Megadiversity Conservation: Flora, Fauna and Medicinal Plants of India'S Hot Spots By D D Sarkar

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Publisher ‏: Daya Publishing House
Author : D D Sarkar, A B Chaudhuri
Language ‏: English
Edition : Latest By Publishers
Book Cover : Hard Back
ISBN : 9788170353010

Table of Content

Acknowledgements Foreword Preface Maps Tables Megadiversity Hot Spots ResourcesA Glimpse Introduction Concept of Megadiversity and Hot spots 1. Megadiversity Hot Spots Vis-a-Vis Biodiversity (Indian Panorama) 2. Biodiversity Concepts in the Context of Megadiversity Hot Spots 2.1 : Megadiversity Conservation Concept 2.2 : Megadiversity Conservation and Protected Areas 2.3 : Megadiversity Conservation Sustainability and Ecosystem Processes are Correlated 2.4 : Megadiversity and Sustainable Development 2.5 : Conceptual Framework for Sustainability Study and Megadiversity Conservation 2.6 : Megadiversity Conservation Issues Indicators and Sustainability Status 2.7 : Megadiversity Conservation Initiative Lacunae Vision Strategy and Action Plan 2.8 : Megadiversity Study Authors Experience 2.9 : Action Plan by Government of India 3. Severe Threats to Megadiversity Hot SpotsConversation 3.1 : General 3.2 : Human Population Pressure 3.3 : Drought and Flood 3.4 : Livestock Population 3.5 : Recession of Forest Cover 3.6 : Severe Drought vis--vis Forest Resources 3.7 : Fuelwood and Industrial Wood Situation 3.8 : Poverty and Forest Linkages 3.9 : Shifting Cultivation vis--vis Biodiversity Loss 4. Floral Megadiversity Hot Spots Resources of North Eastern India 4.1 : Forest Types and Floral-Faunal Bonanza 4.2 : Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests 4.3 : Sub-tropical and Temperate Forests 4.4 : Observation on Cryptogamic Flora 4.4.1 : Algal Biodiversity 4.4.2 : Fungal Biodiversity 4.4.3 : Lichens Biodiversity 4.4.4 : Liversworts Biodiversity 4.4.5 : Mosses Biodiversity 4.5 : Megadiversity of Flora in the States Meghalaya Manipur Assam Nagaland Tripura Mizoram Arunachal Pradesh Sikkim Other parts of India 5. Faunal Megadiversity Hot Spots Resources of North Eastern India 5.1 : Mammals 5.2 : Elephants in Megadiversity Hot Spots Areas 5.3 : Tigers in Megadiversity Hot Spots Areas 5.4 : Non-Human Primates 5.5 : Amphibian Megadiversity 5.6 : Reptilian Megadiversity : Turtles and Tortoises 5.7 : Megadiversity of Lizards 5.8 : Megadiversity of Reptiles (Snakes) 5.9 : Megadiversity of Ichthyofauna 5.10 : Megadiversity of Ornithofauna 6. Megadiversity of Medicinal Plants in Hot Spots Areas 6.1 : Status of Medicinal Plants 6.2 : Indian Medicinal Plants Face a Crisis 6.3 : Ayurveda An Indian System 6.4 : Some Habitat Specific Medicinal Plants of India 6.5 : Medicinal Plant Trees Quantitative Studies 6.6 : Miscellaneous Relevant Information 7. Miscellaneous 7.1 : Endemism 7.2 : Water-bodies of North eastern India 7.3 : Megadiversity among Ethnic people 7.4 : Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 Bibliography Maps Index