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80 Per Cent of Marine Biodiversity in Indian Ocean Not Classified: Expert NDTV dated 2nd December 2016

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Title 80 Per Cent of Marine Biodiversity in
Indian Ocean Not Classified: Expert NDTV dated 2nd December 2016
 
Creator CMFRI, Library
 
Subject CMFRI News Clippings
 
Description An eminent American expert on marine biodiversity has urged the Indian scientists to
foster genetic studies for classifying marine species, saying most of such species were still
unexplored in the Indian region.
"The biodiversity in the Indian region is yet to be studied and classified, compared to the Atlantic
and Pacific regions where Census of Marine Life being conducted by scientists," Dr Gustav
Paulay, Curator of Florida Museum of National History, University of Florida, said.
Delivering a lecture on 'Reef Biodiversity: the Inside Story' at the Central Marine Fisheries
Research Institute (CMFRI) Kochi on Thursday, he advised Indian scientists to lay emphasis on
understanding the characteristics of undescribed marine species in the Indian Ocean by
intensifying research on taxonomy by using molecular tools like DNA or meta barcoding.
 
Publisher NDTV
 
Date 2016-12-02
 
Type Other
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/11307/1/NDTV%20web%202nd%20December%202016.pdf
CMFRI, Library (2016) 80 Per Cent of Marine Biodiversity in Indian Ocean Not Classified: Expert NDTV dated 2nd December 2016. NDTV.