Journal Articles

Jayachandran, P.R., Ma, PZ., Velásquez, M. et al. Global invasion dynamics of the charru mussel Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843): mechanisms, impacts, knowledge gaps, and biosecurity implications. Hydrobiologia (2026).
Jima, M., Bijoy Nandan, S., Minu, M., Thomas A.; Harikrishnan, M., Venu, S., Jayachandran, PR. Trait-based analysis of meiobenthic foraminifera in a glacier-influenced Arctic fjord (Kongsfjorden, Svalbard). Polar Biol 49, 68 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-026-03506-w
Vishnudattan, N., Jayachandran, P. R., Nandan, S. B., Aravind, E. H., & Suresh Babu, D. S. (2026). Impact of submarine groundwater discharge on meiofaunal nematode community structure along the southwest coast of India. Marine Environmental Research, 202, 108155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.108155
Gopi, J., Joydas, T. V., Jayachandran, P. R., Manokaran, S., Mohandas, S. P., Raju, S. C., Hussain, S. A., Abouelresh, M. O., Dixit, S., Rafeeq, M., Asharaf, M. T. T., Manikandan, K. P., Hala, S., & Pulido, B. (2026). eDNA metabarcoding reveals halophilic and halotolerant bacterial assemblages in the salt flats of the northern Red Sea coast. Ecological Genetics and Genomics, 100448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egg.2026.100448
Mantodi Jima, S., Bijoy Nandan, S., Harikrishnan, M., Joydas, T. V., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2026). Trait-based analysis of meiobenthic foraminifera in a glacier-influenced fjord: Krossfjord, Svalbard. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 329, 109654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2025.109654
Lovejan, M., Jayachandran, P. R., Syanya, F. J., Ntakirutimana, R., Aneesa, K. R., & Mujeeb Rahiman, K. M. (2026). Biofloc technology toward sustainable aquaculture: Opportunities, constraints and environmental perspectives. Aquaculture, 612(Part 2), 743285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2025.743285
Manokaran, S., Joydas, T. V., Jayachandran, P. R., Gopi, J., Reshi, O., Manikandan, K. P., & Qurban, M. A. (2026). Ecosystem function: Trait diversity, bioturbation, and bio-irrigation potentials of macrobenthic invertebrate communities in the Red Sea. Continental Shelf Research, 296, 105593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2025.105593
Lovejan, M., Jayachandran, P. R., Syanya, F. J., Joshy, C. G., & Mujeeb Rahiman, K. M. (2025). Enhancing biofloc system performance using yeast-fermented water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes Mart.): Impacts on water quality, floc dynamics, and microbial abundance in tilapia culture. Aquaculture International, 33, Article 641. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-025-02292-2 SpringerLink
Gopi, J., Joydas, T. V., Manokaran, S., Abouelresh, M. O., Jayachandran, P. R., Dixit, S., Rafeeq, M., Almusabeh, A. H., Nazal, M. K., Manikandan, K. P., Hala, S., & Pulido, B. (2025). Profiling the microeukaryote diversity in arid sabkha soils in NEOM, Saudi Arabia, using 18S rRNA-based eDNA metabarcoding. Ecological Frontiers. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecofro.2025.07.013
Jayachandran, P. R., Joydas, T. V., Manokaran, S., Gopi, J., Dixit, S., Jima, M., Manikandan, K. P., Thattathazhath, M. A., Panickan, P., Qurban, M. A., Qasem, A. M., Alghamdi, H., & Lozano-Cortés, D. (2025. Ecological filtering and functional trait patterns in polychaete communities of the Arabian Gulf. Marine Environmental Research. 211:107373.(Q1)
Kachiprath, B., Neelima, S., Md, U., Athira, P. P., Thajudeen, J., Jayachandran, P. R., Sarasan, M., Puthumana, J., Chaithanya, E. R., & Philip, R. (2025). Metagenomic mining and molecular characterization of a psychrophilic GH5‐CBM5 cellulase from Krossfjorden sediments, Arctic. Polar Biology, 48(5), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-024-03333-x.
