Conservation and management of biological resources in Himalaya /
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| Imprint: | Enfield, N.H. : Science Publishers, c1997. |
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| Description: | xv, 603 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2731418 |
Table of Contents:
- Sect. I. Regional/National Issues and Priorities
- Ch. 1. Managing biodiversity for sustainable development in the Himalaya / P. S. Ramakrishnan and K. G. Saxena
- Ch. 2. Conservation and management of biological resources in the Himalaya / D. N. Tiwari
- Ch. 3. Conservation and management problems of biological resources in Afghanistan / Ata M. Noorzad
- Ch. 4. Conservation and management problems of biological resources in Bangladesh / A. H. M. Mustain Billah
- Ch. 5. Conservation and management of biological resources in Bhutan / T. Gyamtsho
- Ch. 6. Conservation planning and management of protected areas in the Himalaya / G. S. Rawat, R. S. Chandawat and S. Sathyakumar
- Ch. 7. Management of protected areas and conservation of biodiversity in Iran / M. F. Makhdoum
- Ch. 8. Conservation and management of biological resources in Myanmar / Htun Paw Oo
- Ch. 9. Conservation and management of biological resources in Nepal Himalaya / M. K. Giri
- Ch. 10. Conservation and management issues in Sri Lanka / M. P. Sarath Kumara
- Sect. II. Resource, Survey and Mapping
- Ch. 11. Phytogeography and floral diversity of the Himalaya / R. R. Rao
- Ch. 12. Faunal resources in the Western Himalaya / G. S. Arora and Arun Kumar
- Ch. 13. Remote sensing for surveying, mapping and monitoring of conservation areas in Himalaya / Baldev Sahai and M. M. Kimothi
- Ch. 14. Ecodiversity in the Western Ghats / V. M. Meher Homji and J. P. Pascal
- Ch. 15. Farming systems in the forested landscapes of Western Ghats / P. S. Swamy, S. M. Sundarapandian and S. Chandrasekaran
- Sect. III. Ecological, Socio-economic and Cultural Contexts
- Ch. 16. Total conservation or rational use and management / M. Vannucci
- Ch. 17. Buffer zones - key to the success of protected areas / V. K. Uniyal, S. S. Pandey and V. B. Sawarkar
- Ch. 18. Pollination strategies for conservation of biodiversity in Hindu Kush Himalayan region / L. R. Verma
- Ch. 19. Implications of soil and water conservation principles / R. K. Gupta
- Ch. 20. Relations between palaeo climate, parent material, landforms and soils and the lesser Himalayan environment. A literature review / R. Sorensen
- Ch. 21. Ground water discharge and the hydrological cycle / P. Kraft
- Ch. 22. Processes and hazard assessment of soil erosion and strategies for erosion control / K. B. Esser
- Ch. 23. Structural and functional characteristics of the forest ecosystems around Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve / S. P. Sing, S. C. Garkoti and Y. S. Rawat
- Ch. 24. Conservation and management of biological resources of the hill region of Uttar Pradesh / J. N. Srivastava
- Ch. 25. Agricultural crop diversity in Central Himalaya: conservation problems and prospects / R. K. Maikhuri, K. G. Saxena and K. S. Rao
- Ch. 26. Conservation and management of biological resources in Sikkim Himalaya / N. C. Shenga
- Ch. 27. Impact of coal mining on ecosystem health in Jaintia hills, Meghalaya / B. K. Tiwari
- Ch. 28. Biodiversity conservation issues of tribal economy in Arunachal Pradesh / G. P. Shukla, Kishore Rao and K. Haridasan
- Ch. 29. Conservation imperatives of tribal culture in high hills / N. A. Farooquee, A. Nautiyal and K. G. Saxena
- Sect. IV. Biosphere Reserve Management - Status and Scope
- Ch. 30. Biosphere reserve management in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve / R. C. Tiwari
- Ch. 31. Conservation of biological resources in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve / G. S. Arora and P. C. Tak
- Ch. 32. Conservation of rare and endangered plants: the context of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve / S. S. Samant, U. Dhar and R. S. Rawal
- Ch. 33. A status report on Namdapha and Nokrek biosphere reserves in north east India / D. Chowdhury and T. T. C. Marak
- Ch. 34. Land redevelopment strategies and their implications in biosphere reserve management / K. S. Rao, R. K. Maikhuri and K. G. Saxena
- Ch. 35. Cultivation of medicinal plants and biosphere reserve management in alpine zone / M. C. Nautiyal
- Sect. V. Issues & Priorities
- Ch. 36. Conservation and management of biological resources in the Himalaya - issues and priorities for cross sectoral and cooperative actions / P. S. Ramakrishnan, A. N. Purohit and K. G. Saxena.
