Biodiversity of the Himalaya: Jammu and Kashmir State

The Himalaya, a global biodiversity hotspot, sustains about one-fifth of the humankind. Nestled within the north-western mountain ranges of the Himalaya, the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) State harbours more than half of the biodiversity found in the Indian Himalaya. The wide expanse of State, spread across the subtropical Jammu, through the temperate Kashmir valley, to the cold arid Ladakh, is typical representative of the extensive elevational and topographical diversity encountered in the entire Himalaya.
This book, the most comprehensive and updated synthesis ever made available on biodiversity of the J&K State, is a valuable addition to the biodiversity literature with global and regional relevance. The book, arranged into 7 parts, comprises of 42 chapters contributed by 87 researchers, each of whom is an expert in his/her own field of research. The precious baseline data contained in the book would form the foundation for assessing current status of knowledge about the bioresources, identify the knowledge gaps, and help prioritization of conservation strategies to steer the sustainable use of biodiversity in this Himalayan region. Given the breadth of topics covered under the banner of biodiversity in this book, it can surely serve as a model for documentation of biodiversity in other regions of the world. The book will be of immense value to all those who, directly or indirectly, have to deal with biodiversity, including students, teachers, researchers, naturalists, environmentalists, resource managers, planners, government agencies, NGOs and the general public at large.

Sommario

Part IGeneral Introduction.- An Introduction to Biodiversity of the Himalaya: Jammu and Kashmir State.- Part IIBiodiversity: Global and Indian Perspectives.- Biodiversity: A Global Perspective.- Floristic Diversity of India: An Overview.- Faunal Diversity of India.- Floristic Diversity of the Indian Himalaya.- PART IIIBiodiversity of Jammu and Kashmir State: General Account.- Jammu and Kashmir State: An Overview.- Vegetation of Jammu and Kashmir State: A General Account.- Forest Ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir State.- Aquatic Ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir State.- Part IVBiodiversity of Jammu and Kashmir State: Genetic Diversity.- Genetic Diversity in Rosaceous Fruits of Jammu and Kashmir State: Apple, Apricot and Almond.- Varietal Diversity in Cereal Crops of the Kashmir Himalaya.- Genetic Diversity in Lymnaea acuminata from Jammu Region, Jammu and Kashmir State.- Part VBiodiversity of Jammu and Kashmir State: Floristic Diversity.- Algal Diversity in Jammu and Kashmir State.- Fungal Diversity in the Kashmir Himalaya.- Diversity of Lichens in Jammu and Kashmir State.- An Updated Checklist of Bryophytes in Jammu and Kashmir State.- Pteridophytic Flora of Jammu and Kashmir State: A New Sketch.- Diversity of Gymnosperms in Jammu and Kashmir State.- An Updated Taxonomic Checklist of Angiosperms in Jammu and Kashmir State.- An Updated Checklist of Aquatic Macrophytes in Jammu and Kashmir State.- Diversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Flora of the Kashmir Himalaya.- An Annotated Inventory of Arboreal Flora in Jammu and Kashmir State.- Asteraceae in Jammu and Kashmir Himalaya: A Floristic Account.- Leguminosae in Jammu and Kashmir State: A Systematic Checklist.- Poisonous Plants of the Kashmir Himalaya: A Checklist.- Flora of Ladakh: An Annotated Inventory of Flowering Plants.- Part VIBiodiversity of Jammu and Kashmir State: Faunal Diversity.- Taxonomic Inventory of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Jammu and Kashmir State.- Biodiversity of Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) in Jammu and Kashmir State.- Select Brachycera Families (Diptera) in Jammu and Kashmir State.- Diversity of Insects Infesting Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in the Kashmir Valley.- Moth (Lepidoptera) Fauna of Jammu and Kashmir State.- Bark Beetle Fauna (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) of Jammu and Kashmir State.- Diversity of Fishes in Jammu and Kashmir State.- Annotated List of Amphibians and Reptiles in Jammu and Kashmir State.- Avi-Faunal Diversity in Jammu and Kashmir State.- Wild Mammalian Diversity in Jammu and Kashmir State.- Part VII Biodiversity of Jammu and Kashmir State: Threats and Conservation.- Threatened Flora of Jammu and Kashmir State.- Threatened Fauna of Jammu and Kashmir State.- Urbanization and its Impact on Biodiversity in the Kashmir Himalaya.- Impact of Climate Change on Vegetation Distribution in the Kashmir Himalaya.- Biodiversity Conservation in Jammu and Kashmir State: Current Status and Future Challenges.- Biodiversity Conservation in Jammu and Kashmir State: Legal Framework and Concerns.

