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Book Synopsis Western Ghats Ecosystem by : Dina Nath Tewari
Download or read book Western Ghats Ecosystem written by Dina Nath Tewari and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes ecology, natural resource potential, bio-diversity and socio-economic activities of the region to promote income generating activities through conserving, upgrading and using natural resources, environmentally sound mining, sustainable tourisms, Employment generating schemes that increase the productive base.
Book Synopsis Ecology and Biogeography in India by : M.S. Mani
Download or read book Ecology and Biogeography in India written by M.S. Mani and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 809 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the outstanding features of the ecology and bio geography of the Indian region, comprising former British India, Nepal, Bhutan, Ceylon and Burma. It summarizes the results of nearly four decades' studies and field explorations and discussions with students on the distribution of plants and animals, practically throughout this vast area and on the underlying factors. A number of specialists in geology, meteorology, botany, zoology, ecology and anthropology have also actively collaborated with me and have contributed valuable chapters in their respective fields. India has an exceptionally rich and highly diversified flora and fauna, exhibiting complex composition, character and affinities. Although the fauna of the Indian region as a whole is less completely known than its flora, we are nevertheless fairly well acquainted with at least the salient features of its faunal characters to enable us to present a meaningful discussion on some of the outstanding peculiarities of the biogeography of India. A general synthesis of the available, though much scattered, information should prove useful to future students of biogeography throughout the world.
Book Synopsis The Southern Western Ghats by : Sathis Chandran Nair
Download or read book The Southern Western Ghats written by Sathis Chandran Nair and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is Perhaps The Most Comprehensive Study Of The Status Of One Of The Country`S Sensitive And Threatened Richest Tropical Moist Forest Ecosystem Of The Southern Western Ghats Of Kerala. The Study Iis Covered In 7 Chapters - Appendices - References - Glossary - Maps And Coloured Photographs. Condition Good.
Book Synopsis Freshwater Biodiversity by : David Dudgeon
Download or read book Freshwater Biodiversity written by David Dudgeon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing human populations and higher demands for water impose increasing impacts and stresses upon freshwater biodiversity. Their combined effects have made these animals more endangered than their terrestrial and marine counterparts. Overuse and contamination of water, overexploitation and overfishing, introduction of alien species, and alteration of natural flow regimes have led to a 'great thinning' and declines in abundance of freshwater animals, a 'great shrinking' in body size with reductions in large species, and a 'great mixing' whereby the spread of introduced species has tended to homogenize previously dissimilar communities in different parts of the world. Climate change and warming temperatures will alter global water availability, and exacerbate the other threat factors. What conservation action is needed to halt or reverse these trends, and preserve freshwater biodiversity in a rapidly changing world? This book offers the tools and approaches that can be deployed to help conserve freshwater biodiversity.
Book Synopsis Western Ghats by : R. J. Ranjit Daniels
Download or read book Western Ghats written by R. J. Ranjit Daniels and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western Ghats-Biodiversity, People, Conservation covers a wide range of topics including the geological history, origin and evolution of biodiversity. It highlights the diversity of life in the region starting from micro-organisms and moves on to analyse and discuss the ways in which the different species of plants and animals have naturally assembled to form living communities. The long human history of the region and the way it has influenced the biodiversity has also been described. Not only that, it also discusses the future of the Western Ghats and its biodiversity in the light of the ever-increasing human pressures on land and water. The book has been written in a unique, simple style avoiding technical jargons so that it appeals to the general reader. It contains a large number of illustrations and unique photographs of the region that will enable the readers to identify the plants and animals discussed in the book. In short, the book is aimed at the layman as well as the serious student who wishes to learn about the rich biological wealth and ecological history of one of the Earth s last remaining tropical wilderness.
Download or read book Areography written by Eduardo H Rapoport and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Areography: Geographical Strategies of Species discusses the hypotheses and results of areography, which is the study of geographical range of species. The book consists of six chapters, which help demonstrates that the geographical range of species can be studied and can help provide a methodology to analyze the spatio-geographic strategies of species. The first chapter provides an introductory discussion on areography; the chapter also covers several issues, concerns, and criticisms on areography. Chapter 2 discusses the anatomy and morphology of areas, while Chapter 3 covers the methodological approaches. The fourth chapter tackles the concept of barriers. Chapters 5 and 6 discuss geographical and ecological areography, respectively. The text will be of great use to researchers who are involved or have an interest in areography.
Book Synopsis Forest landscapes of the southern western Ghats, India by : Collectif
Download or read book Forest landscapes of the southern western Ghats, India written by Collectif and published by Institut français de Pondichéry. This book was released on 2020-10-07 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Western Ghats forests are endowed with large species and habitat diversity, which is nowadays under threat by increasing demographic pressure and changing land use. To address these challenges, a novel and comprehensive approach is sought from the principles of landscape ecology. Morpho-pedological features are used to delineate landscape units all over the Western Ghats of Kerala, among which the Western Anamalai region is chosen to elucidate the relative influence of physical factors, bioclimate and anthropogenic pressures on the characteristics of natural vegetation and on the status of the vertebrate fauna. Highlighting patterns of resource utilization by proximal and distant stakeholders, the book goes about identifying value-based management zones, while proposing management strategies for conservation and sustainable development.
