Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World write by Pavel Kindlmann. This book was released on 2011-09-18. Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents some results on selected taxa in the Himalayan region (mainly Nepal), pinpoints the threats to their survival and suggests ways how to avoid their extinction. Most chapters are based on graduate research projects – relatively long-term field studies. The data presented here can be a good source of updated information on the subject and will prove to be a very useful reference in future studies of Himalayan biodiversity. They also tend to pinpoint the existing gaps in our knowledge of this region. All the chapters are based on recent trends of biodiversity and conservation vision, so the book can be a potential alternative to the existing relatively older books with outdated vision and information. Its main goal, however, is to disseminate the information about biodiversity conservation problems in the Himalayan region among the people in the developed world.
Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World
Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World write by Pavel Kindlmann. This book was released on 2016-05-01. Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume presents results on selected taxa in the Himalayan region (mainly Nepal). The text pinpoints threats to their survival, existing gaps in our knowledge of the region, and ultimately discusses how to avoid extinction.
Changing Perspectives of Biodiversity Status in the Himalaya
Changing Perspectives of Biodiversity Status in the Himalaya - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Changing Perspectives of Biodiversity Status in the Himalaya write by G. S. Gujral. This book was released on 1996. Changing Perspectives of Biodiversity Status in the Himalaya available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
High Mountain Conservation in a Changing World
High Mountain Conservation in a Changing World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook High Mountain Conservation in a Changing World write by Jordi Catalan. This book was released on 2017-08-03. High Mountain Conservation in a Changing World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides case studies and general views of the main processes involved in the ecosystem shifts occurring in the high mountains and analyses the implications for nature conservation. Case studies from the Pyrenees are preponderant, with a comprehensive set of mountain ranges surrounded by highly populated lowland areas also being considered. The introductory and closing chapters will summarise the main challenges that nature conservation may face in mountain areas under the environmental shifting conditions. Further chapters put forward approaches from environmental geography, functional ecology, biogeography, and paleoenvironmental reconstructions. Organisms from microbes to large carnivores, and ecosystems from lakes to forest will be considered. This interdisciplinary book will appeal to researchers in mountain ecosystems, students and nature professionals. This book is open access under a CC BY license.
Biodiversity Hotspot of the Himalayas
Biodiversity Hotspot of the Himalayas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Biodiversity Hotspot of the Himalayas write by T. Pullaiah. This book was released on 2024. Biodiversity Hotspot of the Himalayas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate due to anthropogenic activities around the world. This book is the second volume in the new series Biodiversity Hotspots of the World, which highlights the 36 hotspot regions of the world, regions that have been designated as reaping maximum benefit from preservation efforts. This series is our humble attempt to document these hotspots as a conservation and preservation measure. The concise volumes in this series focus on the most interesting and important properties of these hotspots, covering physiography and climatology; vegetation and forest types; amphibian and reptile biodiversity; genetic diversity of crops, plants, fishes, butterflies, insects, birds, mammals, angiosperms, and gymnosperms; and much more. And of course, the unique threats and conservation efforts for the areas are addressed as well. The Himalayan Mountains are the highest mountain range in the world and include Mount Everest as well as eight other highest peaks of the world. While it is difficult to document the biodiversity of this inhospitable terrain, we do know that out of the 9,000 different species of plants recorded in the area, 3,500 plants are endemic to the Eastern Himalaya region. Anthropogenic activities including deforestation, fragmentation of habitats, pollution, high population, climate change, and poaching of wildlife pose serious threats to the biodiversity of the region. The highlands have exceptionally rich biodiversity, high endemism, and over 160 globally threatened species, including the densest population of Bengal tigers and the three largest herbivores on the continent: the Asian elephant, greater one-horned rhinoceros, and wild water buffalo. The region boasts the world's richest counts of alpine flora within its temperate broad-leaved forests, with a total of 10,000 species of plants. This volume, Biodiversity Hotspot of the Himalaya, as well as the other volumes in this series, will be essential resources for researchers and practitioners in the fields of conservation biology, ecology, and evolution as the series concisely records the existing biodiversity of these hotspots of the world"--
