Faunal heritage of Rajasthan, India conservation and management of vertebrates /

This is the first ever monumental and scientific documentation of the faunal wealth of the Indian Desert state of Rajasthan. This volume, the second of two, provides a comprehensive picture of the conservation efforts undertaken to prevent further degradation of the condition of Rajasthans faunal we...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Sharma, B. K., Dr (Editor), Kulshreshtha, Seema (Editor), Rahmani, Asad R. (Asad Rafi) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wien : Springer, 2013.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Subjects:
Vertebrates -- Ecology -- India -- Rajasthan.
Vertebrates -- Conservation -- India -- Rajasthan.
Biodiversity -- India -- Rajasthan.
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Contents:
  • Part I. Faunal Conservation as a Pragmatic Approach: Aspects and Challenges
  • In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation: Protected Area network and Zoos of Rajasthan
  • 2. Climate and Other Environmental Factors influencing Faunal Ecology of Rajasthan.-3. Impact of altered Land Use Pattern on Small Mammalian Diversity of Hilly Tracts of Rajasthan, India
  • 4. Threats to Faunal Diversity of the Aravalli Hills with Special Reference to Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary.-5. Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Indian Desert
  • 6. Planning Conservation for Chambal River Basin taking Gharial Gavialis gangeticus and Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica as Umbrella Species
  • 7. Reintroduction of Tigers in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan
  • 8. The Ramsar Sites of Rajasthan: Ecology and Conservation of Sambhar Salt Lake, Jaipur and Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur
  • 9. Impact of Mass Mortility of Gharial Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789) on its Conservation in the Chambal River in Rajasthan
  • 10. Conservation and Management of Wetland Birds in Rajasthan: Perspectives and Challenges
  • 11. Conservation and Management of Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo at Kheechan in Rajasthan
  • 12. Distribution of Sarus Crane Grus antigonein Rajasthan and People's Participation in the Protection of its Breeding Site
  • 13. Conservation Prospects of Smooth-coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826) in Rajasthan
  • 14. Role of Local People and Community Conservation in Rajasthan
  • 15. The Revial Model for Common Property Reserves in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan with Special Reference to their Faunal Components
  • 16. Resource Dependency and Socio-economic Profile of Local Communities in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan
  • 17. Nature Reverence Does Not Mean Conservation in Tribal Rajasthan: Culture, Cognition, and Personal and Collective Commitments to the Environment
  • Part II. Ecological and Wildlife Tourism in Rajasthan: The Terra Incognita
  • 18. Ecotourism in Rajasthan: Prospects and Perspectives
  • Part III. Vanguards of Wilderness
  • 19. Wildlife Conservation in Rajasthan: The Legal Framework versus the Wildlife Trade
  • Part IV. Management of Faunal Conservation in Rajasthan: A Synthesis
  • 20. Unfurling Conservation Strategies, Major Initiatives, and Gaps in Research: A Vision on the Future of the Fauna in Rajasthan under Current and Predicted Threats.

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