Book Synopsis Tropical Nature, and Other Essays by : Alfred Russel Wallace
Download or read book Tropical Nature, and Other Essays written by Alfred Russel Wallace and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tropical Fire Ecology by : Mark Cochrane
Download or read book Tropical Fire Ecology written by Mark Cochrane and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-04-11 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tropics are home to most of the world’s biodiversity and are currently the frontier for human settlement. Tropical ecosystems are being converted to agricultural and other land uses at unprecedented rates. Land conversion and maintenance almost always rely on fire and, because of this, fire is now more prevalent in the tropics than anywhere else on Earth. Despite pervasive fire, human settlement and threatened biodiversity, there is little comprehensive information available on fire and its effects in tropical ecosystems. Tropical deforestation, especially in rainforests, has been widely documented for many years. Forests are cut down and allowed to dry before being burned to remove biomass and release nutrients to grow crops. However, fires do not always stop at the borders of cleared forests. Tremendously damaging fires are increasingly spreading into forests that were never evolutionarily prepared for wild fires. The largest fires on the planet in recent decades have occurred in tropical forests and burned millions of hectares in several countries. The numerous ecosystems of the tropics have differing levels of fire resistance, resilience or dependence. At present, there is little appreciation of the seriousness of the wild fire situation in tropical rainforests but there is even less understanding of the role that fire plays in the ecology of many fire adapted tropical ecosystems, such as savannas, grasslands and other forest types.
Download or read book Flood and Fury written by Viju B and published by Ebury Press. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The floods that devastated large parts of Kerala in 2018 were not an isolated, freak phenomenon; rather, they signalled something graver-the ecological devastation of the Western Ghats. Made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012, the Ghats have become increasingly vulnerable to serious ecological damage, threatening the sustenance of their people. The 2018 floods were a wake-up call for the region spanning 1600 kilometres and six states-Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat-that form an ecosystem older than the Himalayas. Travelling in this region, documenting the devastating large-scale mining, quarrying, deforestation and mismanagement of water resources, at the same time mapping its culture, history and ecology, Viju B. investigates the crisis in the Western Ghats and suggests policy measures urgently required to mitigate it.
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Book Synopsis The High Ranges by : Sathis Chandran Nair
Download or read book The High Ranges written by Sathis Chandran Nair and published by Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage. This book was released on 1994 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Fauna of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve by :
Download or read book Fauna of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles.
Book Synopsis Western Ghats - From Ecology To Economics by : Shanavas P H
Download or read book Western Ghats - From Ecology To Economics written by Shanavas P H and published by Educreation Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-23 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hill chain of Western Ghats, a treasure trove of biodiversity and the water tower of peninsular India has been engrossed the attention of various stakeholders all over the world. This region is identified as one among the eight hottest hotspots of biodiversity and hence attracted worldwide attention. This book is a compilation of various research articles related to Western Ghats, its ecology, environment, geography, biodiversity, etc. The editors have taken utmost care to include articles related to various issues such as, the debates over WGEEP and HLWG reports, studies on mining and quarrying activities, agriculture and allied activities, issues related to sustainable agricultural practices, agrarian distress, impact of migration, changing land use pattern, other economic activities and its impact on the environment and ecology, etc. The book offers an insight into the concerns of the farmers and offers policy solutions wherever possible.
Book Synopsis Biodiversity of the Western Ghats of Maharashtra by : N. P. Singh
Download or read book Biodiversity of the Western Ghats of Maharashtra written by N. P. Singh and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles.
Book Synopsis India, a Lifescape by : Krushnamegh Kunte
Download or read book India, a Lifescape written by Krushnamegh Kunte and published by Universities Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Butterflies Of Peninsular India Represents The First Fascicle In This Series. This Important New Work Of Reference Is Also A Joy To Look At And A Pleasure To Read, Combining Comprehensiveness, Consistency Of Style And Beauty To This Degree. Ancillary Information On Distribution, Ecology And Behaviour Will Help Design Field Exercises And Projects Focussing On First-Hand Observations Of Living Organisms. This Essential Source Of Visual And Factual Reference Is An Indispensable Book For Everyone Who Cares About Nature, And Will Stimulate Popular Interest In The Broader Spectrum Of India S Biological Wealth.
Book Synopsis Flowering Plants of the Western Ghats, India: Dicots by : T. S. Nayar
Download or read book Flowering Plants of the Western Ghats, India: Dicots written by T. S. Nayar and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 1683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India by : Sanjay Molur
Download or read book The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India written by Sanjay Molur and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
