Recovering Biodiversity In Indian Forests

Author : G. Vishwanatha Reddy
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811009112
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Recovering Biodiversity in Indian Forests written by G. Vishwanatha Reddy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates how varying levels of human disturbance manifested through different management regimes influence composition, richness, diversity and abundance of key mammal, bird and plant species, even within ecologically similar habitats. Based on our results, we show the critical importance of the ‘wildlife preservation’ approach for effective biodiversity conservation. The study also provides examples of a practical application of rigorous methods of quantitative sampling of different plant and animal taxa as well as human influences, thus serving as a useful manual for protected area managers. Protected areas of various kinds have been established in India with the goal of arresting decline in, and to provide for, recovery of biodiversity and ecosystem services. A model that targets ‘wildlife preservation’ under state ownership is practiced across the country. However, forests in India are under intensive human pressure and varying levels of protection; therefore, protected areas may also experience open-access resource use, a model that is being aggressively advocated as a viable alternative to ‘preservationism’. We have evaluated the conservation efficacy of alternative forest management models by quantifying levels of biodiversity under varied levels of access, resource extraction and degree of state-sponsored protection in the Nagarahole forest landscape of southwestern India.

Author : Mahesh Prasad Singh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forest Environment and Biodiversity written by Mahesh Prasad Singh and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In India forests cover about 75m ha or about 25 per cent of the entire land area. In order to fulfil the appropriate functions the foresty development in India must proceed at a rate much faster than witherto for the sake of the entire economy, for the protection and improvement of the environment and for a much greater production of wood and other non-wood products. Not only the quality of environment be preserved and improved, but also the economic demand for forests products met adequately, both the internal utilization and for export. A substantial increase in employment in forestry operation is feasible and should be aimed at. It is necessary to emphasise that a close integration of the protective and porductive functions of forest should be aimed at which is both feasible and possible. Forests are a major factor of environment conservation and control extremes of heat and cold, rendering the climate more equable. To achieve good conservation and management of our natural resources, we should know the status of our genetic and biological resources. Thus continuous workd and intensive research in the fields of genetic diversity, species diversity and ecosystem diversity and urgently needed. Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction, Chapter 2: Land Use, Forest Area and Population, Chapter 3: History of Forestry in India, Chapter 4: Ecological Perceptions, Chapter 5: Ecology of Indian Forests, Chapter 6: Forests and Environment, Chapter 7: Ecosystem Theory and Application, Chapter 8: Forests and Environment: Soil Erosion and Floods, Chapter 9: Wildlife and Biosphere Reserves, Chapter 10: Silvicultural Principles and Practices, Chapter 11: Socio-economic Effects and Constraints, Chapter 12: Women and Environment, Chapter 13: Macro Issues: Pressure on Forests, Chapter 14: Forestry and Rural Development, Chapter 15: People Participation in Afforestation, Chapter 16: Environmental Considerations, Chapter 17: The Environmental Scenario, Chapter 18: Environmental Problems, Chapter 19: Environment: An Impact Assessment, Chapter 20: Analysis of the Environmental Problems: Case Studies, Chapter 21: Pollution: An Appraisal, Chapter 22: Pollution Control (Air and Water) and Its Concept, Chapter 23: Biological Diversity, Chapter 24: Management of Forests and Wildlife, Chapter 25: Biodiversity Biotechnology and Profits, Chapter 26: The Impact of Biodiversity Conservation or Indigenous Peoples, Chapter 27: Genes for Sustainable Development, Chapter 28: Forest Resources and Its Management, Chapter 29: Production and Receipt of Forest Products, Chapter 30: Genetic Resources and Their Importance, Chapter 31: Genetic Resources: Dilemma.

Author : Sharad Singh Negi
Publisher : Indus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9788185182889
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biodiversity and Its Conservation in India written by Sharad Singh Negi and published by Indus Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jeffrey Sayer
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3038424544
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biodiversity in Locally Managed Lands written by Jeffrey Sayer and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-07-02 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue 2Biodiversity in Locally Managed Lands" that was published in Land

Author : N. Samba Kumar
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811569347
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spatial Dynamics and Ecology of Large Ungulate Populations in Tropical Forests of India written by N. Samba Kumar and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large ungulates in tropical forests are among the most threatened taxa of mammals. Excessive hunting, degradation of and encroachments on their natural habitats by humans have contributed to drastic reductions in wild ungulate populations in recent decades. As such, reliable assessments of ungulate-habitat relationships and the spatial dynamics of their populations are urgently needed to provide a scientific basis for conservation efforts. However, such rigorous assessments are methodologically complex and logistically difficult, and consequently many commonly used ungulate population survey methods do not address key problems. As a result of such deficiencies, key parameters related to population distribution, abundance, habitat ecology and management of tropical forest ungulates remain poorly understood. This book addresses this critical knowledge gap by examining how population abundance patterns in five threatened species of large ungulates vary across space in the tropical forests of the Nagarahole-Bandipur reserves in southwestern India. It also explains the development and application of an innovative methodology – spatially explicit line transect sampling – based on an advanced hierarchical modelling under the Bayesian inferential framework, which overcomes common methodological deficiencies in current ungulate surveys. The methods and results presented provide valuable reference material for researchers and professionals involved in studying and managing wild ungulate populations around the globe.

Author : Subhash Nautiyal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forest Biodiversity and Its Conservation Practices in India written by Subhash Nautiyal and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : H. N. Pandey
Publisher : Daya Books
ISBN 13 : 9788189233440
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation of Plants and Ecosystems in India written by H. N. Pandey and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contibuted paper presented at a seminar.

Author : Anup Saikia
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3319014080
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Over-Exploitation of Forests written by Anup Saikia and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-31 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North east India is a global biodiversity hotspot but a quite understudied area. Forest loss has always been problematic in the area. Using Landsat satellite data from three periods (70s, 80s/90s and 2010s), forest loss is assessed in sample protected areas and other sites in the study area, processing is undertaken using image processing and standard GIS tools. The landscape metrics of selected sites are assessed using the widely used program FRAGSTATS. Drivers of forest loss are central in the discussion of the study.

Author : Sujoy Banerjee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biodiversity Conservation in Managed Forests and Protected Areas written by Sujoy Banerjee and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at the National Workshop on "Biodiversity Conservation in Managed Forests and Protected Areas" from November 29 to December 1, 1995, Bhopal.

Author : L. K. Dadhich
Publisher : APH Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9788176483155
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biodiversity: Strategies For Conservation written by L. K. Dadhich and published by APH Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shyam Kishor Agarwal, b. 1943, Indian botanist; contributed articles.