Recovering Biodiversity In Indian Forests (springerbriefs In Ecology)
by K. Ullas Karanth /
2016 / English / PDF
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This book demonstrates how varying levels of human disturbance
manifested through different management regimes influence
composition, richness, diversity and abundance of key mammal,
bird and plant species, even within ecologically similar
habitats. Based on our results, we show the critical importance
of the ‘wildlife preservation’ approach for effective
biodiversity conservation. The study also provides examples of a
practical application of rigorous methods of quantitative
sampling of different plant and animal taxa as well as human
influences, thus serving as a useful manual for protected area
managers. Protected areas of various kinds have been
established in India with the goal of arresting decline in, and
to provide for, recovery of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
A model that targets ‘wildlife preservation’ under state
ownership is practiced across the country. However, forests in
India are under intensive human pressure and varying levels of
protection; therefore, protected areas may also experience
open-access resource use, a model that is being aggressively
advocated as a viable alternative to ‘preservationism’. We have
evaluated the conservation efficacy of alternative forest
management models by quantifying levels of biodiversity under
varied levels of access, resource extraction and degree of
state-sponsored protection in the Nagarahole forest landscape of
southwestern India.
This book demonstrates how varying levels of human disturbance
manifested through different management regimes influence
composition, richness, diversity and abundance of key mammal,
bird and plant species, even within ecologically similar
habitats. Based on our results, we show the critical importance
of the ‘wildlife preservation’ approach for effective
biodiversity conservation. The study also provides examples of a
practical application of rigorous methods of quantitative
sampling of different plant and animal taxa as well as human
influences, thus serving as a useful manual for protected area
managers. Protected areas of various kinds have been
established in India with the goal of arresting decline in, and
to provide for, recovery of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
A model that targets ‘wildlife preservation’ under state
ownership is practiced across the country. However, forests in
India are under intensive human pressure and varying levels of
protection; therefore, protected areas may also experience
open-access resource use, a model that is being aggressively
advocated as a viable alternative to ‘preservationism’. We have
evaluated the conservation efficacy of alternative forest
management models by quantifying levels of biodiversity under
varied levels of access, resource extraction and degree of
state-sponsored protection in the Nagarahole forest landscape of
southwestern India.