Cleetus, R. I., Asha, C. V., Nandan, S. B., Suson, P. S., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2024). Ecological impact of artificial barrage on calanoid copepods in the Vembanad Lake, Southwest Coast of India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 80, 103865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103865.
Kupriyanova, E. K., Tovar-Hernández, M. A., Mejía-González, G., Jayachandran, P. R., Brandão, I. C., & de León-González, J. A. (2024). Confirming the invasion by tubeworm Ficopomatus cf. uschakovi (Pillai, 1960) (Annelida, Serpulidae) in Mexico. BioInvasions Records, 13(4), 979–991. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2024.13.4.11[1](https://www.reabic.net/journals/bir/2024/4/BIR_2024_Kupriyanova_etal.pdf).
M. N. Suhaana, Jaime Gómez-Gutiérrez, P. R. Jayachandran, P. Hari Praved, S. Bijoy Nandan (2024) A review on the parasitic isopod genus Notophryxus G. O. Sars,1883 (Crustacea: Isopoda), and first report of Notophryxus globularis G. O. Sars, 1885 from Lakshadweep Sea (Amini Island). Acta Oceanol. Sin., 2024, Vol. 43, No. 2, P. 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-023-2217-3 (IF: 1.4)
Jayachandran, P. R., Joydas, T. V., Borja, A., Manokaran, S., Franco, J., Garmendia, J. M., Gopi, J., Manikandan, K. P., Asharaf, M., Maneja, R. H., Qasem, A. M., Alghamdi, H., Lozano-Cortés, D., Krishnakumar, P. K., & Qurban, M. A. (2024). Unveiling the ecological status of the Arabian Gulf's marine ecosystem: Insights from benthic community analysis. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 205, 116571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116571 (IF: 5.3, Q1)
Fasila, P., Vinod, K., Asokan, P. K., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2024). Diversity and distribution of gastropods in the seaweed-dominated rocky intertidal area of Thikkodi, southwest coast of India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 66(2), 16–23. https://doi.org/10.6024/jmbai.2024.66.2.2501-03.
Bhavya Kachiprath, Solly S., Jayanath G., Jayachandran P. R., Jabir T, Manomi S, Anjali SM, Puthumana Jayesh, Chaithanya E. R., Rosamma Philip (2024) Exploring bacterial diversity in Arctic fjord sediments: A 16S rRNA based metabarcoding portrait. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology (in press). (IF: 2.2).
Joydas, T.V., Manokaran S., Gopi, Jayachandran, P.R., Yu-Jia, Heinle, Nazal, Manikandan, Qashqari, P. Mohandas, A. Hussain, Maneja, Qasem, Lozano-Cortés and Abuzaid (2024) Advancing Ecological Assessment of the Arabian Gulf through eDNA Metabarcoding: Opportunities, Prospects, and Challenges. Frontiers in Marine Science. Marine Ecosystem Ecology,11, doi: 10.3389/ fmars.2024. 1276956. (IF: 2.8, Q1)
M. Jima, P. R. Jayachandran, J. Rojin, P. Anulakshmi, N. K. Aswathy, S. Bijoy Nandan, M. Harikrishnan, and K. P. Krishnan (2023) Meiofaunal Assemblage Pattern in Krossfjord, Svalbard Archipelago. ISSN 1063-0740, Russian Journal of Marine Biology, 2023, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 507–518. (IF: 0.6).
Vishnudattan, N. K., Tait, D. R., Nandan, S. B., Aravind, E. H., Babu, D. S., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2023). The seasonal distribution and pollution potential of dissolved heavy metals and nutrients in subterranean estuaries in southern India. Marine pollution bulletin, 194, 115339. (IF: 5.8; Q1 journal)
Rani, V., Nandan, S. B., Jayachandran, P. R., Preethy, C. M., Sreelekshmi, S., Joseph, P., & Asha, C. V. (2023). Carbon stock in biomass pool of fragmented mangrove habitats of Kochi, Southern India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-17. (IF: 5.8; Q1 journal)
Praved, P. H., Neethu, K. V., Govindarajan, A. F., Nandan, S. B., Aneesh, B. P., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2023). Introduction of the euryhaline epibenthic hydromedusa Vallentinia gabriellae Vannucci Mendes, 1948 (Hydrozoa: Limnomedusae) to Indian waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 103, e61. (IF: 1.559)
