Coasts, Estuaries and Lakes

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)

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