (Mortensen, 1940) (Spatangoida: Brissidae) from the Chennai coast, India. Zootaxa, 4624(2), p. 296-300. Ruthra, R. ,
PoornaChander, B., Rajakumari, S., Deepak Samuel, V., Sankar, R., “Spatial Change Analysis of Foraging Grounds of Flamingos in Pulicat lake A Conservation Approach” ISH – HYDRO.
2018
Deepak Samuel, V., Krishnan, P., Abhilash, K.R., Sreeraj, C.R., Patro, S., Sankar, R., Margi, P., Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., 2018. Diversity of marine mollucs in the by catch from lobster nets, Erwadi, Gulf of Mannar. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 47(01), p. 170-175.
Das, R.R., Jeevamani, J.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 a tropical mangrove habitat of India. Indian Journal of geo-Marine Sciences, 47(10), p. 2002-2007.
Sankar, R., Sachithanandam, V., Thenmozhi, C., Mageswaran, T., Sridhar, R., Ananthan, G., 2018. Assessment of Physio-Chemical Characteristics of coastal water in Paragipettai and Nagapattinam, South East Coast of India Using, Statistical Approaches. IJGMS, 47(02), p. 443-452.
Sankar, R., Sachithanandam, V., Thenmozhi, C., Sivasankar, R., Saielangovan, S., Yuvaraji, E., Marimuthu, N., Mageswaran, T., Sridhar, R., Ananthan, G., 2018. Integrated assessment of heavy metal contamination in water, sediments and marine organisms from Southeast coast of India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marie Sciences, 47(02), p. 1274-1289.
2016
Sekar, V., Rajasekaran, R., Sachithanandam, V., Sankar, R., Sridhar, R., Paul W. Kingsley, 2016. Species “Diversity of Polychaete In Coral Reef
Ecosystem of Great Nicobar Island, India. Nusantara Bioscience, 8 (1), p. 71-76.
2015
Sankar, R., Sachithanandam, V., Sekar, V., Mageswaran T., Asir Ramesh and Sridhar R., 2015. “ Meiofaunal distribution and density of Pulicat Lagoon (Tamil Nadu, India) with reference to the environmental characteristic” Lagoon ecosystem of the India, ENVIS special publication. Pitchai, Sampathkumar., Srinivasan, Balakrishnan., Krishnamoorthy, Kamalakannan., Rethinavelu, Sankar., 2015. Hydrographical Parameters and Phytoplankton Assemblages Along the Pondicherry and Nagapattinam Coastal Waters, Southeast Coast of India. Advances in Climate Change Research, 6, p. 36-45.
2012
Thenmozhi, C., Sankar, R., Karuppiah, V. and Sampath Kumar, P., 2012. L-asparaginase production by mangrove derived Bacillus cereus: MAB5
Optimization by Response Surface Methodology. Asian Pacific Journal Tropical Medicine., 4(6), p. 486-491.
2011
Sankar, R., Ananthan, G., Rajkumar, M., Ramkumar, L., Gopalakrishnan, A., Vasanthan, R.M. and Trilles, J. P., 2011. First Record of Three GiantIsopods from Parangipettai coastal waters, Southeast coast of India. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 30(1), p. 113-117.
2010
Sankar, R., Ananthan, G., Ramkumar, L. and Rajkumar, M., 2010. Seasonal variations of Physico-chemical parameters and Heavy Metals in
Tranquebar Estuary, Nagapattinam, Southeastcoast of India. J. Environ. Biol., 31(5), p. 681-686.
Book Chapter/ Technical Article/ Proceedings: International
2017
Krishnan, P., Deepak Samuel, V., Sreeraj, C.R., Abhilash, K.R., Patro, S., Sankar, R., Margi, P., Dharani G, Ahana Lakshmi, Purvaja, R., Ramesh,
R., 2017. Digital Repositories for Coastal Wetland Biodiversity in South Asia: A Conceptual Framework from India. Wetland Science, p. 51-
65; ISBN: 978-81-322-3713-6
2016
Krishnan, P., Deepak Samuel, V., Sreeraj, C.R., Abhilash, K.R., Patro, S., Sankar, R., Margi, P., Dharani G, Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R., 2016.
Distribution and Density of Meiofauna in Pulicate Lagoon (Tamil Nadu) With Reference to Environmental Characteristics. Wetland Science:
Perspectives from South Asia, Springer, 978-81-322-3715-0 -2016.
2015
Sekar, V., Rajasekaran, R., Prasannakumar, C., Sankar, R., Sridhar, R., and Sachithanandam, V., 2015. ” Morphological and COI sequence
based charactersation of Marine Polychaete Species from Great Nicobar Island, India. Chapter in: A Barcoding in Marine Perspectives:
Assessment and Conservation of Biodiversity”. Publisher Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland. 978-3-319-41840-7-6.
National
2016
Sankar, R., Sachithanandam, V., Sekar, V., Mageswaran, T., Asir Ramesh, D., Sridhar, R” Distribution and Density of Meiofauna In Pulicate
Lagoon (Tamil Nadu) With Reference to Environmental Characteristics “Lagoon Ecosystem of India. ENVIS Publication series.
2015
Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Krishnan, P., Senthil Vel, A., Abhilash, K.R., Deepak Samuel, V., Sreeraj, C.R., Sankar, R., 2015. ” Impact of large Scale Cultivation of seaweeds on the coastal environment of India and sustainable methods” National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Chennai, p. 110.
Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Krishnan, P., Senthil Vel, A., Abhilash, K.R., Deepak Samuel, V., Sankar, R., 2015. ”Impact of large Scale Cultivation of
seaweeds on the coastal environment of India and sustainable methods”. National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Chennai, p. 110.
Ramesh, R., Purvaja, R., Krishnan, P., Senthil Vel, A., Abhilash, K.R., Deepak Samuel, V., Sreeraj, C.R. and Sankar, R., 2015. ” Impact of large Scale Cultivation of seaweeds on the coastal environment of India and sustainable methods”. National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Chennai, p. 110.
2014
Sreeraj, C.R., Deepak Samuel, V., Sankar, R., Abhilash, K.R., Krishnan, P., 2014. Two New Regional Distributional Records of Sea Slugs (Opisthobranchia, Gastropoda) from Palk Bay, Tamilnadu. In: Book of Abstracts – Zoology for future Teaching and Research, Queen Marys College, Chennai, India, p. 23-24.
Sreeraj, C.R., Deepak Samuel, V., Sankar, R., Abhilash, K.R., Krishnan, P., 2014. Two New Regional Distributional Records of Sea Slugs (Opisthobranchia, Gastropoda) from Palk Bay, Tamilnadu. In: Book of Abstracts – Zoology for future Teaching and Research, Queen Marys College, Chennai, India, p. 23-24.
Deepak Samuel, V., Krishnan, P., Abhilash, K. R., Sreeraj, C. R., Seshdev, Patro., Sankar, R., Purvaja, R. and Ramesh, R., 2014. Presented paper entitled “Diversity of marine molluscs in the by-catch from lobster nets in Erwadi, Gulf of Mannar”, on Third Indian Bio diversity Congress, (IBC 2014).
Sankar, R., Sekar, V. and Thenmozhi, C., 2014. Studies on diversity of molluscan resources from trawling in Nagapattinam coast, southeast coast of India. Third Indian Bio diversity Congress. 2014
Ananthan, G., Sounderapandian, P. and Sankar, R., 2012. Hydrographical and diversity of phytoplankton composition and community structure in Chennai coastal waters. Recent advances in biodiversity of India.
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