Ecology has made great strides during the past few decades. Emerging out of the shadows of a descriptive science, ecology has grown into an interdisciplinary synthetic science with great importance to the resolution of anthropogenic environmental problems. Ecology forms the backbone of natural resources conservation and management, and the restoration and rehabilitation of degraded landscapes. Ecology has expanded its scope and influence by taking benefit of technological developments (such as remote sensing and computer modeling) and by developing linkages with social sciences, particularly sociology and economics. The volume includes invited contributions from eminent scientists from 12 countries, representing all the five continents, who provide detailed assessments of the developments and contemporary thinking in ecological research. Major areas covered in the volume include: biodiversity, global climate change, landscape ecology and conservation, ecology-economics interface, restoration and management of degraded ecosystems, soil biology and fertility, mangroves, chemical ecology and methodological approaches (such as remote sending, statistical ecology and ecological modeling).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR P S Pathak
Dr. P S Pathak after studies at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, started his career as a lecture and has 36 years of research experience in the field of Agroforestry, Agrosilvipoastoral systems, Silvipastoral systems, Growth and porduction midelin gof trees, Wasteland reclamation and development, Range management. he served as Assistand Director General (Agro forestry), ICAR, New Delhi from 1996-2000. Dr. Pathak coordinated the TPN-2 network project on agro forestry and soil conservation of CCD of the United Nations where 5 institutes of IAR were involved. He was associated with the development of an IDRC, Canada supported project proposal on Silvipastral System of Production for Development of Degraded lands in Bundelkhand region. He is President RMSI and Portfolio Holder of anumber of scientific societies and fellow of National Institute of Ecology and National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Dr. Pathak visited 16 countries for attending international meeting, workshops and field trips related to Agroforestry, Multipurpose Trees and Shrubs development, Grassland management, Development oriented research in agricultural and development of degraded lands. He is recipient of ICAR Team Research Award for outstanding research in the area of agricultural sciences in the year 2002. He has almost 265 research publications including 16 books and 2 books authored to his credit. Currently, as Director of Indian Grassland and fodder Research Institue, Jhansi. He is guiding and managing research in the area of forage production and its utilization in the country since July 2000.
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