Biodiversity and Environment/T.S. Krishnan. Delhi, Swastik, 2008, viii, 286 p., ISBN 81-89981-13-6.

    Contents: Preface. 1. Biodiversity and its decline. 2. Understanding biodiversity. 3. Taxonomic diversity. 4. Ecological restoration. 5. Phylogeny and historical reconstruction. 6. Information management for biodiversity. 7. Tropical sustainable development. 8. Taxonomic preparedness. 9. Butterfly diversity. 10. Biodiversity in neotropical primates. 11. Evolution of bowerbirds. 12. Human-caused extinction of birds. 13. Multiple environmental stresses. 14. Rapid gene discovery technology. 15. Assessment of character sets from gene sequences. 16. Tropical forest beetles. 17. Resources in living collection.

    "As the world population is increasing, the natural resources supporting human existence are 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. Currently, ecological imbalance has compelled many faunal and floral 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 present book is an attempt to make the people acquainted thoroughly with the knowledge of ecosystem, and the factors responsible for the deterioration of the environment and its valued resources with the view to plan and manage the developmental programmes in such a way that exploitation of natural resources may not upset the balance of nature." (jacket)

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