Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands

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

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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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 805
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 256mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1624g
• ISBN-13: 9780128130643
• ISBN-10: 0128130644
• Artikelnr.: 48574435

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