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First Report of Five Termite Species from Mangroves of Great Nicobar Island, India


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1 Social Environmental and Biological Association, Kolkata, India
2 Purbalaya Co-operative Housing Society, 4/1 Bediadanga 1st Lane, Kolkata–700039, India
     

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Great Nicobar is the southernmost part of Andaman and Nicobar islands. Located between Lat. 06°45´ and 07°15´N. and Long. 93°37´ and 93°56´E., it is the largest island among the Nicobar groups of islands. Major part of the island is included in UNESCO-MAB-Network of Biosphere Reserve. This island which is oceanic in origin arose from the sea bed during Cretaceous period in Mesozoic era (Karunakaran, 1962). The island is 55 km long between Murray Point in the north and Indira Point in the south (southern-most tip of the island) and about 30 km wide on the north which narrows down gradually to about 3 km at its southern tip. Two National Parks, namely, Campbell Bay National Park and Galathea National Park were created within this Biosphere Reserve in 1992.
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Authors

M. K. Dev Roy
Social Environmental and Biological Association, Kolkata, India
Nivedita Saha
Purbalaya Co-operative Housing Society, 4/1 Bediadanga 1st Lane, Kolkata–700039, India

Abstract


Great Nicobar is the southernmost part of Andaman and Nicobar islands. Located between Lat. 06°45´ and 07°15´N. and Long. 93°37´ and 93°56´E., it is the largest island among the Nicobar groups of islands. Major part of the island is included in UNESCO-MAB-Network of Biosphere Reserve. This island which is oceanic in origin arose from the sea bed during Cretaceous period in Mesozoic era (Karunakaran, 1962). The island is 55 km long between Murray Point in the north and Indira Point in the south (southern-most tip of the island) and about 30 km wide on the north which narrows down gradually to about 3 km at its southern tip. Two National Parks, namely, Campbell Bay National Park and Galathea National Park were created within this Biosphere Reserve in 1992.

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