Download or read book Animal Diversity and Their Conservation written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Animal Biodiversity Patterns and Process written by T. N. Ananthakrishnan and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India being one of the top twelve mega biodiversity countries in the world, the increasing rate of erosion of biodiversity has been causing great concern. Because of socio-economic changes, biological diversity has to come to occupying the central stage as it holds `key to the maintenance of the world'. Biodiversity is a multifactered science bringing the ecologist and environmentalist together resulting in an interdisciplinary subject. Issues like ecosystem dynamics, global changes and impact of the loss of biodiversity at various level such as local, national and global levels have become important. As a result of the loss of increasingly recognised. The need to understand traditional ecological knowledge for managing biodiversity by the local people has also come to be appreciated. The book therefore, attempts to provide an overall emphasis of diverse aspects of animal biodiversity, including soil, vectors of animal and plant diseases, agroecosystem diversity, forest biodiversity, marine, fresh water and island biodiversity. The impact of taxonomy, biotechnology and remote sensing, besides the conservation and management of biodiversity has also been briefly discussed.
Download or read book Animal Diversity Natural History and Conservation written by V. K. &. Verma Anil Kumar Gupta and published by Daya Publishing House. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Present Volume 4 of the series, Animal Diversity, Natural History and Conservation comprises the vast body of research on the subject and has been designed in such a way as to serve the purpose of the biologists, ecologists, environmentalists and conservationists. This volume includes twenty one original research articles written by eminent researchers from within India and abroad, the notable amongst which include: Taxonomy and Systematics of Calanoid Copepods Taxonomic Account of Earthworm Species Biodiversity of Aquatic Insects Diversity of Spiders Associated with Human Habitations Bauplan, Functional Characteristics and Ecotoxicological Threats of Freshwater Sponge External Morphological Study of Horse Mackerel Trachurus mediterraneus ponticus Aleev Low-Extraction Selective Logging and Avifaunal Recovery Habitat Predictors of Two Sympatric Pheasant Species - A Conservation Approach Population Roosting, Food and Breeding Habits of Barn Owl, Tyto alba Studies on the Feeding Ecology of Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Vertebrate Faunal Diversity with Special Reference to Avifauna A Comparison on the Population Status of Captive Asian Elephant Elephas maximus and Its Implications for Long-term Conservation Mugger Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) in Similipal Tiger Reserve Natural History, Distribution and Status of Martes flavigula Current Status and Conservation Initiatives of The Indian White Backed Vulture, Gyps bengalensis Gmelin The studies included are likely to lead further researches in this direction and it is hoped that this publication would attract world wide audience of academicians, students, researchers and scientists of allied disciplines engaged in the research of animal ecology and reproduction, conservation and management of living beings."
Download or read book Animal Diversity Natural History and Conservation written by Vijay Kumar Gupta and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles with reference to India.
Download or read book Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment written by E.V. Balian and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-27 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive study of species- and genus-level diversity and chorology of the global freshwater fauna to date. It gives a state of the art assessment of the diversity and distribution of Metazoa in the continental waters of the world.
Download or read book Animal Diversity written by Cleveland P. Hickman (Jr.) and published by McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides a concise introduction to the field of animalbiology. Readers discover general principles of evolution, ecology, animal bodyplans, and classification and systematics. After these introductory chapters,readers delve into the biology of all groups of animals. The basic features ofeach group are discussed, along with evolutionary relationships among groupmembers. Chapter highlights include newly discovered features of animals asthey relate to ecology, conservation biology, and value to human society.Regular updates to the phylogenies within the book keep it current.
Download or read book Conservation Biology in Sub Saharan Africa written by Richard Primack and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa comprehensively explores the challenges and potential solutions to key conservation issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Easy to read, this lucid and accessible textbook includes fifteen chapters that cover a full range of conservation topics, including threats to biodiversity, environmental laws, and protected areas management, as well as related topics such as sustainability, poverty, and human-wildlife conflict. This rich resource also includes a background discussion of what conservation biology is, a wide range of theoretical approaches to the subject, and concrete examples of conservation practice in specific African contexts. Strategies are outlined to protect biodiversity whilst promoting economic development in the region. Boxes covering specific themes written by scientists who live and work throughout the region are included in each chapter, together with recommended readings and suggested discussion topics. Each chapter also includes an extensive bibliography. Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa provides the most up-to-date study in the field. It is an essential resource, available on-line without charge, for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a handy guide for professionals working to stop the rapid loss of biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere.
Download or read book Animal Diversity Natural History and Conservation written by Anil K. Varma Vijay Kumar Gupta and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Present volume of the series, "Animal Diversity, Natural History and Conservation- Vol.2" comprises the vast body of research on the subject and includes 22 articles/chapters written by eminent researchers from various regions of India and abroad. The notable contributions included in this volume are: On the Faunal Diversity of Arunachal Pradesh: Composition, Threats and Conservation Needs The Chalcodoid Hemipteran Fauna of Western Ghats Diversity of Spiders in Kuttanad Rice Agroecosystem, Kerala, India An Overview on the Biology of Horse Mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus, off the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast Perspectives of Entomopathogenic Fungi for Sustainable Agriculture Bird Community Composition in Relation to Vegetation of Ramnagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Jammu (J&K) Conservation of Breeding Population of Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus in Eastern Nepal Differential Responses of Bats and Non-volant Small Mammals to Habitat Disturbances in two Tropical Forest Types of Southwest Ghana Diversity, Distribution and Taxonomy of Pyrgomorphidae (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphoidea) of Punjab (India) Exploitation, Sustainable Utilization and Conservation of Marine Mollusca in India Biology of Dominant Spiders in Kuttanad Rice Agroecosystem, Kerala, India Ecology, Status and Aberrant Behaviour of Bengal Tiger in the Indian Sundarbans It is hoped that this book shall generate database for the researchers and academicians working on this field who shall find this volume very useful in their relevant research pursuits.
