Climate Change and Island and Coastal Vulnerability

Part I. Hydrological Regime Changes and Water Woes

1. Projected Precipitation Changes over Malaysia by the End of the 21st Century Using PRECIS Regional Climate Model
Fredolin T. Tangang, Liew Juneng, Ester Salimun, Meng Sei Kwan, Jui Loh

2. Monsoonal Fluctuations vs Marine Productivity during Past 10,000 Years — A Study Based on Sediment Core Retrieved from Southeastern Arabian Sea
V. Yoganandan, C. Krishnaiah, K. Selvaraj, G. V. Ravi Prasad, Koushik Dutta

3. Prediction of Rain on the Basis of Cloud Liquid Water, Precipitation Water and Latent Heat in the Perspective of Climate Change over Two Coastal Stations
Rajasri Sen Jaiswal, S. V. Neela, Sonia R. Fredrick, M. Rasheed, Leena Zaveri

4. Inter-annual Variability of Sea Surface Temperature in the Arabian Sea
C. Shaji, M. P. Sudev, M. V. Martin

5. Paleoclimate of Peninsular India
R. Ramesh, S. R. Managave, M. G. Yadava

Part II. Biotic Changes and Responses (Stresses and Vulnerability)

6. Marine Biodiversity: Climate Impact and Conservation Planning
Leonard Sonnenschein

7. Inventory and Monitoring of Coral Reefs of United Arab Emirates (UAE), Arabian Gulf, Using Remote Sensing Techniques
Dimpal Sanghvi, Richa Tiwari, Nandini Ray Chaudhury, Alpana Shukla, Ajai

8. Impact of Climate Change in the Sundarban Aquatic Ecosystems: Phytoplankton as Proxies
Dola Bhattacharjee, Brajagopal Samanta, Anurag Danda, Punyasloke Bhadury

9. Elevated CO2 and Temperature Affect Leaf Anatomical Characteristics in Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.)

K. S. Muralikrishna, S. Naresh Kumar, V. S. John Sunoj

10. Biochemical Composition of Seaweeds after the Influence of Oil Spill from ‘Tasman Spirit’ at the Coast of Karachi
Qaisar Abbas, Rashida Qari, Fozia Khan

11. Distribution of Ostracoda in the Mullipallam Lagoon, near Muthupet, Tamil Nadu, Southeast Coast of India — Implications on Microenvironment
S. M. Hussain, A. Kalaiyarasi

Part III. Coastal Dynamics

12. Influence of Suspended Solid on in situ and ex situ Chlorophyll-a: A Case Study of Indian Sundarbans
Atanu Kumar Raha, Kakoli Banerjee, Susmita Das, Abhijit Mitra

13. Climate and Sea Level Changes in a Holocene Bay Head Delta, Kerala, Southwest Coast of India
D. Padmalal, K. M. Nair, K. P. N. Kumaran, K. Sajan, S. Vishnu Mohan, K. Maya, V. Santhosh, S. Anooja, Ruta B. Limaye

14. Role of Sea Level Rise on the Groundwater Quality in Coastal Areas of Sri Lanka
Ranjana U. K. Piyadasa, K. D. N. Weerasinghe, J. A. Liyanage, L. M. J. R. Wijayawardhana

15. Mangrove Responses to Climate Change along the Southwestern Coast of India during Holocene: Evidence from Palynology and Geochronology
K. P. N. Kumaran, Ruta B. Limaye, D. Padmalal

16. Predicted Recurrence of Coral Bleaching Events along Lakshadweep Reef Region
M. Hussain Ali, B. Jasper, E. Vivekanandan

Part IV. Livelihood Options

17. Hatchery Production of Marine Ornamental Fishes: An Alternate Livelihood Option for the Island Community at Lakshadweep
K. V. Dhaneesh, R. Vinoth, Swagat Ghosh, M. Gopi, T. T. Ajith Kumar, T. Balasubramanian

18. Living in Harmony with Nature: Complication of Climate Change and Governance
H. A. Karl

Nyckelord: Earth Sciences, Biogeosciences, Environmental Science and Engineering, Coastal Sciences, Marine & Freshwater Sciences