Biodiversity of the Himalaya : Jammu and Kashmir State

Biodiversity of the Himalaya : Jammu and Kashmir State / Ghulam Hassan Dar, Anzar A. Khuroo, editors.

The Himalaya, a global biodiversity hotspot, sustains about one-fifth of the humankind. Nestled within the north-western mountain ranges of the Himalaya, the Jammu and Kashmir (J & K) State harbours more than half of the biodiversity found in the Indian Himalaya. The wide expanse of State, sprea...

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Other Authors: Dar, Ghulam Hassan (Editor), Khuroo, Anzar A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, [2020]
Series:Topics in biodiversity and conservation ; v. 18.
Subjects:
Biodiversity > India > Jammu and Kashmir.
Biodiversity conservation > India > Jammu and Kashmir.
Biodiversity > Himalaya Mountains.
Biodiversity conservation > Himalaya Mountains.
Biodiversity
Biodiversity conservation
Himalaya Mountains
India > Jammu and Kashmir
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Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to biodiversity of the Himalaya : Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Biodiversity : a global perspective
  • Floristic diversity of India : an overview
  • Faunal diversity of India
  • Floristic diversity of the Indian Himalaya
  • Jammu and Kashmir State : an overview
  • Vegetation of Jammu and Kashmir State : a general account
  • Forest ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Aquatic ecosystems of Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Genetic diversity in rosaceous fruits of Jammu and Kashmir State : apple, apricot, and almond
  • Varietal diversity in cereal crops of the Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Genetic diversity in Lymnaea acuminata from Jammu region, Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Algal diversity in Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Fungal diversity in the Kashmir Himalaya
  • Diversity of lichens in Jammu and Kashmir State
  • An updated checklist of bryophytes in Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Pteridophytic flora of Jammu and Kashmir State : a new sketch
  • Diversity of gymnosperms in Jammu and Kashmir State
  • An updated taxonomic checklist of angiosperms in Jammu and Kashmir State
  • An updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes in Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Diversity in medicinal and aromatic flora of the Kashmir Himalaya
  • An annotated inventory of arboreal flora in Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Asteraceae in Jammu and Kashmir Himalaya : a floristic account
  • Leguminosae in Jammu and Kashmir State : a systematic checklist
  • Poisonous plants of the Kashmir Himalaya : a checklist
  • Flora of Ladakh : an annotated inventory of flowering plants
  • Taxonomic inventory of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Biodiversity of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Select brachycera families (Diptera) in Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Diversity of insects infesting medicinal and aromatic plants in the Kashmir Valley
  • Moth (Lepidoptera) fauna of Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Bark beetle fauna (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) of Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Diversity of fishes in Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Annotated list of amphibians and reptiles of Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Avifaunal diversity in Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Wild mammalian diversity in Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Threatened flora of Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Threatened fauna of Jammu and Kashmir State
  • Urbanization and its impact on biodiversity in the Kashmir Himalaya
  • Impact of climate change on vegetation distribution in the Kashmir Himalaya
  • Biodiversity conservation in Jammu and Kashmir State : current status and future challenges
  • Biodiversity conservation in Jammu and Kashmir State : legal framework and concerns.

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