Jima, M., Jayachandran, P. R., Rojin, J., Anulakshmi, N., Aswathy, N. K., Nandan, S. B., & Harikrishnan, M. (2023). Assessing the spatial distribution of meiofaunal communities in Krossfjord, Svalbard Archipelago: Foraminifera diversity as a key component. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 103153. (IF: 2.1; Q2 journal)
Praved, P. H., Oliveira, O. M. P., Neethu, K. V., Suhaana, N. M., Nandan, S. B., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2023). Unusual blooming of invasive ctenophore Beroe ovata (Bruguière, 1789) and geographical range expansion based on morphology and molecular analysis. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 60, 102837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.102837
Rani, V., Schwing, P. T., Jayachandran, P. R., Preethy, C. M., Sreelekshmi, S., Joseph, P., & Nandan, S. B. (2023). Carbon stocks and sequestration rate in mangroves and its major influencing factors from highly urbanized port city, southern India. Journal of Environmental Management, 335, 117542. https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.jenvman.2023.117542
Aswathy, N. K., Krishnapriya, P. P., Neenu, P., Nandan, S. B., Jima, M., Jayachandran, P. R., Harikrishnan, M., & Krishnan, K. P. (2022). Spatial dynamics of macrofauna with special reference to bivalve molluscs in the Arctic Kongsfjord, Svalbard, Norway. Polar Science, 100916. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2022.100916
Jayachandran, P. R., Radhika, R., Aneesh, B. P., Santu, K. S., Jima, M., & Nandan, S. B. (2021). Biological invasion of medically important bladder snail Physella acuta Draparnaud, 1805 (Gastropoda, Physidae) in the freshwater habitat of Kerala, India. Proceedings of the Zoological Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12595-021-00419-w
Jima, M., Jayachandran, P. R., & Nandan, S. B. (2022). Modern benthic foraminiferal diversity along the fjords of Svalbard Archipelago: diversity evaluation. Thalassas, 38, 647–664. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-021-00356-7
Jayachandran, P. R., Velasquez, M., & Jima, M. (2022). A new species of wood-boring bivalve (Mollusca: Xylophagaidae) from the Eastern Arabian Sea. Marine Biodiversity, 52(7). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-021-01245-1
Praved, P. H., Morandini, A. C., Maronna, M. M., Suhana, N. M., Jima, M., Aneesh, B. P., Nandan, S. B., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2021). Report of Mauve Stinger Pelagia cf. noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) Bloom from Northeastern Arabian Sea (NEAS). Thalassas. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-021-00304-5
Xavier, N. D., Nandan, S. B., Jayachandran, P. R., et al. (2021). Eliciting heavy metal contamination on selected native organisms from Cochin estuary using contemporary biomarker approach. Journal of Earth System Science, 130, 174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-021-01676-1
Joseph, P., Nandan, S. B., Sreelekshmi, S., Jayachandran, P. R., Varghese, R., Preethy, C. M., V., Asha C., & J., Adarsh K. (2021). Benthic biocoenosis: Influence of edaphic factors in the tropical mangroves of Cochin, Southern India. Tropical Ecology, 62(2), 246-257. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42965-021-00050-0
Krishnapriya, P. P., Aswathy, N. K., Dhanya, M. M., Jima, M., Jayachandran, P. R., Nandan, S. B., Harikrishnan, M., & Krishnan, K. P. (2021). Protective role of carbon sequestration by free living nematodes in Arctic Kongsfjord (intermediate zone), Svalbard in the emerging climate change scenario. Journal of Earth System Science, 130, 138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-021-01639-6
Vishnudattan, N. K., Nandan, S. B., Hansen, J. G., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2021). A new Tardigrade species, Stygarctus keralensis sp. nov. (Arthrotardigrada: Stygarctidae) from the intertidal zone ofSouthwest coast of India. Zootaxa, 4985(3), 381–391. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4985.3.5