Download or read book Animal Earth written by Ross Piper and published by . This book was released on 2015-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With vivid, prismatic photos, zoologist Piper offers encounters with dozens of improbable-looking but beautiful organisms you've never heard of." --Entertainment Weekly
Download or read book Biological Diversity Current Status and Conservation Policies written by Vinod Kumar and published by Agro Environ Media, Publication Cell of AESA, Agriculture and Environmental Science Academy,. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present book has been designed to bind prime knowledge of climate change-induced impacts on various aspects of our environment and its biological diversity. The book also contains updated information, methods and tools for the monitoring and conservation of impacted biological diversity.
Download or read book Animal Diversity written by Diana R. Kershaw and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been written with two main purposes in mind, page. At the same time animals show immense variation the first being to give a general review of the entire animal and none is truly typical. Some idea of the immense variety kingdom, and the second to give more detailed functional of animals is given in the diversity sections, with a synopsis accounts of the anatomy of a representative of each major of the classification of each major phylum. animal group. It is intended to be used by those who are Zoology has a language of its own, which appears highly interested in animals and does not start with the assumption complicated but in most cases can, in fact, be derived simply of any great zoological knowledge. It is hoped that it will from either Latin or Greek. Translations and derivations prove particularly helpful to those studying biology or have been given of a selection of zoological terms; these zoology at 'A' level, or in the early stages of a university should be regarded as examples. The interested zoologist course. may find the use of a Greek and Latin dictionary rewarding.
Download or read book Conserving Biodiversity written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The loss of the earth's biological diversity is widely recognized as a critical environmental problem. That loss is most severe in developing countries, where the conditions of human existence are most difficult. Conserving Biodiversity presents an agenda for research that can provide information to formulate policy and design conservation programs in the Third World. The book includes discussions of research needs in the biological sciences as well as economics and anthropology, areas of critical importance to conservation and sustainable development. Although specifically directed toward development agencies, non-governmental organizations, and decisionmakers in developing nations, this volume should be of interest to all who are involved in the conservation of biological diversity.
Download or read book Vertebrate Conservation and Biodiversity written by David L. Hawksworth and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-09 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws together a wide range of papers from researchers around the world that address the conservation and biodiversity of vertebrates, particularly those in terrestrial habitats. Collectively, the papers provide a snap-shot of the types of studies and actions being taken in vertebrate conservation and provide topical examples that will make the volume especially valuable for use in conservation biology courses.
Download or read book Precious Heritage written by Bruce A. Stein and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2000-03-16 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the lush forests of Appalachia to the frozen tundra of Alaska, and from the tallgrass prairies of the Midwest to the subtropical rainforests of Hawaii, the United States harbors a remarkable array of ecosystems. These ecosystems in turn sustain an exceptional variety of plant and animal life. For species such as salamanders and freshwater turtles, the United States ranks as the global center of diversity. Among the nation's other unique biological features are California's coast redwoods, the world's tallest trees, and Nevada's Devils Hole pupfish, which survives in a single ten-by-seventy-foot desert pool, the smallest range of any vertebrate animal. Precious Heritage draws together for the first time a quarter century of information on U.S. biodiversity developed by natural heritage programs from across the country. This richly illustrated volume not only documents those aspects of U.S. biodiversity that are particularly noteworthy, but also considers how our species and ecosystems are faring, what is threatening them, and what is needed to protect the nation's remaining natural inheritance. Above all, Precious Heritage is a celebration of the extraordinary biological diversity of the United States.
Download or read book Conservation Biogeography written by Richard J. Ladle and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONSERVATION BIOGEOGRAPHY The Earth’s ecosystems are in the midst of an unprecedented period of change as a result of human action. Many habitats have been completely destroyed or divided into tiny fragments, others have been transformed through the introduction of new species, or the extinction of native plants and animals, while anthropogenic climate change now threatens to completely redraw the geographic map of life on this planet. The urgent need to understand and prescribe solutions to this complicated and interlinked set of pressing conservation issues has lead to the transformation of the venerable academic discipline of biogeography – the study of the geographic distribution of animals and plants. The newly emerged sub-discipline of conservation biogeography uses the conceptual tools and methods of biogeography to address real world conservation problems and to provide predictions about the fate of key species and ecosystems over the next century. This book provides the first comprehensive review of the field in a series of closely interlinked chapters addressing the central issues within this exciting and important subject.
Download or read book Current State and Future Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity written by Ashok K. Rathoure and published by . This book was released on 2019-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book examines biodiversity and its impact on climate change"--
Download or read book Animal Diversity written by Jr. Hickman, Cleveland and published by McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A top choice among students and instructors alike, Animal Diversity continues to earn the appreciation of both science majors and non-majors alike. The book uses the theme of evolution to develop a broad-scale view of animal diversity—students focus not only the organisms themselves, but also the processes that produce evolutionary diversity. The book is unique in its comprehensive survey of zoological diversity and its emphasis on evolutionary, systematic and ecological principles, all in one package.
