Biodiversity and climate change adaptation in tropical islands [electronic resource] / edited by Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, Ayyam Velmurugan, Awnindra Kumar Singh, Iyyappan Jaisankar.
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London, United Kingdom :
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
[2018]
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Contents:
- I. Preamble. The nature and characters of tropical islands / Ayyam Velmurugan
- Tropical Islands : ecosystem and endemism / Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, Iyyappan Jaisankar, Ayyam Velmurugan, Tadimalla Venkata, Ramalingaswara Subrahmanya Sharma
- II. Biodiversity of tropical Islands. Diversity of ethno-medicinal plants of tropical islands : with special reference to Andaman and Nicobar Islands / Mayur Y. Kamble, Santosh S. Mane, Chidambaram Murugan, Iyyappan Jaisankar
- Biodiversity of Polynesian islands : distribution and threat from climate change / Guillén Carlos, Ayyam Velmurugan, B.A. Jerard, R. Karthick, Iyyappan Jaisandar
- Structure and species diversity of mangrove ecosystem / Joju P. Alappatt
- Coconut biodiversity : nature's gift to the tropical islands / B.A. Jerard, V. Damodaran, Iyyappan Jaisankar, Ayyam Velmurugan, T.P. Swarnam
- Habitat ecology and diversity of rocky shore fauna / Kunal Satyam, Ganesh Thiruchitrambalam
- Marine ecosystems of Andaman and Nicobar Islands : species abundance and distribution / Nambali Valsalan Vinithkumar, Thadikamala Sathish, Apurba Kumar Das, Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, Chelladurai Raghunathan, Gopal Dharani, Ramalingam Kirubagaran, Nambali Valsalan Sujathkumar
- Invasive species in freshwater ecosystems : threats to ecosystem services / R. Kiruba-Sankar, J. Praveen Raj, K. Saravanan, K. Lohith Kumar, J. Raymond Jani Angel, Ayyam Velmurugan, S. Dam Roy
- Avian diversity of Bay Island and its assessment tools / Chandrakasan Sivaperuman
- Marine fishery resources and species diversity of tropical waters / Punnakulam T. Rajan
- Rice genetic resources in tropical islands / P.K. Singh, K. Venkatesan, T.P. Swarnam
- III. Climate change and its impacts on tropical Island. Climate change projections and addressing intrinsic uncertainties / Ramasamy Gowtham, Ammapet Palanisamy Ramaraj, Vellingiri Geethalakshmi
- Climate resilient and livelihood security : perspectives for Mauritius Island / B. Lalljee, Ayyam Velmurugan, Awnindra K. Singh
- Livestock and people : the intimate relation under threat / T. Sujatha, A. Kannan, S. Jeyakumar, A. Kundu, Ayyam Velmurugan, J. Sunder, T.P. Swarnam, A.D. De
- Shifting equilibrium of pest and diseases in agriculture / M. Mohan, B. Kariyanna
- Uncertainties in measuring climate change impact on marine biodiversity / P.M. Mohan, Ayyam Velmurugan
- Boidiversity and climate change impacts on the Lakshadweep Islands / Ayyam Velmurugan, V.M. Abdul Gafoor, Iyyappan Jaisankar, T.P. Swarnam, John Mathai
- IV. Adaptive management. Biodiversity conservation : issues and strategies for the tropical islands / Iyyappan Jaisankar, Ayyam Velmurugan, Chandrakasan Sivaperuman
- Diversification of island agriculture : a viable strategy for adaptation to climate change / T.P. Swarnam, Ayyam Velmurugan, N. Ravisankar, Awnindra K. Singh, S.K. Zamir Ahmed
- Land shaping methods for climate change adaptation of coastal and island region / Ayyam Velmurugan, S.K. Ambast, T.P. Swarnam, D. Burman, Subhasis Mandal, T. Subramani
- Harnessing genetic resources in field crops for developing resilience to climate change / Awnindra K. Singh, R.M. Singh, Ayyam Velmurugan, R. Rahul Kumar, Utpal Biswas
- Coping with climatic uncertainties through improved production technologies in tropical island conditions / Shrawan Singh, D.R. Singh, Ayyam Velmurugan, Iyyappan Jaisankar, T.P. Swarnam
- Bioshield : an answer to climate change impact and natural calamities? / Iyyappan Jaisankar, Ayyam Velmurugan, T.P. Swarnam
- V. Policy decisions and biodiversity conservations in the tropical islands. Coastal are management : biodiversity and ecological sustainability in Sri Lankan perspective / Abhaya Balasuriya
- Conservation of coral reef environment : perspectives for tropical islands / P.M. Mohan, Radha Karuna Kumari
- Marine biodiversity : strategies for conservation, management and ecological restoration / Cheruvathoor Linoy Libini, K.A. Albert Idu, C.C. Manjumol, Vasant Kripa, Kolliyil Sunil Mohamed
- Agro-meteorological advisory services for informed decision making in India / Nabansu Chattopadhyay, Swati Chandras.