BookChandrakasan Sivaperuman, Krishnamoorthy Venkataraman, editors.
Summary: This book offers a comprehensive account of India's four biodiversity hotspots: the Himalaya, Indo-Burma, Western Ghats and Sri Lanka and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. With a focus on tropical rainforests, it includes more than 30 chapters covering different vertebrate fauna e.g. fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, as well as topics such as conservation and management aspects. Written by experts in the field of biodiversity conservation and management, it offers ample new insights into a number of subjects related to the faunal communities of tropical forest ecosystems, providing a valuable resource for conservationists and researchers in the field of flora and fauna diversity.
Contents:
Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Editors;
1: Hotspots: An Introduction and Role in Conservation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Rationale for Conservation; 1.3 Biodiversity Hotspots; 1.4 Global Biodiversity Hotspots; 1.4.1 North and Central America; 1.4.2 South America; 1.4.3 Europe and Central Asia; 1.4.4 Africa; 1.4.5 Asia-Pacific; 1.5 Hotspots in India; 1.5.1 Himalaya; 1.5.2 Indo-Burma; 1.5.3 Sundaland; 1.5.4 Western Ghats and Sri Lanka; 1.6 Biodiversity Hotspot: A Case Example of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; 1.6.1 Physical Setting. 1.6.2 Diversity of Aboriginals1.6.3 Vegetation Diversity; 1.6.4 Faunal and Marine Biodiversity; 1.6.5 Birds; 1.6.6 Butterfly Diversity; 1.6.7 Important Indigenous Livestock Germplasm; 1.7 Endemism; 1.8 The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve; 1.9 Biodiversity Conservation; 1.9.1 Threats to Biodiversity; 1.9.2 Conservation in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; 1.9.3 The Strategy; 1.10 Conclusion; References;
2: Notes on Snakes of the Genus Bungarus (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Northeast India; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Methods; 2.2.1 Morphometric Characteristics. 2.2.2 Family ELAPIDAE Boie 18272.2.2.1 Bungarus Daudin, 1803; 2.2.3 Species Account; 2.2.3.1 Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider 1801); Description of the Species Based on AD/AS 59, Juvenile, Kaziranga National Park, Assam; Live Coloration; Distributional Localities; Range; Altitudinal Distribution; Natural History Notes; 2.2.3.2 Bungarus niger Wall, 1908; Description of the Species Based on AD/AS 61 (Adult @ &, Maruacherra, Assam; Live Coloration; Variation; Locality Records; Range; Altitudinal Distribution; Natural History Notes; 2.2.3.3 Bungarus lividus Cantor,
1839.
4: Observations on Oviposition, Myiasis in Foam Nest, Egg Clutches, and Hatching in Endangered Tree Frog Polypedates insularis Das, 1995, from Great Nicobar Island, India4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methods; 4.3 Results; 4.3.1 Oviposition; 4.3.2 Egg Clutches and Myiasis in Foam Nest; 4.3.3 Developmental Stages; 4.3.4 Predation and Threats; 4.4 Discussion; References;
5: Diversity of Reptiles in the Indian Biodiversity Hotspots; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Methods; 5.2.1 Threats; References;
6: Avifauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an Updated Checklist; 6.1 Introduction. Composite Description of the Species Based on ZSIC 16133, Dibrugarh and ZSIC 16685, JalpaiguriLive Coloration; Locality Records; Range; Altitudinal Distribution; Natural History Notes; 2.2.3.4 Bungarus bungaroides (Cantor 1839); Description Based on AD/NL 42, Khonoma Village, Nagaland; References;
3: Herpetofauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Methods; 3.2.1 Survey Location; 3.3 Results and Discussion; 3.3.1 Taxonomic Chaos of Few Herpetofauna Reported from Andaman and Nicobar Islands; References.