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Professor Ghulam Hassan Dar, an eminent plant taxonomist, is widely known for his significant research contributions to the biodiversity of Kashmir Himalaya. In more than 40 years of teaching and research career, Prof. Dar has to his credit 200 research publications (including 10 books) and supervised 27 Ph. D. and M. Phil. students. A Fellow of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy and awardee of its Prof. Y. D. Tiagi Gold Medal, he has also been recipient of International Fellowship of the Danish Academy of Sciences, Denmark. He has successfully completed several extramural research projects and attended numerous national and international conferences. In pursuit of research and academic collaboration, he has visited many foreign countries. He has held the positions of Head Department of Botany at University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Director CBS, Dean School of Biological Sciences and prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Chair on Ecology & Environment at BGSB University, Rajouri, India.

 

 Dr Anzar A. Khuroo is currently working as Senior Assistant Professor at Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India. His main areas of research interest include taxonomy, ecology and biodiversity. He has completed many extramural projects and published 90 research papers in reputed journals. He is recipient of young scientist award by Department of Science & Technology, J&K Government and visiting scientist fellowship to Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing by Indian National Science Academy. He has served as Country Editor (India) for IUCN-led Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and is presently serving as Associate Editor for the journal Conservation Science and Section Editor (Botany) for Checklist. He has decade long teaching experience at post-graduation level and also coordinates Massive Online Open Course on Plant Systematics, hosted by Consortium for Educational Communication, University Grants Commission, India.

Riassunto

The Himalaya, a global biodiversity hotspot, sustains about one-fifth of the humankind. Nestled within the north-western mountain ranges of the Himalaya, the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) State harbours more than half of the biodiversity found in the Indian Himalaya. The wide expanse of State, spread across the subtropical Jammu, through the temperate Kashmir valley, to the cold arid Ladakh, is typical representative of the extensive elevational and topographical diversity encountered in the entire Himalaya.
This book, the most comprehensive and updated synthesis ever made available on biodiversity of the J&K State, is a valuable addition to the biodiversity literature with global and regional relevance. The book, arranged into 7 parts, comprises of 42 chapters contributed by 87 researchers, each of whom is an expert in his/her own field of research. The precious baseline data contained in the book would form the foundation for assessing current status of knowledge about the bioresources, identify the knowledge gaps, and help prioritization of conservation strategies to steer the sustainable use of biodiversity in this Himalayan region. Given the breadth of topics covered under the banner of biodiversity in this book, it can surely serve as a model for documentation of biodiversity in other regions of the world. The book will be of immense value to all those who, directly or indirectly, have to deal with biodiversity, including students, teachers, researchers, naturalists, environmentalists, resource managers, planners, government agencies, NGOs and the general public at large.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: A Khuroo (Editore), A Khuroo (Editore), Ghulam Hassan Dar (Editore), Ghula Hassan Dar (Editore), Ghulam Hassan Dar (Editore), Anzar A. Khuroo (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2020
• EAN: 9789813291737
• ISBN: 978-981-3291-73-7
• Pagine: 1100
• Dimensioni: 175 mm x 239 mm x 58 mm
• Peso: 1960 g
• Illustrazioni: XXIII, 1100 p. 165 illus., 127 illus. in color.
• Serie: Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation; Topics in Biodiversity and Con
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; B, Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation Biology, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Conservation of the environment, Plant Ecology, Plant Physiology, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Botany & plant sciences, Taxonomy & systematics, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Plant systematics, Plant Evolution, Plant taxonomy