Jima, M., Jayachandran, P. R., Nandan, S. B., Krishnapriya, P. P., Aswathy, N. K., Krishnan, K. P., Harikrishnan, M., & Radhakrishnan, C. K. (2021). Stable isotopic signatures of sediment carbon and nitrogen sources and its relation to benthic meiofaunal distribution in the Arctic Kongsfjord. Marine Ecology - An Evolutionary Perspective, 42(6), e12660. https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12660
Yesudas, A., Jayachandran, P. R., Parameswaran, U. V., Vidyalakshmi, D., & Priyaja, P. (2021). Report on the association of valviferan isopod Synidotea variegata Collinge 1917 and regular sea urchin Stomopneustes variolaris Lamarck, 1816 from rocky subtidal regions of Vizhinjam, southwest coast of India. Symbiosis. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13199-021-00759-3
Prabhakaran, M. P., Jayachandran, P. R., & Nandan, S. B. (2020). The occurrence of vulnerable seagrass species Halophila beccarii Ascherson, 1871 from restored mangrove of Koduvally estuary, south-west coast of India. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 25(4), 328-332. https://doi.org/10.1111/lre.12292
Neethu, K. V., Nandan, S. B., Xavier, N. D., Jayachandran, P. R., Anu, P. R., Midhun, A. M., Mohan, D., & Marigoudar, S. R. (2020). A multibiomarker approach to assess lead toxicity on the black clam, Villorita cyprinoides (Gray, 1825), from Cochin estuarine system (CES), South West Coast, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(30), 38052-38061. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10524-6
Jayachandran, P. R., Jima, M., Philomina, J., et al. (2020). Assessment of benthic macroinvertebrate response to anthropogenic and natural disturbances in the Kodungallur-Azhikode estuary, southwest coast of India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 192(10), 626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08582-x
Rahayu, D. L., Jayachandran, P. R., Jima, M., Nandan, S. B., Hershey, R., & Prabhakaran, M. P. (2019). Notes on Neorhynchoplax alcocki (Kemp, 1917) and Neorhynchoplax demeloi (Kemp, 1917) from the Kochi backwater, India (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Hymenosomatidae). Thalassas, 35(2), 327-333. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-019-00176-w
Jayachandran, P. R., Nandan, S. B., Jima, M., Sreedevi, O. K., Joseph, P., & Prabhakaran, M. P. (2019). Bioecology of Macrobenthic Communities in the Microtidal Monsoonal Kodungallur-Azhikode Estuary, Southwest Coast of India. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 24(4), 295-303. https://doi.org/10.1111/lre.12292
Jayachandran, P. R., Aneesh, B., Oliver, P. G., Joseph, P., Jima, M., Krishnan, K. H., & Nandan, S. B. (2019). First record of an alien invasive biofouling mussel Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843) (Mollusca: Mytilidae) from Indian waters. BioInvasions Records, 8(4), 828-837. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2019.8.4.11
Joseph, P., Nandan, S. B., Adarsh, K. J., Anu, P. R., Varghese, R., Sreelekshmi, S., Preethy, C. M., Jayachandran, P. R., & Joseph, K. J. (2019). Heavy metal contamination in representative surface sediments of mangrove habitats of Cochin, Southern India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 78(18), 490. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-019-8499-2
Hershey N., R. N., Nandan, S. B., Jayachandran, P. R., Vijay, A., Vasu, K. N., & Sudheesh, V. (2019). Nitrous oxide flux from a Tropical estuarine system (Cochin estuary, India). Regional Studies in Marine Science, 30, 100725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100725
Xavier, N. D., Nandan, S. B., Jayachandran, P. R., Anu, P. R., Midhun, A. M., & Mohan, D. (2019). Chronic effects of Copper and Zinc on the fish, Etroplus suratensis (Bloch, 1790) by Continuous Flow Through (CFT) bioassay. Marine Environmental Research, 143, 141-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.11.002
