Contents: Preface. List of contributors. 1. Mawphlang sacred grove--a case study of in Situ conservation of biodiversity/B. Myrboh, H. Kayang, D. Syiem and B. Kharbuli. 2. Conservation of floristic diversity of North Eastern Himalayan region--a discussion/D.P. Dam and N. Dam. 3. Biodiversity and natural resources of Santhal Parganas forest--need for its conservation/Manoj Kumar Sinha and Jayashree Datta Munshi. 4. Phytodiversity of medicinal flora of Santhal Pargana vis-a-vis human interference/R.K. Sinha and Rajesh Ranjan. 5. Shifting cultivation-- a major threat of environmental degradation in North East India/Kuntala N. Barua, A. Baruah, J. Singh and I.P. Bora. 6. Impact of shifting cultivation on environment in the North East India and its sustainability/Niranjan Roy and P. C. Dutta. 7. A survey of earthworms in Lusai Hills, Mizoram/S.N. Ramanujam and B. Roy. 8. Potential of organic pesticides in the management of insect pests in the tea agro-ecosystem/B.K. Dutta, Parthankar Choudhury and P.C. Bhattacharjee. 9. Study of some basidimycetous mycoflora of Karimgajn/Sakhi Dutta and P.K. Nath. 10. Study of fungi present in the rice cakes used for indigenous fermentation of ethyl alcohol in North-East India/P.K. Nath, Sakhi Dutta and Soneswar Sarma. 11. Allelopathic effect of dryopteris filix--mas (L) Schott on the germination and growth of vegetable crops/Minakshi Sengupta and S.K. Sarma. 12. Sequential sampling technique for ecologically sustainable management of Late Blight of potato/G.K.N. Chettry. 13. Exploitation of Alkaloid and Saponin from plant resources of Santhal Parganas, Bihar/Manoj Kumar Sinha, J. Datta Munshi and J.S. Datta Munshi. 14. Effect of solid waste disposal of Cachar paper mill on the soil microbes and colonization of higher plants/M. Sinha, G.D. Sharma and KSH L.B. Singha. 15. Developmental behaviour of different economically important tree species in the degraded soil of Jalukbari Hill slopes of Assam/T. Dutta and S.K. Sarma. 16. Impact of paper mill waste on Channa Punctatus/B. Roy and S. Gupta. 17. Effects of pollution on the microbial community in air and water and their association with human diseases/S. Bhattacharjee and G.D. Sharma. 18. Socio-economic status of fisher-folks in the river Islands of Brahmaputra river--a case study of Saikhowa Chapori/S. Boruah and S.P. Biswas. 19. Socio-economic development of North East India with special reference to the problems of urbanisation/P.C. Dutta and Niranjan Roy. 20. Problems and prospects of resource management in Yangse Valley of Arunachal Himalaya/Zahid Husain. 21. Remote sensing -- a potential tool for environmental management/Upendra Kumar and Rajib Kumar Bhattacharjya. 22. Communication for sustainable rural development/Biplab Loha Choudhury. Index.
"Despite having a very rich heritage of biodiversity, India is facing large scale depletion of the forest cover. Anthropogenic activity, felling of trees, rapid industrialisation, urbanisation, habitat destruction and pollution are also leading many of the plant and animal species to extinction and putting some species on the verge of extinction. Similar pattern of destruction of habitat and over-exploitation of natural resources are causing depletion of biodiversity in the country as a whole.
This book attempts to highlight the problems and different issues relating to biodiversity. It suggests remedial measures in general and for the North-East region in particular. The researches being carried out on the subject have been focused and adequately highlighted. The articles contributed by the established scholars present a fairly comprehensive account of the biodiversity related problems in India and their conservational/remedial measures.
The book should be of immense use to students, teachers, scientists, professionals, policy makers and intellectuals in dealing with the problems related to environment and biodiversity conservation." (jacket)
