N. Karthi

Assessment of Seagrass Ecosystems’ Goods and Services of India

D. Asir Ramesh, Dhivya Narayanan, N. Karthi, Amali Infantina & Priya Parasuram · Asian Journal of Geographical Research · 2024

Nearly every shallow coastal region on Earth is home to seagrass, a type of marine flowering plant. They grow down to depths where just 11% of surface light reaches the bottom after colonizing soft substrates like mud, sand, and cobbles. Seagrasses often choose wave-sheltered env...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajgr/2024/v7i1223

Goods and Services and Equivalent Economic Benefits of Sand Dunes of India

Devaraj Asir Ramesh, L. Muthukrishnan, N. Karthi & S. Dhivya · Asian Journal of Geographical Research · 2022

Sand dunes are simply an extension of the beach which is a reservoir of sand, during storms when the waves erode the dune and carry the sand into the sea. They are providing habitat for shellfish, birds, rodents, and ungulates.  They have been used for coastal defense, water catc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajgr/2022/v5i3145