Biological Diversity and its Conservation
Contents: Foreword. Preface. I. Review articles: 1. Biological diversity: why to conserve it/Dushyant Kumar Sharma. 2. Loss of biodiversity: an overview/Renu Rajesh. 3. Eco tourism: linking tourism and its impact on biological diversity/Prashant Kumar Singh. 4. Role of women in conservation and management of biodiversity/R.B. Gupta. 5. Wetland conservation : a review/Sandeep Arya and Minakshi. 6. Microbial diversity: potential and challenges/Sadhana Pandey, C.J. Mehta and P. Kulshrestha. 7. Insect biodiversity and conservation of insects/Mukulita Upadhyay. 8. Ecological and economical impact of biodiesel crops cultivation in Chambal region/J.K. Mishra. 9. Effect of Biodiversity loss on human health/Rajeev Kumar Bhadkariya, Ashok Kumar, M.C. Pathak and B.R. Singh. 10. Law relating to biodiversity/Vikram Singh Choudhary and Anuradha Choudhary. 11. The impact of biotechnology on agro biodiversity conservation/Arpita 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 region/Manish Mishra. 13. Pattern diversity assessment and conservation of Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh/Sudhir Pathak. 14. Sustainable management of avenue trees: a case study along Five Highways of Imphal West District, Manipur, India/Khomdram Nermeshori Devi. 15. Certain avenue and roadside trees in Morena city, Madhya Pradesh, India/R.P. Singh and Keshav Singh. 16. Study of fish biodiversity of Tighra Reservoir Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh/R.K. Mahor, R.R. Kanhere and R.B. Gupta. 17. Conservation of biodiversity resources in Madhav National Park/Vishwambhar 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 humans.
But 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 conservation.
The 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)
