Coasts, Estuaries and Lakes

Dr. Jayaraju is currently a Associate Professor, Department of Geology, Yogi Vemana University, India. His research interests include of Environmental Geosciences, Marine Ecology, Marine pollution, Coastal zone resources, Sediments of marine marginal water bodies viz., Lakes, Estuaries, Etc., He was awarded Gold Medal for being a University topper in Masters, later University Merit Fellowship for pursuing Ph.D. He worked as PDF for UGC, CSIR, DST and all central government prestigious funding agencies. He published more than 60 research papers in various National and International Journals. He has attended over 50 international conferences abroad and 40 in India. He is an active member in many scientific associations/ organizations. Moreover, He is serves on Editorial boards and Reviewer boards for many prestigious journals. He has travelled widely on his research endeavour visiting over 60 countries like Australia, China, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Middle East, UK, USA etc.
Dr. Sreenivasulu received his M.Sc. (with University top rank and gold medal) and Ph.D. from the Department of Geology, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, India. He worked as a Research Associate at National Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, India. Currently he is working as Dr.D.S.Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geology, Sri Venkayeswara University, Tirupati, India. He was awarded DST-INSPIRE a Prestigious Fellowship for 5 years for Ph.D program by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. Thrust areas of his research include Micropaleontology, Marine Pollution, Coastal Morphodynamics and application of Geospatial tools. He has attended many scientific events related to his relevant area of specialization both within India and abroad as well. Over 25 papers in International and National Journals have been published. He is an active member in many scientific associations/organizations. Moreover, He serves on Editorial Boards and Reviewer boards for many prestigious journals.

Dr. M. Madakka is currently Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Yogi Vemana University. Kadapa, AP, India. She received her M.Sc and Ph.D degrees in Microbiology from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anatapur, India. Her research interests are in the fields of Environmental Biotechnology and Environmental Microbiology. She was awarded Rajiv Gandhi fellowship for Ph.D from UGC, New Delhi, India. She secured DST- SERB Fast tract young scientist fellowship during 2012-2015, New Delhi. She has over 17 years of research and 14 years of teaching experience in the university. She has published over 40 research papers in peer reviewed National and International scientific Journals and presented several papers on National/International conferences.

Dr. Manjulatha Senior Research Associate is currently affiliated to the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Sciences, RDA, South Korea. She obtained her PhD from the Department of Biotechnology, Sri Krishna Devaraya University, in collaboration with the Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore. She worked as a Research Associate in DBT supported Center of Excellence programme and ICAR FIST- DST Nische area of excellence for drought research in UAS, GKVK,Bangalore. She has 14 years of research experience in the area of plant molecular biology, biotechnology, transgenics, Gene editing and molecular markers. She has published 25 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and 4 book chapters. She has been a reviewer for various International Journals.

Part1. Coastal, Estuarine and Lake (Brackish) Environments: Introduction, Definition, Processes and Dynamics.- Chapter1. Bibliometric analysis of the literature on coastal sediment pollution.- Chapter2. Coastal flooding in India - An Overview.- Part2. Water quality/ Hydrological Processes.- Chapter3. Appraisal of coastal water quality of two hot spots on Southwest coast of India: A case study of multi-year biogeochemical observations.- Chapter4. Assessment of water quality from the Gundlakamma estuary, Andhra coast, Southeast coast of India.- Chapter5. Evaluation  ofPhysico-chemical Parameters of Coastal Water from Pennar River Estuary, East Coast of India: An integrated approach.- Chapter6. Climatic variability and anthropogenic forcing on marine ecosystems: Evidence from the Lakshadweep Archipelago.- Part3. Sediment Characteristics.- Chapter7. Geochemical characterization of suspended sediments in the Nethravati estuary, southwest coast of India: insights to redox processes,metal sorption and pollution aspect.- Chapter8. Geochemical Studies of Ilmenite from Bhimunipatnam to Konada Coastal Sands, North Andhra Pradesh, East Coast of India.- Chapter9. Study of beach sand from Harihareshwar, Shrivardhan and Diveagar beach of Raigad District, Maharashtra, India.- Chapter10. Impact of Seasonal Sediment Dynamics on Beach Morphology: A case study from the Govindampalli-Durgarajupatnam Coast, East Coast of India.- Chapter11. Heavy Minerals Studies of Coastal Sands from Bavanapadu to Kalingapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, East coast of India.- Chapter12. Mineral Chemistry of Ilmenites as a source indicator for coastal sediments between Vamsadhara and Nagavali river mouth, North Coastal, Andhra Pradesh.- Chapter13. Major and trace elements in the Sediments of the Gollumutta Paya Estuary of the Krishna River, East Coast of India.- Part4. Biodiversity/ Bio-indicators/ ecological studies.- Chapter14. Assessment of Trace Metal contamination in Saccostrea cucullata (Born,1778) from the coast ff South Andaman Island, India.- Chapter15. Analytical approach of Haematology in variation to physical parameters of Indian Mackerel and Yellowfin Tuna from Indian waters.- Chapter16. Geochemistry of Mollusk Shells as proxies of Marine Pollution, East coast of India.- Chapter17. Sedimentary structures of tidal flats in Recent Chandipur East Coast of Orisha, India.- Part5. Climate Change and Anthropocene.- Chapter18. Coastal Erosion Vulnerability Index: A case study for Kuwaiti Coast.- Chapter19. Total suspended matter variability in response to tropical cyclone Titli along coastal waters of southeast India using satellite observations: Implications to Climate Change.- Chapter20. Climate Change and its Impact on Depletion of Oxygen Levels on Coastal Waters and Shallow Seas.- Chapter21. Nanoparticle based bioremediation for crude oil removal from marine environment.- Part6. Socio-economic scenarios related to Sustainable Development.- Chapter22. Impact of Covid-19Pandemic on Coastal Tourism of Andaman Isles, India: Sustainable Development Scenario.- Chapter23. Spatial planning  for sustainable resource use with a special reference to aquaculture development.- Chapter24. Sustainable Aquaculture and Economic Development in Coastal Areas: The Case of Andhra Pradesh, India.- Chapter25. Marine and Coastal ecosystem services for Sustainable Development.- Part7. Application of Geospatial tools.- Chapter26. Advanced remote sensing methods for high-resolution, cost-effective monitoring of the coastal morphology using Video Beach Monitoring System (VBMS), CoastSnap and CoastSat techniques.- Chapter27. Coastal morpho-dynamics and Environmental variables of Ennore Creek: An Integrated approach.- Chapter28. A study on dynamics of Krishna river mouth, East coast of India: A Geospatial approach.- Chapter29. Non monsoonal coastal erosion due to the tropical cyclone (OCKHI) and it's impacts along Thiruvananthapuram coast, Southwest coast ofIndia - A geospatial approach