Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan, India Conservation and Management of Vertebrates /

This is the first ever monumental and scientific documentation of the faunal wealth of the Indian Desert state of Rajasthan. This volume, the second of two, provides a comprehensive picture of the conservation efforts undertaken to prevent further degradation of the condition of Rajasthan's fau...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Sharma, B.K (Editor ), Kulshreshtha, Seema (Editor ), Rahmani, Asad R. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Temas:
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Animal migration.
Biodiversity.
Animal culture.
Conservation Biology.
Animal Migration.
Animal Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Faunal Conservation as a Pragmatic Approach: Aspects and Challenges.- In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation: Protected Area network and Zoos of Rajasthan
  • 2. Climate and Other Environmental Factors influencing Faunal Ecology of Rajasthan.- 3. Impact of altered Land Use Pattern on Small Mammalian Diversity of Hilly Tracts of Rajasthan, India
  • 4. Threats to Faunal Diversity of the Aravalli Hills with Special Reference to Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary.- 5. Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Indian Desert
  • 6. Planning Conservation for Chambal River Basin taking Gharial Gavialis gangeticus and Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica as Umbrella Species
  • 7. Reintroduction of Tigers in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan
  • 8. The Ramsar Sites of Rajasthan: Ecology and Conservation of Sambhar Salt Lake, Jaipur and Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur
  • 9. Impact of Mass Mortility of Gharial Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789) on its Conservation in the Chambal River in Rajasthan
  • 10. Conservation and Management of Wetland Birds in Rajasthan: Perspectives and Challenges
  • 11. Conservation and Management of Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo at Kheechan in Rajasthan
  • 12. Distribution of Sarus Crane Grus antigone in Rajasthan and People's Participation in the Protection of its Breeding Site
  • 13. Conservation Prospects of Smooth-coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826) in Rajasthan
  • 14. Role of Local People and Community Conservation in Rajasthan
  • 15. The Revial Model for Common Property Reserves in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan with Special Reference to their Faunal Components
  • 16. Resource Dependency and Socio-economic Profile of Local Communities in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan
  • 17. Nature Reverence Does Not Mean Conservation in Tribal Rajasthan: Culture, Cognition, and Personal and Collective Commitments to the Environment
  • Part II. Ecological and Wildlife Tourism in Rajasthan: The Terra Incognita
  • 18. Ecotourism in Rajasthan: Prospects and Perspectives
  • Part III. Vanguards of Wilderness
  • 19. Wildlife Conservation in Rajasthan: The Legal Framework versus the Wildlife Trade
  • Part IV. Management of Faunal Conservation in Rajasthan: A Synthesis
  • 20. Unfurling Conservation Strategies, Major Initiatives, and Gaps in Research: A Vision on the Future of the Fauna in Rajasthan under Current and Predicted Threats
  • Appendices
  • Glossary
  • Further Reading
  • Index
  • The Book and Its Audience
  • About the Editors.

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