Wildlife Biodiversity Conservation
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Wildlife Biodiversity Conservation

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Wildlife Biodiversity Conservation

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Wildlife Biodiversity is of paramount importance to mankind as it is the storehouse of myried types of ecosystem resources that serve the vital need food, fiber, fuel, fodder, medicines, etc. indispensable for human beings. It is of ecological, economical, aesthetic, scientific and recreational value and supplies a variety of 'ecosystem services'. However, various types of human activities annihilate the biodiversity in nature leading to their abandonment befor their beneficial characteristics are discovered. Thus, there is an imperative need for the conservation of biodiversity in wilderness. This book includes various aspects of wildlife biodiversity spread over diverse parts including different protected areas-Wildlife Sancturaries, National Parks, Tiger Reserves and Marine Biosphere Reserves of Indian subcotinent, starting from Western Ghats (Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Kalakad-Mundanthuri Tiger Reserve, Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve and others) to Eastern Ghats, Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary and Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary in the East, Bhagvan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary and Mollem National Park and others in the West, and Keolodeo National Park Sariska, and other protected areas in the North. The chapters of the book include fascinating first-hand information on diverse species, about 78 species of wild animals (invertebrates-annelids and arthropods to Vertebrates-reptiles, birds and mammals) (Part-I of the Book) and about 500 species of wild plants (medicinal herbs to trees) (Part-II of the Book). This book wil be of enormous interest and value to the students and teachers of colleges and universities, scientists of research centers and institutes, and professional as well as amateur wildlife biologists, ecologists, conservationists, Officials of Forest Departments of State and Central Government, and others with an interest on wildlife biodiversity and conservation.

