Plant Biodiversity: Conservation and Management

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This is a textbook on Biodiversity, Conservation and Management for the undergraduate and post-graduate students in Botany. It covers syllabus of most of the Indian Universities on the above subject. It is written in simple and lucid manner. The book running to 122 pages covers Nature, Values and Distribution of Biodiversity, Conservation of Biodiversity, Global and National Biodiversity Conservation Initiatives and Remote Sensing and Plant Resource Management. The book is profusely illustrated. Several relevant examples are provided wherever necessary.

Contents: Preface. I. Nature, values and distribution of biodiversity. 1. Nature of biodiversity. 2. Value of biodiversity. 3. Magnitude and distribution of biodiversity. 4. India: A mega diversity center- floristic richness and centers of plant diversity of India. 5. Agro diversity – Vavilov Centers of crop plants. 6. Exotics and Invasives. II. Conservation of Biodiversity. 7. Conservation principles. 8. Process of extinction. 9. Threats to biodiversity. 10. Conservation of biodiversity . III. Global and National Biodiversity Conservation Initiatives. 11. Brief Account on National and International Conservation Organizations.12. Important Conventions and Agreements on Biodiversity Conservation. 13. Intellectual Property Rights and Patents (IPRP).14. National Biodiversity Bill of India.15. Joint Forest Management (JFM). 16. People’s Biodiversity Registers (PBR). 17. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).18. Bio-security in India. 19. Concept of Sustainable Development. IV. Remote Sensing and Plant Resources Management. 20. Principles of Remote Sensing. 21. A Brief Account on Aerial Photography and Types of Photographs. 22. Satellite Remote Sensing – Types of Satellites and Sensors. 23. Applications of Remote Sensing Technology. 24. Applications of Remote Sensing in Global Climate Studies. 25. Applications of Remote Sensing in Biodiversity Studies. 26. Principles and Applications of GIS System. 27. Principles and Applications of Global Positioning System.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR T Pullaiah

Prof. T Pullah obtained his M.Sc. (1971) and Ph.D. degrees in Botany from Andhra University. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Moscow State University, Russia, during 1976-1978. He traveled widely in Europe and visited Universities and Botanic Gardens in about 16 countries. He joined Sri Krishnadevaraya University as Lecturer in 1979 and became Professor in 1993. He held several positions in the University as Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, Head, Department of Botany; Chairman, Board of Studies in Botany; Head, Department of Sericulture; Co-ordinator and Chairman, Board of Studies in Biotechnology; Principal, S K University College and Warden, S K, University Hostels. He has published 43 books, 238 research papers and 35 popular articles in Journals of repute. He is the Principal – Investigator of 20 major Research Projects totaling more than a Crore of Rupees funded by DBT, DST, CSIR, UGC, BSI, WWF, GCC, BARC etc. Under his guidance, 45 students obtained their Ph.D. degrees and 34 students their M.Phil. degrees. He is the recipient of Best Teacher Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Prof. P Maheshwari Gold Medal of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxanomy. He served as the Vice President of the Indian Botanical Society and presently the Councilor of the same. He served as a member of Species Survival commission of International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).