Biodiversity of the Himalaya
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Biodiversity of the Himalaya

Volume 2: Utilization, Conservation, and Management of Plant Resources

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eBook - ePub

Biodiversity of the Himalaya

Volume 2: Utilization, Conservation, and Management of Plant Resources

About this book

This new two-volume set pays tribute to the incredibly diversified Himalaya. It presents and assesses the various threats and challenges to Himalayan biodiversity, documenting the multifaceted approaches for conservation and sustainable management of biological resources in the Himalayan region.

Volume 2 focuses on the utilization, conservation, and management of animal resources in the Himalayan region. It covers traditional knowledge of insects and animals for food and medicinal purposes and discusses adverse changing climatic conditions; the overuse of chemical and synthetic pesticides; ecotourism, wildlife tourism, and hunting tourism; radiation from cell phone towers; invasive/alien animal and plant species; habitat destruction; etc., and how they impact the region. Sustainable mitigation and conservation strategies are described as well, offering hope for preservation of the rich biodiversity of the Himalaya.

Volume 1: Utilization, Conservation, and Management of Plant Resources focuses on the flora of the area, exploring the diversity, distribution, utilization, threat status, and conservation of medicinal, edible, and other economic plant resources.

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Information

Publisher
Apple Academic Press
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040752142
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Ecology

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Series page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. About the Editors
  7. Contents
  8. Contributors
  9. Abbreviations
  10. Foreword
  11. Preface
  12. Chapter 1 Indian Traditional Knowledge in Relation to Animal Origin Products with Special Reference to Insects
  13. Chapter 2 The Himalayas: A Hotspot of Biodiversity
  14. Chapter 3 Effect of Changing Climatic Conditions on Faunal Diversity of Northwestern Himalaya
  15. Chapter 4 Impact of Chemical and Synthetic Pesticides on Himalayan Insect Diversity
  16. Chapter 5 Impact of Anthropogenic Activities on Faunal Diversity of Snow-Covered Himalayan Range
  17. Chapter 6 Conservation Strategies for Threatened Faunal Diversity of Himachal Pradesh
  18. Chapter 7 Ecotourism: Frenemy of Himalayan Diversity
  19. Chapter 8 Effect of Invasive/Alien Animal Species in the Himalayan Faunal System
  20. Chapter 9 Impact of Mobile Tower Radiations on Himalayan Fauna
  21. Chapter 10 Socio-Economic Evaluation of Insect Products with Special Reference to Himalayan Honeybees
  22. Chapter 11 Cordyceps militaris: An Entomopathogenic Fungus as Promising Solution for Conservation of Himalayan Cordyceps
  23. Chapter 12 Hunting, Habitat Destruction, and Human Fun as Potential Threat to Himalayan Diversity
  24. Chapter 13 Narpuh Wildlife Sanctuary, Meghalaya: Status, Challenges, Sustainable Benefits, and Future Perspectives
  25. Index