Jayachandran, P. R., Nandan, S. B., Jima, M., Joseph, P., Sreedevi, O. K., Prabhakaran, M. P., & Joseph, K. J. (2019). Macrobenthic functional feeding groups in a microtidal monsoonal estuary (Kodungallur-Azhikode estuary, India). Regional Studies in Marine Science, 25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2018.100444
Jayachandran, P. R., Jima, M., Joseph, P., Sanu, V. F., & Nandan, S. B. (2018). Invasion of biofouling mussel Mytilopsis Conrad, 1857 (Bivalvia: Dreissenacea) in the Cochin backwater, south-west coast of India. Current Science, 115(12), 2190-2200.
Anu, P. R., Nandan, S. B., Jayachandran, P. R., Xavier, N. D., Midhun, A. M., & Mohan, D. (2018). Toxicity effects of zinc on two marine diatoms, under varying macronutrient environment. Marine Environmental Research, 142, 275-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.10.013
Joseph, P., Nandan, S. B., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2018). New species of Victoriopisa Karaman & Barnard, 1979 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eriopisidae) from Vembanad backwaters, Southwest coast of India. Zootaxa, 4433(1), 69-70. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4433.1.3
Oliver, P. G., Jayachandran, P. R., & Nandan, S. B. (2018). Cuspidaria cochinensis Preston, 1916 transferred to the Corbulidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) and assigned to the genus Cuneocorbula. Marine Biodiversity, 48(2), 1223-1227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-016-0578-y
Jayachandran, P. R., Nandan, S. B., Sanu, V. F., Jima, M., Anu, P. R., Xavier, N. D., Joseph, P., Midhun, A. M., & Asha, C. V. (2018). Authentication of Nassodonta insignis H. Adams, 1867 (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) from the Kodungallur - Azhikode backwater, southwest coast of India using mitochondrial COI marker. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 47(3), 623-628. Retrieved from nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/44121
Oliver, P. G., Hallan, A., Jayachandran, P. R., Joseph, P., Sanu, V. F., & Nandan, S. B. (2018). Taxonomy of myid bivalves from fragmented brackish-water habitats in Indian Backwaters, with a description of a new genus Indosphenia (Myida, Myoidea, Myidae). ZooKeys, 799, 21-46. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.799.25843
Anu, P. R., Nandan, S. B., Jayachandran, P. R., & Xavier, N. D. (2016). Toxicity effects of copper on the marine diatom, Chaetoceros calcitrans. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 8(3), 498-504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2016.07.001
Prabhakaran, M. P., Nandan, S. B., Jayachandran, P. R., & Pillai, N. G. K. (2013). Species diversity and community structure of ichthyofauna in the seagrass ecosystem of Minicoy Atoll, Lakshadweep, India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 42(3), 349-359. Retrieved from nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/19663
Jayachandran, P. R., & Nandan, S. (2012). Assessment of trophic change and its probable impact on tropical estuarine environment (the Kodungallur-Azhikode estuary, India). Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 17(7), 837-847. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-011-9347-1
Prabhakaran, M. P., Jayachandran, P. R., & Nandan, S. B. (2012). New record of Scapharca cornea (Bivalvia: Pteriomorpha: Arcidae) from Minicoy Lagoon, Lakshadweep, India. Current Science, 102(11), 1516-1518.
Nandan, S. B., Jayachandran, P. R., & Sreedevi, O. K. (2012). Temporal pattern of fish production in a microtidal tropical estuary in the southwest coast of India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 59, 17-26.
Jayachandran, P. R., Nandan, S. B., & Sreedevi, O. K. (2012). Water quality variations and nutrient characteristics of Kodungallur-Azhikode Estuary, Kerala. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 41(2), 180-187. Retrieved from nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/13774

