Edited Dushyant Kumar Sharma (2 results)
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. During the last few decades man has exploited the environment to such as extent that the environmental equilibrium has been highly disturbed. Exploding population, deforestation, urbanization and industrialization have all rocked the environment very badly. This… situation has arisen due to the greed and overambitious plans of human beings. Now the time has reached when the issues of environment should be seriously taken. There is an urgent need to find out a possible solution to prevent degradation the environment. Environment friendly approach to the development is the need of hour. Protecting environment is the responsibility of all of us. Each section of the society should work together for protecting the environment as a whole. Researches are being carried out throughout the world in various areas of environmentalscience. This book is an assemblage of the current researches in different fields of environment. The book has been divided into two sections - Section I includes research papers, while Section II has review articles by various scientists, experts and academicians.This book will be useful not only to the researchers, students, policy planners and academicians, working in the field of environmental science, but also be able to create a society of motivated people committed to conservation, preservation and protection of the environment and striving towards a life in perfect harmony with the nature.
Published by Daya, 2011
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Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Included. 2nd Edition. Contents Foreword Preface I Review articles 1 Biological diversity why to conserve itDushyant Kumar Sharma 2 Loss of biodiversity an overviewRenu Rajesh 3 Eco tourism linking tourism and its impact on biological diversityPrashant Kumar Singh 4 Role of women in conserv…ation and management of biodiversityRB Gupta 5 Wetland conservation a reviewSandeep Arya and Minakshi 6 Microbial diversity potential and challengesSadhana Pandey CJ Mehta and P Kulshrestha 7 Insect biodiversity and conservation of insectsMukulita Upadhyay 8 Ecological and economical impact of biodiesel crops cultivation in Chambal regionJK Mishra 9 Effect of Biodiversity loss on human healthRajeev Kumar Bhadkariya Ashok Kumar MC Pathak and BR Singh 10 Law relating to biodiversityVikram Singh Choudhary and Anuradha Choudhary 11 The impact of biotechnology on agro biodiversity conservationArpita Awasthi Rashmi Arnold and Deepak Mishra II Research Papers 12 Conservation of biodiversity in the natural forests of central India a case of few critically endangered medicinal species of Mandla and Bhopal regionManish Mishra 13 Pattern diversity assessment and conservation of Pachmarhi Madhya PradeshSudhir Pathak 14 Sustainable management of avenue trees a case study along Five Highways of Imphal West District Manipur IndiaKhomdram Nermeshori Devi 15 Certain avenue and roadside trees in Morena city Madhya Pradesh IndiaRP Singh and Keshav Singh 16 Study of fish biodiversity of Tighra Reservoir Gwalior Madhya PradeshRK Mahor RR Kanhere and RB Gupta 17 Conservation of biodiversity resources in Madhav National ParkVishwambhar Prasad Sati Index Biological diversity for biodiversity refers to the diversity or variety of plants and animals and other living things on earth There are many levels of diversity from DNA and genes to species populations ecosystems and communities This diversity is the beauty of nature and is essential for the survival of human beings Life on earth would not exist if its rich biodiversity were severely altered Species and the ecosystems in which they live are linked together though the flows of energy and materials A change in the life of one species could ripple throughout an ecosystem changing the life of many other species including humansBut due to the greed of mankind there has been a great threat to the biodiversity Many human activities which stem from the population explosion have threatened biodiversity Pollution over hunting global climate change habitat fragmentation and degradation and introduction of exotic species are some main causes of loss of biological diversity Thus it is necessary to think about the problem of biodiversity loss and to come out with some solution for its conservation This book is a humble effort in this direction The main objective behind this book is to make people aware about biological diversity and to sensitize them about the urgent need for its conservationThe book is divided into two sections Section I includes review articles by various academicians and the Section II has research papers by various scientists and academicians We hope these review and research articles would be able to motivate the students academicians and general public about various issues of biological diversity and its conservation jacket 148 pp.
