Wetland science : perspectives from South Asia /: perspectives from South Asia. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: B. Anjan Kumar Prusty, Rachna Chandra, P.A. Azeez, editors.
• Editors: Prusty, B. Anjan Kumar; Chandra, Rachna; Azeez, P. A
• Contents: Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Editors; Abbreviations; Part I: Wetlands Introductory; 1: An Introduction to Wetland Science and South Asian Wetlands; 1.1 Waterbody and Wetland; 1.2 Scientific Definitions of Wetlands Focusing on Its Transitional Character; 1.2.1 Wetland Attributes in US Fish and Wildlife Service Definitions; 1.2.1.1 Wetland Hydrology; 1.2.1.2 Soil; 1.2.1.3 Hydrophytes; 1.2.2 Other Scientific Definitions; 1.3 Wetlands in the World: Area, Distribution and Types. 1.4 Wetlands in South Asia (Excluding India): Area, Distribution and Types1.5 Wetlands in India; 1.6 Threats to Wetlands and Wetland Losses; 1.7 Wetland Conservation; 1.8 Ramsar Convention: A Global Effort for Wetland Conservation; 1.8.1 Salient Points on Working Machinery of Ramsar Convention (WWF 1995); 1.9 Conclusion; References; 2: Wetlands of Small Island Nations in South Asia vis-à-vis the Mainland and Island Groups in India: Status and Conservation Strategies; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Wetland Ecosystems and Associated Biodiversity. 2.2.1 Status of Wetlands in Small Island Developing States: An Overview2.2.2 Wetlands of India and the Small Island Nations in South Asia; 2.2.2.1 Sri Lanka; 2.2.2.2 The Maldives; 2.2.2.3 India; 2.2.2.3.1 Mainland India; 2.2.2.3.2 Island Groups in India; Andaman and Nicobar Groups of Islands; Lakshadweep Islands; 2.2.3 Wetland Biodiversity of the Small Island Nations in South Asia; 2.2.3.1 Sri Lanka; 2.2.3.2 The Maldives; 2.2.3.3 Island Groups in India; 2.2.3.3.1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Flora; Fauna; Parks and Sanctuaries; 2.2.3.3.2 The Lakshadweep Islands; Marine Diversity. Seaweeds and Seagrasses Mangroves; Corals; Mollusca; Sponges; Marine Turtles; Birds; Marine Ornamental Fishes; 2.3 Challenges to the Island Wetland Ecosystems vis-a-vis Biodiversity; 2.3.1 Climate Change; 2.3.2 Extreme Events; 2.3.3 Coastal Erosion; 2.3.4 Population Pressure; 2.3.5 Habitat Destruction; 2.3.6 Over-exploitation; 2.4 Conservation of Sensitive Wetlands and Habitats; 2.5 Epilogue; References; Part II: Wetland Biodiversity; 3: Digital Repositories for Coastal Wetland Biodiversity in South Asia: A Conceptual Framework from India; 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Repositories of Wetland Biodiversity3.2.1 Significance; 3.2.2 Approaches; 3.3 Digital Repositories on Wetland Biodiversity; 3.3.1 Evolution of the Digital Repository; 3.3.2 Scope of Biodiversity Databases; 3.3.2.1 Species-Centric Databases; 3.3.2.2 Ecosystem-Centric Databases; 3.3.2.3 Spatial Databases; 3.3.3 Data Architecture of Global Databases; 3.4 Biodiversity Database in South Asia; 3.5 Conceptual Framework for Regional Wetland Database; 3.5.1 Regional Database: Context and Relevance; 3.5.2 Challenges and Strategies.
• Publisher Details: New Delhi, India : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvi, 587 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 577.680954; Wetland ecology -- South Asia; Wetland management -- South Asia; NATURE -- Ecology; NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness; SCIENCE -- Environmental Science; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Wetland ecology; Wetland management; Environment; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Environmental Economics; South Asia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9788132237150; 8132237153
• Related ISBNs: 9788132237136; 8132237137
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 27, 2017).
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