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Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. List of Contributors
  3. INTRODUCTION
  4. 1. Wildlife Biodiversity Conservation with Special Reference to Soil Biodiversity for a Sustainable Society (The Keynote Address Delivered at the Inaugural Session of the Seminar)
  5. M.C. Dash
  6. 2. Importance of Taxonomy in Conservation of Biodiversity
  7. T. C. Narendran
  8. 3. Joining Hands for Biodiversity Conservation
  9. B.K. Mishra, Ruchi Badola and A.K Bhardwaj
  10. 4. Ecological Analysis of Spatial Distributions of Important Wildlife Species in the Western Anamalai Region (Kerala)
  11. P.V.Karunakaran, M. Balasubramanian,P. Couteron and B.R. Ramesh
  12. PARTā€“I: BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE (ANIMALS)
  13. 5. Ungulate Conservation in India
  14. K. Sankar
  15. 6. Mammalian Diversity in Kerala
  16. P. Padmanabhan and N. U. Cini
  17. 7. Man-Wildlife Conflict in Protected Areas: A Case Study of Gaur Bos gaurus H. Smith from Bhagvan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary and Mollem National Park, Goa
  18. Suman D. Gad andS.K. Shyama
  19. 8. Scent Marking by Indian Blackbuck: Characteristics and Spatial Distribution of Urine, Pellet, Preorbital and Interdigital Gland Marking in Captivity
  20. T. Rajagopal and G. Archunan
  21. 9. Conservation Status of Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus in Tamil Nadu, South India
  22. S. Ezil Vendan, B. Kaleeswaran, K. Baskar and A. Alwin Prem Anand
  23. 10. Factors Influencing Waterbird Populations at Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India
  24. C. Venkatraman, K. Thiyagesan R. Nagarajan and J. T. Jothinayagam
  25. 11. Diversity of Coastal Birds in Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve, Southern India
  26. C. Venkatraman
  27. 12. Avifauna of Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary: A Management Perspective
  28. Justus Joshua, S.F. Wesly Sunderraj, Vijayakumar and V. Gokula
  29. 13. Foraging Pattern of Birds During the Breeding Season in Dry Deciduous Forest of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India
  30. V. Gokula
  31. 14. The Nest and Nest Materials of Wire Tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithi) in Kodiyampalayam Area Near Pichavaram Mangrove, Tamil Nadu (India)
  32. S. Sandilyan, K. Thiyagesan and S. Balamuragan
  33. 15. Avian Biodiversity in Paddy Agroecosystem in Relation to Different Crop Stages and Species Conservation Strategies
  34. V. Ravinder Reddy
  35. 16. Impact of Land-Use Change on Fan Throated Lizard (Sitana ponticeriana) Population
  36. J. Subramanean and M. Vikram Reddy
  37. 17. Butterfly Abundance and Diversity Patterns in Urban Habitats of Kolkata and Adjoining Suburban Areas, West Bengal
  38. Upamanyu Hore
  39. 18. Isolation of Bioinsecticides from Lepidoptera: Striped Tiger Butterfly, Danaus genutia
  40. Arunava Das, Chandan Mithra, R. Revanna and K. Chandrashekar
  41. 19. Biodiversity and Niches of Ants in Alagar Hills, Tamil Nadu
  42. B. Kaleeswaran, S. Ezil Vendan, B. Poovalinga Ganesh and S. Bhavatarini
  43. 20. Migratory Potential of Assassin Bugs of Keeripparai Range of Agasthia Malai Biosphere, Southern Western Ghats
  44. S. Israel Stalin, S. Anitha, E. Eyarine Jeha Malar, S. Kiruba and S. Sam Manohar Das
  45. 21. Conservation of Natural Aquatic Resources and their Biodiversity with Reference to Lake Ecosystems
  46. A. Yudhistra Kumar and M. Vikram Reddy
  47. 22. Current Population, Distribution and Dynamics of Aquatic Animal Diversity of Chambal River, Madhya Pradesh and its Threats to Sand Mining
  48. S.R. Taigor, Faiyaz, A. Khudsar and R.J. Rao
  49. 23. Ecology of Polychaetes (Annelida: Polychaeta) Associated with Seaweeds in Kudankulam Coast, Gulf of Mannar
  50. S. Satheesh, I. Sreevidya, Y. Leninraj and S. Godwin Wesley
  51. 24. Conservation of Endangered Earthworms
  52. Swati Pattnaik and M. Vikram Reddy
  53. 25. Depletion of Wildlife in Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh
  54. Ch. Sammaiah, E. Narayana, Ch. Samatha and Ch. Sravanthi
  55. PARTā€“II: BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE (PLANTS)
  56. 26. Commonly Used Medicinal Plants of the Coastal Belt of Kanyakumari District and their Role in Conservation of Butterfly Diversity
  57. S. Kiruba, S. Ruba Gnana Solomon, S. Israel Stalin, S. Jeeva and Sam Manohar Das
  58. 27. Endemic Medicinal Plants Used by Tribal People in Tirunelveli Hills, Western Ghats of India
  59. M. Ayyanar and S. Ignacimuthu
  60. 28. Medicinal Plant Diversity in Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Orissa: Utilization, Exploitation and Conservation
  61. Chiranjibi Pattanaik and C. Sudhakar Reddy
  62. 29. Conservation through in vitro Propagation of a Critically Endangered Medicinal Plant, Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D.Don) Soo.
  63. Anjuli Agarwal, D. Khokhar and Vishwanth
  64. 30. An Attempt to Conserve Centella asiatica L.: A Highly Essential Medicinal Plant, through in vitro Nodal Segment Culture
  65. H. Mohapatra, D.P. Barik and S.P. Rath
  66. 31. Conservation Strategy and Status of Trees in Tamil Nadu
  67. S. Anbazhakan, G. Jayanthi, S. Nirmala and K. Kuzhalini
  68. 32. Biodiversity, Complex Web of Species Interactions and Holistic Approach in Wildlife Conservation
  69. N. Parthasarathy
  70. 33. Diversity and Distribution of Dipterocarps in Andaman Islands
  71. M. Rajkumar and N. Parthasarathy
  72. 34. Conservation of Mangrove Forest for Preventing Ecological Disaster in the Coastal Belt of Orissa
  73. M. Pradhan
  74. 35. Ecotourism Development and Biodiversity Conservation in the Protected Areas: A Prospective Study
  75. Sampad Kumar Swain
  76. 36. Biodiversity and Eco-Conservation with Special Reference to NEH Region
  77. B. Gopichand
  78. 37. The Carrying Capacity and the Problems of Future Conservation of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  79. T. Subramanyam Naidu
  80. 38. True Chronicles: The Jungle Narratives of Jim Corbett and Kenneth Andersonā€“From Big Game Hunting to Conservation of Wildlie and Biodiversity
  81. Murali Sivaramakrishnan
  82. Index