Download or read book Silent Shores written by KM Aarif and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main objective of bringing out a book of this sort is to popularize the story of transcontinental migrant shorebirds visiting the West Coast region of India. The book focuses mainly on two major issues (on the basis of thorough scientific study): 1. The shorebirds are ecological indicators of wetland health on a global scale. It is a matter of serious international conservation concern that shorebird populations are declining all over the world, with many species and populations facing imminent threats of endangerment or extinction. The population of migrant shorebirds coming to our West Coast has been declining drastically. This finding is an outcome of dedicated and systematic scientific investigation (as a part of the doctoral work of Dr. Aarif) made in the West Coast, focusing on Kadalundi-Vallikkunnu Community reserve (KVCR). KVCR, one of the four community reserves in India, supports transcontinental migratory shorebirds in Central Asian Flyway (CAF). The CAF covers thirty countries, of which India is one of the dominant wintering grounds for shorebirds. 2. Shorebirds can be regarded as global sentinels of environmental changes due to their migratory ecology and habitat use patterns. For long-distant migrants, the ecological quality of wintering ground appears to be of key importance. The West Coast of India faces environmental threats due to anthropogenic activities. Habitat destruction, solid waste dumping, sand mining, and so on are subjected to scientific study in KVCR. The role of man-made infrastructures in/near the habitat like roads, bridges, mobile towers, etc., were also subjected to study. The consequences of these anthropogenic activities on the survival of macrobenthic invertebrates (major prey items of shorebirds) and their habitats have been studied following proven scientific methods. The dominance of humans and their population explosion are likely to competitively exclude many species of migrant shorebirds. Declining food resources and reduced suitability of stopover sites have far-reaching implications on the reproduction and survival of migrant shorebirds. Climate change due to anthropogenic activities may exacerbate the situation. The book focuses on the major environmental threats and suggests specific management plans for reducing the cumulative impacts on West Coast in General and Kadalundi-Vallikkunnu Community Reserve in particular. If the anthropogenic pressures on this ideal stopover site of transcontinental migrant shorebirds continue to escalate at the same pace, the winged visitors may find other suitable habitats for wintering and foraging. The music of the fluttering wings may be silenced if we do not wake up to this dire situation. The authors are apprehensive of this silence settling on the shores all over the world.

Download or read book A Silent Shore written by EJ Mack and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haunted by a lifetime of regret and on the eve of his 80th birthday, Francesco Corbelli reassembles his family at the ancestral home, 'Il Rifugio', on the shores of Lake Trasimeno. His intention is to put right all the mistakes of the past and thereby secure a future for his family. His children expect a celebration. They are not prepared for the litany of lies and deceits that their father is about to reveal. This is a family already in pieces - will the truth finally bring them back together or tear them apart forever? Set in Umbria, 'A Silent Shore' spans three generations of the Corbelli family and warns of what can happen when pride and expectation come before love.

Download or read book The Knickerbocker written by and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Living Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Recreation written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Good Words written by and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Cloud of Dreams written by Jyotsna Sandeep and published by True Dreamster. This book was released on 2022-07-18 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A Cloud of Dreams” is a poetry compilation of the hits and misses of life. Of life’s ambiguity, love’s mystery and vacillating despair. The important emotions that steer us through the choices that culminates as our destiny.

Download or read book Miss Hope s niece or Esmee s choice written by Cecilia Selby Lowndes and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Mill Hill magazine conducted by the Mill Hill boys written by Mill Hill sch and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Edinburgh Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Alexander Von Humbolt Or What May be Accomplished in a Lifetime written by F. A. Schwarzenberg and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bankers Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 1040 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Bankers Magazine and Statistical Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 1060 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bankers Magazine and State Financial Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 1090 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Edinburgh Review Or Critical Journal To Be Continued Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Alexander Von Humboldt Or what May be Accomplished in a Lifetime Biographical Sketch Based Upon Professor Klenke s Denkmal written by F. A. SCHWARZENBERG and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Life of Kit Carson written by Charles Burdett and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Life of Kit Carson by Charles Burdett