Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Sivaperuman, Chandrakasan; Jaisankar, I.; Singh, Awnindra Kumar; Velmurugan, A.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands provides comprehensive information on climate change, biodiversity, possible impacts, adaptation measures and policy challenges to help users rehabilitate and preserve the natural resources of tropical islands. While biodiversity and climate change of tropical islands has previously received less attention, it is ironically one of the most vulnerable regions in this regard. The core content of the work derives largely from the ideas and research output from various reputed scientists and experts who have recorded climate change impacts on aquatic and coastal life in tropical regions.

Contributors have direct working experience with the tribes in some of the tropical islands. All of their expertise and information is compiled and presented in the work, including coverage related to climate change. This work highlights the ever-growing need to develop and apply strategies that optimize the use of natural resources, both on land and in water and judicious use of biodiversity. It functions as a critical resource on tropical island biodiversity for researchers, academicians, practitioners and policy makers in a variety of related disciplines.

• Covers a huge range of biodiversity documentation, conservation measures and strategies that can be applied to various sectors, from forests to agriculture
• Brings together expertise from researchers in the area who have direct experience in the regions described
• Contains a wealth of field research related to biodiversity conservation and its applications from a variety of tropical islands

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 805
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780128130650
• Artikelnr.: 50474234

Inhaltsangabe

I: PREAMBLE
1. The Nature and Characters of Tropical Islands
2. Tropical Islands: Ecosystem and Endemism
II: BIODIVERSITY OF TROPICAL ISLANDS
3. Diversity of Ethno-Medicinal Plants of Tropical Islands - With Special
Reference to Andaman and Nicobar Islands
4. Biodiversity of Polynesian Islands: Distribution and Threat From Climate
Change
5. Structure and Species Diversity of Mangrove Ecosystem
6. Coconut Biodiversity - Nature's Gift to the Tropical Islands
7. Habitat Ecology and Diversity of Rocky Shore Fauna
8. Marine Ecosystems of Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Species Abundance and
Distribution
9. Invasive Species in Freshwater Ecosystems - Threats to Ecosystem
Services
10. Avian Diversity of Bay Island and Its Assessment Tools
11. Marine Fishery Resources and Species Diversity of Tropical Waters
12. Rice Genetic Resources in Tropical Islands
III. CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS ON TROPICAL ISLAND
13. Climate Change Projections and Addressing Intrinsic Uncertainties
14. Climate Resilient and Livelihood Security - Perspectives for Mauritius
Island
15. Livestock and People - The Intimate Relation Under Threat
16. Shifting Equilibrium of Pest and Diseases in Agriculture
17. Uncertainties in Measuring Climate Change Impact on Marine Biodiversity
18. Biodiversity and Climate Change Impacts on the Lakshadweep Islands
IV. ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
19. Biodiversity Conservation: Issues and Strategies for the Tropical
Islands
20. Diversification of Island Agriculture - A Viable Strategy for
Adaptation to Climate Change
21. Land Shaping Methods for Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal and
Island Region
22. Harnessing Genetic Resources in Field Crops for Developing Resilience
to Climate Change
23. Coping with Climatic Uncertainties Through Improved Production
Technologies in Tropical Island Conditions
24. Bioshield: An Answer to Climate Change Impact and Natural Calamities?
V. POLICY DECISIONS AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONS IN THE TROPICAL ISLANDS
25. Coastal Area Management: Biodiversity and Ecological Sustainability in
Sri Lankan Perspective
26. Conservation of Coral Reef Environment: Perspectives for Tropical
Islands
27. Marine Biodiversity - Strategies for Conservation, Management and
Ecological Restoration
28. Agro-Meteorological Advisory Services for Informed Decision Making in
India