Aquatic Ecosystem: Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation

✍ Scribed by Mamta Rawat, Sumit Dookia, Chandrakasan Sivaperuman (eds.)

Publisher: Springer India
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Leaves: 335
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book brings together the latest information on the rapid advances and developments in the field of aquatic ecology. India is very rich in terms of biological diversity due to its wide range of habitats and climatic conditions. It is home to as much as 7 per cent of the world’s animal species, although it only accounts for about 2 per cent of the total landmass. The present work on biodiversity, ecology and conservation of aquatic resources represents original research in the field of aquatic biodiversity, wetland ecology and its applications with reference to the country’s aquatic resources. There are 19 chapters, each contributed by an expert in his/her particular field and offering novel approaches to various topics in the area of aquatic ecosystems.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Distribution of Aquatic Macrophytes in Balasore District, Odisha....Pages 1-12
Aquatic Resources: A Case Study of Udaipur ‘City of Lakes’, Rajasthan....Pages 13-20
Limnological Variations of Two Deccan Wetlands....Pages 21-29
Spatial Distribution of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Fauna in Mountain Streams of Uttarakhand, India....Pages 31-51
Diversity and Distribution of Polychaetes (Annelida: Polychaeta) Along Maharashtra Coast, India....Pages 53-65
Structure and Dynamics of Rotifer Community in a Lotic Ecosystem....Pages 67-92
Aquatic Insect Diversity of Baitarani Estuary of Odisha....Pages 93-102
Aquatic Entomofauna: Bug and Beetle Diversity of Hyderabad....Pages 103-115
Odonate Fauna of Rajasthan, India with Links to Arabia and Himalaya....Pages 117-151
Odonata of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India....Pages 153-162
Freshwater Molluscs of India: An Insight of into Their Diversity, Distribution and Conservation....Pages 163-195
Aquatic Oömycetology: A New Field of Futuristic Research....Pages 197-216
Amphibians of Doon Valley (Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand) with Their Systematics, Distribution, Ecology, Conservation Status and Threats....Pages 217-229
Fish Fauna of Asan River and Its Tributaries, Western Doon Valley, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), with Conservation Status of Species and Threats....Pages 231-269
Fish Diversity of Chambal River, Rajasthan State....Pages 271-281
Length–Weight Relationship and Condition Factor in Channa punctatus (Bloch) from Hussainsagar Lake, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India....Pages 283-286
Avian Diversity of Wetlands in and Around Jodhpur, Western Rajasthan....Pages 287-306
Galloanserae and Aquatic Neoaves of Pong Dam Wetland, Himachal Pradesh: Status and Conservation Issues....Pages 307-321
Living with Wetlands: A Case Study from the Wetlands ( Beels ) of Barpeta District, Assam....Pages 323-333

✦ Subjects

Nature Conservation; Biodiversity; Ecosystems; Science, general; Behavioral Sciences

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