Jayachandran, P. R.; Jima, M.; Manokaran, S.; Gopi, J.; Manikandan, K. P.; Joydas, T. V. Emerging Threats in a Warming Ocean: Climate-Driven Spread of Marine Invasive Species and Regional Biosecurity Gaps. Earth Systems, Resources, and Sustainability 2026, 1 (2), 143–165. https://doi.org/10.53941/esrs.2026.100010.
Oliver, P. G. and P. R. Jayachandran (2024). Presence of the genus Pelopina Huber, 2010 (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Thraciidae) in the Arabian Gulf. Journal of Conchology. 45(2).285-292. ISSN 2755-3531.https://doi.org/10.61733/jconch/4529.
Radhika, R., Jayachandran, P. R., Santu, K. S., & Nandan, S. B. (2025). The enigmatic blue-green iridescence of Sapphirina ovatolanceolata (Dana, 1849) (Crustacea: Copepoda: Sapphirinidae): A live observation from the Lakshadweep waters. Estuarine Management and Technologies (in press).
Vishnudattan, N. K., Jayachandran, P. R., & Nandan, S. B. (2023). Note on rare knot worm, Polygordius madrasensis Aiyar and Alikunhi, 1944 (Polychaeta, Polygordiidae) from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 122(3):267–273. DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v122/i3/2022/167818
Jayachandran, P. R., Aneesh, B. P., Hallan, A., Vishnudattan, N. K., Jima, M., Radhika, R., & Nandan, S. B. (2021). Note on planorbid snail genus Amerianna Strand, 1928 (Gastropoda, Planorbidae) in India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 121(4), 487–492. DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v121/i4/2021/159888
Jayachandran, P. R., Nandan, S. B., Sreedevi, O. K., & Sanu, V. F. (2013). Influences of environmental factors on fish assemblage in the tropical estuary of the south-west coast of India: A case study of Kodungallur-Azhikode Estuary. International Journal of Marine Science, 3(2), 4-16. doi: 10.5376/ijms.2013.03.0002
Nandan, S. B., Jayachandran, P. R., & Sreedevi, O. K. (2014). Spatio-temporal pattern of primary production in a tropical coastal wetland (Kodungallur-Azhikode Estuary), south-west coast of India. Journal of Coast Development, 17, 392. doi: 10.4172/1410-5217.1000392
Jayachandran, P. R., Prabhakaran, M. P., Asha, C. V., Vijay, A., & Nandan, S. B. (2015). First report on mass reproductive swarming of a polychaete worm, Dendronereis aestuarina (Annelida, Nereididae) Southern 1921, from a freshwater environment in the southwest coast of India. International Journal of Marine Science, 5(3), 1-7. doi: 10.5376/ijms.2015.05.0003
Nandan, S. B., Krishnapriya, P. P., Vijay, A., Asha, C. V., Jayachandran, P. R., & Krishnan, K. P. (2016). Benthic faunal assemblage of the Arctic Kongsfjorden System, Norway. International Journal of Marine Science, 6(54), 1-8. doi: 10.5376/ijms.2016.06.0054
Anu, P. R., Jayachandran, P. R., Sreekumar, P. K., & Nandan, S. B. (2014). A review on heavy metal pollution in Cochin Backwaters, southwest coast of India. International Journal of Marine Science, 4(10), 92-98. doi: 10.5376/ijms.2014.04.0010

