Biodiversity and Environment/Arvind Kumar. New Delhi, A.P.H., 2004, xii, 659 p., figs., plates, tables, $83. ISBN 81-7648-471-7.

Contents: Preface. I. Biodiversity: 1. Biodiversity of some soil nematodes in agroecosystems: a critical review. 2. Biodiversity of fresh water algal blooms. 3. Biodiversity of coastal phytoplankton inhabiting polluted waters. 4. Wetland birds in Barak Valley, Assam, India: diversity, distribution and anthropogenic threats. 5. Fish diversity and fisheries of Gambhir Dam, Ujjain M.P. India. 6. Biodiversity and seasonal incidence in three new species of septate gregarines of the genus phaeobum (Haldar and Chakraborty, 1974) Kundu and Haldar, 1986 (Apicomplexa: Conoidasida) from grasshoppers. 7. Plankton diversity in the wetlands of Jharkhand. 8. Alternative agricultural practices-novel concepts for conserving biodiversity and developing an eco-friendly environment. 9. Life form analysis of the macrophytes of the Loktak Lake Manipur, India. 10. Biodiversity: the key to sustainable agriculture. 11. Biodiversity of phanerogamic climbers of Purnea district, Bihar. 12. Aquatic invertebrate diversity of Kanjli Lake, Punjab. 13. Chlorophycean biodiversity in wet lands of Satna (M.P.). 14. Animal diversity vis-à-vis tourism. 15. Fish diversity in the major rivers of Southern Assam, Mizoram and Tripura with a note on their habitat parameters. 16. Comparative study of biodiversity of butterflies between Bangalore and Jammu region. 17. Biodiversity conservation in the Western Ghats. 18. Biodiversity of butterflies of Kolhapur city. 19. Cyanobacterial diversity in polluted lakes of Jalgaon District of North Maharashtra (India). 20. Biota of interstitial ecosystem in Madras Coast. 21. A study on biotic diversity of certain fish-farming tanks of Thittai, Thanjavur, South India. 22. Sustainable agriculture VS biodiversity. 23. Floristic diversity of weed at Kausalya Ganga fish farm. 24. Biodiversity of zooplankton of Virla Reservoir Khargone (M.P.) India. 25. Fish fauna of Kolli Hills, Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu. 26. Biodiversity of Chitrakoot Dham (M.P.) with special reference to conservation. 27. Structure and function of an Indian alpine meadow as affected by nomadic grazing. 28. Biodiversity in the order araneae of Satna (M.P.). 29. A seminal report on diversity of higher taxa of aquatic insects in three hill streams of Western Ghats, South India. 30. Taxonomical study of Euglenineae of Haranbari Dam and Mausam River of Maharashtra. 31. Seasonal variations of ichthyoplankton in mangrove ecosystem of Indian sundarbans. 32. Population dynamics of Gutel Psyllid, Trioza Fletcheri Crawford (Psyllidae: Hemiptera) in West Bengal. 33. An observation on the occurrence of angiosperms diversity in seasonal wetlands at Varanasi (India) with particular reference to water pollution. 34. Biodiversity of ethnomedicinal wild plants from Patnadevi forest of Maharashtra, India. 35. Ecobiodiversity of butterflies (Lepidoptera) from the tribal zone of Jharkhand, India. 36. Threats to biodiversity and its conservation. 37. Earthworm diversity with special reference to vermicomposting. 38. Pesticides and environment. II. Environment: 39. Pharmaceutical value of mulberry – a nature’s gift to be exploited. 40. Variations in the net primary production of the macrophytes in the Sanapat Lake, Manipur. 41. Groundwater exploitation and hydrogeological research: a chronology of historical developments. 42. Recycling of silkworm rearing waste in agriculture: perspectives and limitations. 43. Fruit and vegetable processing industries and environment. 44. Metal concentrations in water bodies of Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica: an assessment. 45. Ethnobotany of some fibre yielding plants of the Himalayan environment of Darjeeling. 46. Ecological impact of Indira Gandhi canal on the Thar Desert. 47. Pteridophytes: the source of various antimicrobials. 48. Effect of heavy metal ions on cyanobacteria. 49. Growth responses of cyanobacterial strains to changing salinity. 50. Spectroscopic study on the soil pollution by heavy metals in the vicinity of the sugar mill, Sethiyathope, Tamil Nadu. 51. Petrochemistry and tectonic environment of the Dongargarh Granitoids, Rajandgaon, district, Madhya Pradesh. 52. In vitro propagation of phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus nees, a medicinal plant of Assam (India). 53. Effect of simulated acid rain on germination and seedling of cymopsis tetragonoloba var. CAZG-9819. 54. Nature of graphite occurrences in Puvandi – Keeranur area, Tamil Nadu, India. Index.

"As the world population is increasing, the natural element supporting human existence is diminishing. The conservation of biodiversity and management of environment have become the Herculean task of developed and developing countries. The environmental crisis, confronting the world, is likely to alter profoundly the future of our planet. No one amongst us whatever be our status or strength can remain unaffected. This makes us think over issues of environment seriously and also, to seek solutions for preserving the nature and biodiversity as well without impairing welfare. Now-a-days, ecological imbalance compelled some species to be extinct from the globe. The present book will be worthful in reorienting our policy of technology development so as to support both sustained economic growth and eco-equilibrium. The main motto of this book is to gain a universally better quality of life and to achieve a rich biodiversity on this watery planet.

"This book is a unique compilation of 53 research articles, which will act as a keyboard for academicians, researchers, scientists, administrators and ecoplanners in opening a new vista in the field of biodiversity and environment." (jacket)

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