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This new two-volume set pays tribute to the incredibly diversified Himalaya. It presents and assesses the various threats and challenges to Himalayan biodiversity while also documenting the multifaceted approaches for conservation and sustainable management of biological resources in the Himalayan region.
Volume 2 focuses on the utilization, conservation, and management of animal resources in the Himalayan region. Chapters cover traditional knowledge of insects and animals for food and medicinal purposes. The rich faunal biodiversity of the region is vulnerable to a number of threats. Discussed in the volume are adverse changing climatic conditions; the overuse of chemical and synthetic pesticides; eco-tourism, wildlife tourism, and hunting tourism; radiation from cell phone towers; invasive/alien animal and plant species; habitat destruction; etc., and how they impact the region. Sustainable mitigation and conservation strategies are described as well, offering hope for preservation of the rich biodiversity of the Himalaya.
The information in these volumes will be an invaluable asset for economic botanists, horticulturists, plant breeders, ethnobotanists, biotechnologists, environmentalists, policy planners, and laymen alike interested in understanding and preserving the abundant biodiversity of the Himalaya.
Contents
1. Indian Traditional Knowledge in Relation to Animal Origin Products with Special Reference to Insects 2. The Himalayas: A Hotspot of Biodiversity 3. Effect of Changing Climatic Conditions on Faunal Diversity of Northwestern Himalaya 4. Impact of Chemical and Synthetic Pesticides on Himalayan Insect Diversity 5. Impact of Anthropogenic Activities on Faunal Diversity of the Snow-Covered Himalayan Range 6. Conservation Strategies for Threatened Faunal Diversity of Himachal Pradesh 7. Eco-Tourism: Frenemy of Himalayan Diversity 8. Effect of Invasive/Alien Animal Species in the Himalayan Faunal System 9. Impact of Mobile Tower Radiation on Himalayan Fauna 10. Socio-Economic Evaluation of Insect Products with Special Reference to Himalayan Honeybees 11. Cordyceps militaris: An Entomopathogenic Fungus as a Promising Solution for Conservation of Himalayan Cordyceps 12. Hunting, Habitat Destruction, and Human Fun as Potential Threat to Himalayan Diversity 13. Narpuh Wildlife Sanctuary, Meghalaya: Status, Challenges, Sustainable Benefits and Future Perspectives