Conference Papers

1. Sanu, V. F., Jayachandran, P. R., Sreedevi, O. K., & Nandan, S. B. (2010). Fishery catch structure of Kodungallur-Azhikode estuary and its sustainable management. In C. Cherian, N. Chandramohanakumar, S. B. Nandan, O. V. Reethamma, I. Neerakkal, & A. Augustine (Eds.), Green Path to Sustainability: Prospects and Challenges (pp. 223-231). ISBN: 978-81-907269-9-3.

2. Jayachandran, P. R., Nandan, S. B., Anu, P. R., Don Xavier, N. D., Vaisakh, K., Midhun, A. M., & Mohan, D. (2015). Toxicity effect of copper (Cu2+) on Villorita cyprinoides Gray, 1825 (black clam): a major clam fishery resource of Cochin Backwaters, southwest coast of India. In Biodiversity and evaluation: perspectives and paradigm shifts (pp. 259-263). In B. Nandan, S. Kumar, M. K. D., & R. Babu (Eds.). ISBN: 978-93-80095-70-7.

3. Jima, M., Nandan, S. B., Sanu, V. F., Radhika, R., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2015). Community structure and systematics of arrow worms (Phylum Chaetognatha) from the lagoons of Lakshadweep archipelago, India. In Biodiversity and evaluation: perspectives and paradigm shifts (pp. 296-298). In B. Nandan, S. Kumar, M. K. D., & R. Babu (Eds.). ISBN: 978-93-80095-70-7.

BOOKS

Book Chapters

Jørgensen, L. L., Atkinson, L., Chatzinikolaou, E., Dunham, A., Escobar, E., Frid, C., Yepes Gaurisas, D., Glavovic, B. C., Muraki Gottlieb, H., Griffiths, H. J., Guérin, L., Hutchings, P., Idris, I., Herrera Kasic, S., Bolouki Kourandeh, M., Li, H., Logerwell, E., Miranda, M., Onyena, A., Pardal, A., Pavloudi, C., Przeslawski, R., Jayachandran, P.R., Schepers, L., Ghodrati Shojaei, M., Sink, K., Stefanoudis, P., Vandepitte, L., Watson, G. J., & Zakharov, D. (2026). Marine benthic invertebrates. In Third World Ocean Assessment (WOA III) (Section 4, Subchapter 4C). United Nations.
Jayachandran, P. R., Neethu, K. V., Sankar, N. D., Marigoudar, S. R., Sharma, K. V., & Nandan, S. B. (2024). Prescribing seawater quality standards in Indian waters: A crucial step towards achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals. In S. B. Nandan, L. C. Thomas, V. S., V. K. Venugopal, K. V. Neethu, H. P. Praved, N. D. Sankar, & S. Sreelekshmi (Eds.), Advances and future perspectives in marine pollution and ecotoxicology (pp. 1-17). Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT, Kochi, India. ISBN 978-81-977119-0-9.
Jima, M., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2025). Benthic fauna: Key players in marine ecosystems and their potential for sustainable resource utilization. In F. Payva, R. James, S. Thomas, & P. Joseph (Eds.), Unlocking the potential of invertebrate biodiversity: Ecological services and sustainable value addition (pp. 22–28). St. Joseph’s College for Women, Alappuzha.
Mydhili, G. S., Kumar, B. S., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2022). Note on Impact of Aquaculture on the Environment and Vice Versa. EIACP: Geodiversity and Impact on Environment, 27(2), 22-25. eISSN: 0974-1356, pISSN: 0974-1364.
Jayachandran, P. R., Nandan, S. B., Jima, M., Philomina, J., & Vishnudattan, N. K. (2022). Benthic organisms as an ecological tool for monitoring coastal and marine ecosystem health. In P. G. Salom Gnana Vincent & S. Krishnakumar (Eds.), Ecology and Biodiversity of Benthos (pp. 417). Elsevier. ISBN: 9780128211618.
Nandan, S. B., Asha, C. V., Vijay, A., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2013). Benthic faunal assemblage - Diversity and Time Scale Changes in the ice cold Kongsfjorden Arctic Ecosystem. In S. Sundaresan, P. Gupta, K. M. Santosh, & R. Boojh (Eds.), Climate change and Himalayan Informatics (pp. 184). Scientific Publishers (India). ISBN: 978-81-7233-846-6; eISBN: 978-93-86237-65-1.
Prabhakaran, M. P., Pillai, N. G. K., Jayachandran, P. R., & Nandan, S. B. (2013). Species Composition and Distribution of Sponges (Phylum: Porifera) in the Seagrass Ecosystem of Minicoy Atoll, Lakshadweep, India. In K. Venkataraman, C. Sivaperuman, & C. Raghunathan (Eds.), Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Marine Faunal Communities (pp. 43-54). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-642-38199-7, ISBN 978-3-642-38200-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-38200-0.
Prabhakaran, M. P., Jayachandran, P. R., & Nandan, S. B. (2015). Species composition, distribution and abundance of fishes of the order Perciformes in seagrass ecosystem of Minicoy Lagoon, Lakshadweep. In A. Biju, P. A. Koshy, & R. Sreeja (Eds.), Marine and Coastal Biodiversity (pp. 76-84). APH Publishing Company (India). ISBN 978-93-313-2566-2.
Nandan, S. B., Jayachandran, P. R., & Asha, C. V. (2016). Sampling techniques for molluscan fauna. In S. B. Nandan, P. G. Oliver, P. R. Jayachandran, & C. V. Asha (Eds.), Training manual -1st International Training Workshop on Taxonomy of Bivalve Molluscs (pp. 105-114). Directorate of Public Relations and Publications.
Jayachandran, P. R., Jima, M., Krishnapriya, P. P., Aswathy, N. K., & Nandan, S. B. (2018). Bioecological Characteristics of Meiofauna. In S. B. Nandan, J. Sharma, & P. R. Jayachandran (Eds.), Monograph on Benthic Meiofauna - Training manual of International Workshop on Meiofauna (pp. 189-204). Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT, Kochi, India.
Nandan, S. B., Joseph, P., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2019). The recent benthic observations from coastal wetlands of central Kerala, India. In S. B. Nandan, P. Priyaja, & P. R. Jayachandran (Eds.), Compendium on advances in benthic studies: souvenir of the International Conference on Benthos (ICB 2019) (pp. 272). Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT, Kochi, India. ISBN 978-81-936217-6-9.

