Diversity of Reef Associated Macrofauna of Rutland Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Contents: I. Introduction. 1. History. 2. Population. 3. Climate. II. Study Areas. III. Material and Methods. 4. Corals and other associated faunal communities. 5. Statistical analysis. IV. Results. 6. Physico-chemical parameters. 7. Sponges. 8. Scleractinian corals. 9. Gorgonians. 10. Polyclads. 11. Crabs. 12. Shrimps. 13. Lobsters. 14. Molluscs. 15. Opisthobranchs. 16. Echinoderms. 17. Fishes. V. discussion. VI. Acknowledgements. VII. References. VIII. Figures and Plates.