Biodiversity : An Overview

Mukesh Kumar, Rajan Kumar Gupta and G.S. Paliwal

ISBN 10: 9380578881 / ISBN 13: 9789380578880

Verlag: I.K. Books, 2011

Beschreibung

Contents 1 Biodiversity and Conservation Salient Features 2 Biodiversity Hotsports A Tool for Biodiversity Conservation 3 Perceptions of Villagers on Climate Change and its Adverse Effect on Biodiversity Depletion and Agro-Ecosystem of Selected Villages of District Rewari Haryana 4 Protect Groves A Traditional Way of Conserving Biodiversity in Garhwal Himalaya Uttarakhand 5 Phytodiversity A Medicinal Aspect 6 Biodiversity Conservation and Ecotoursim-Opportunities and Issues in Uttarakhand 7 Distribution Phylogeny and Phytovhemistry of Ephedra A Traditional Medicinal Plant 8 Quantitative Assessment and Ethnobotanical uses of Plants of Koti-Kanasar Forest Range Jaunsar Uttrakhand 9 Forest Plant Biodiversity in the State of Uttarakhand 10 Economics of Crop Diversification Uttarakhand State 11 Medicinally Important Endangered Orchid Habenaria Intermedia DDon and Hedgeworthii Lindl A Phenological Study 12 Ichthyodiversity of River Ramganga of Water Uttar Pradesh 13 Mapping of Forest Plantations in Forest Research Institute Dehradun Using Aerospace Remote Sensing 14 Biodiversity and Conservation of Mangroves in the State of Orissa with Special Reference to Bhitarkanika 15 Invasive Alien Plant Species A Threat to Native Biodiversity 16 Pollen Diversity of Higher Vascular Plants Growing in and Around Firozabad District of Uttar Pradesh A Taxonomic View 17 Response of Higher Plant Biodiversity to SO2 Exposure 18 Diversity of Jatropha in India 19 Medico-Religious Plant Diversity of Uttar Pradesh 20 Floristic Diversity of Sikkim Himalayas with Notes on Ethnoveterinary Applications 21 Coal-Fired Industries and the Anthropecology of Plants A Review 22 Biodiversity of Sadges in Wetlands of Gyanpur 23 Phytodiversity Conservation in India 24 Ethnobotanical Flora of Dewghat Forest Uttar Pradesh Need for Conservation 25 Muga Silkworm Biodiversity A Profile 26 Medicinal Plants Local Heritage with Global Importance 27 Indigenous Traditional Knowledge of Medicinal Plant Biodiversity amongst Tribals of Rajasthan 28 Conservation of Phytodiversity Through In-Vitro Strategies 29 An Appraisal of the Diversity of Arborescent Plants of Doon Valley NW HimalayaIndia?s phytodiversity is one of the most significant in the world India is one of the twelve mega-biodiversity centers in the world and also an important center of origin of agrobiodiversity It is therefore very important to study document and conserve the plant wealth of India and also of the world before its possible extinction There are convincing scientific economic and sociological reasons for giving priority to the conservation of the major centers of plant diversity throughout the world The strategies to conserve the biodiversity include establishment of protected area network and corridors with emphasis on appropriate levels of management reduction of anthropogenic pressure on natural populations by cultivating them elsewhere programmes of augmentation reintroduction and introduction of target taxa restoration of degraded habitats etc The conservation strategies can be either in-situ conservation of genetic resources within their ecosystem and natural habitat or ex-situ conservation of components of genetic material of biological diversity outside their natural habitat The choice of conservation strategy depends upon the nature of the material to be conserved ie the life cycle and mode of reproduction size of individual population and ecological status Ex-situ techniques include the establishment of botanical and zoological gardens banks of pollen seed tissue culture DNA etc Establishment of forest reserves national parks protected areas and on farm conservation of valuable plant varieties is being promoted to facilitate their in-situ conservation The present book comprises of 29 contributions by eminent scientists and research workers who are acknowledged internationally in their respective fields The book has been prepared with the intention of providing sufficient depth of the subject to.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Biodiversity : An Overview
• Verlag: I.K. Books
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 9380578881
• ISBN-13: 9789380578880
• Einband: Hardcover

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Inhaltsangabe

India’s phytodiversity is one of the most significant in the world. India is one of the twelve mega-biodiversity centers in the world and also an important center of origin of agrobiodiversity. It is therefore, very important to study, document and conserve the plant wealth of India and also of the world before its possible extinction. There are convincing scientific, economic and sociological reasons for giving priority to the conservation of the major centers of plant diversity throughout the world.

The strategies to conserve the biodiversity include establishment of protected area network and corridors with emphasis on appropriate levels of management, reduction of anthropogenic pressure on natural populations by cultivating them elsewhere, programmes of augmentation, reintroduction and introduction of target taxa, restoration of degraded habitats, etc. The conservation strategies can be either, in-situ conservation of genetic resources within their ecosystem and natural habitat or ex-situ conservation of components of genetic material of biological diversity outside their natural habitat. The choice of conservation strategy depends upon the nature of the material to be conserved, i.e., the life cycle and mode of reproduction, size of individual population and ecological status. Ex-situ techniques include the establishment of botanical and zoological gardens, banks of pollen, seed tissue culture, DNA, etc. Establishment of forest reserves, national parks, protected areas and on farm conservation of valuable plant varieties is being promoted to facilitate their in-situ conservation.

The present book comprises of 29 contributions by eminent scientists and research workers who are acknowledged internationally in their respective fields. The book has been prepared with the intention of providing sufficient depth of the subject to satisfy the academic needs of the reader up to a higher level, which is comprehensive and interesting. There are articles on the various groups of plants, i.e., angiosperms, sedge vegetation, grassland vegetation, wetland flora, sacred groves, ethnobotany, pharmacognosy of drug-plants, phenology of medicinal plants, changing water regimes, hotspots and biodiversity conservation.

In totality, it contains useful information for the postgraduate students, teachers, scientists and researchers dealing with Basic and Applied Botany, Ethnobotany, Environmental Biology, Forestry and Agricultural Botany. Moreover, it will prove helpful for Government departments dealing with forestry, social forestry and the cultivation of medicinal plants.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.