1. Sharma, J., Annapurna, C., Ansari, T., Khan, S. A., Ingole, B., Krishnan, H., Jaleel, A. K. U., Minu, M., Jayachandran, P. R., Jima, M., Krishnapriya, P. P., Aswathy, N. K., & Nandan, S. B. (2018). Monograph on Benthic Meiofauna – Training manual of International Workshop on Meiofauna (B. Nandan, J. Sharma, & P. R. Jayachandran, Eds.). Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT.

2. Ramakrishna, N. V., Subba Rao, K., Mohamed, S., Sasikumar, G., Appukuttan, K. K., Kumar, A. B., Ravinesh, R., Krishnan, H., Arjun, J. K., Nandan, S. B., Jayachandran, P. R., Asha, C. V., Oliver, P. G., Apte, D., Dutta, S., & Babu, I. (2016). Training manual - 1st International Training Workshop on Taxonomy of Bivalve Molluscs (S. B. Nandan, P. G. Oliver, P. R. Jayachandran, C. V. Asha, Eds.). Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT.

3. Nandan, S. B., Priyaja, P., Antony, S. P., Padmakumar, K. B., Harikrishnan, M., Sreerekha, P. R., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2019). Abstract proceedings - International Conference on Benthos. Directorate of Public Relations and Publications for Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, CUSAT.

4. Nandan, S. B., Priyaja, P., & Jayachandran, P. R. (2019). Compendium on advances in benthic studies: souvenir of the International Conference on Benthos (ICB 2019). Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT.

5. Nandan, S. B., Priyaja, P., & Jayachandran, P. R. (Eds.). (2020). Frontiers in Benthic Science. Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT.

Training manuals

Sharma, J., Annapurna, C., Ansari, K. G. M. T., Khan, S. A., Ingole, B., Krishnan, H. K., Jaleel, A. K. U., Minu, M., Jayachandran, P. R., Jima, M., Krishnapriya, P. P., Aswathy, N. K., & Nandan, S. B. (2018). Monograph on Benthic Meiofauna - Training manual of International Workshop on Meiofauna. In S. B. Nandan, J. Sharma, & Jayachandran P. R. (Eds.), Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT, Kochi, India. (pp. 250). ISBN 978-93-80095-88-2.
Ramakrishna, N. V., Subba Rao, K., Mohamed, S., Sasikumar, G., Appukuttan, K. K., Kumar, A. B., Ravinesh, R., Krishnan, H., Arjun, J. K., Nandan, S. B., Jayachandran, P. R., Asha, C. V., Oliver, P. G., Apte, D., Dutta, S., & Babu, I. (2016). Training manual - 1st International Training Workshop on Taxonomy of Bivalve Molluscs. In S. B. Nandan, P. G. Oliver, P. R. Jayachandran, C. V. Asha (Eds.), Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT. (pp. 349). ISBN 978-93-80095-79-0.