BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FAUNA AND MICROFLORA OF THE INDIAN HIMALAYAN REGION, 2016
In recent years, there has been a demand for information on all spheres of life and such
demand i... more In recent years, there has been a demand for information on all spheres of life and such demand is growing exponentially. The likely impacts on global environment and biodiversity due to climate change and anthropogenic pressures is one such field for which information is required to plan for the future, most importantly for decision making to balance development and conservation priorities. It is often very difficult to find the required information or literature on a particular topic in the absence of proper documentation particularly when the information is either scarce or widely scattered. Further, the literature doubling is taking place at an unabated pace, in certain fields and such growth is less than 6 to 8 years. The effects of climate change are pronounced in places such as the Himalaya, where the network of snow-clad mountains, ice-peaks, high intensity drainage and precipitation characterises the bio-social landscape. Evidence suggests that responses of species to impacts of climate change are inter-alia manifested in changes in phenology, earlier onset of spring, migration, and lengthening of growing seasons. Similarly, humans are affected by declines in health, increased population movement, unforeseen changes in food productivity, obstacles to development, and progressive environmental damage. Realizing the need for developing science based action plans to address both the existing as well as emerging threats of climate change in the fragile mountain ecosystems of the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) has been conceived and is expected to offer practical adaptation strategies based on inputs from various reputed Institutions. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has been assigned the responsibilities for operating the Task Force on Fauna and Microflora by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The goal of this project is to: Develop strategies to mitigate climate change effects on wild animal species and ecosystems in the IHR. The thematic areas identified under the research project area (A) Terrestrial System, (B) Aquatic System, (C) Human Ecology, and (D) Spatial Ecology, and include assessments of: (a) animal species/communities diversity, distribution, abundance (b) wildlife habitats, ecosystems, and ecosystem services; (c) anthropogenic and climate change impacts on wildlife and ecosystems through scenario building and visualization; (d) vulnerability of species / habitats to climate change; and prioritization of species/taxa and sites for monitoring. Bibliography on the Fauna and Microflora of the Indian Himalayan Region 3 When compared to other mountain systems of the world, the amount of literature or documented knowledge on the biodiversity of the Himalaya is not much. While baseline status for species/taxa are being established through surveys and studies in the recent past, consequences of climate change impacts on species could be better understood from historical information that presently lies scattered in various journals, books, expedition reports and gazetteers. In such a situation, even an expert will be able to access and acquaint with only a small fraction of available literature. To overcome this major constraint, the subject specialists and information scientists were able to find means of ‘bibliographies’ and ‘databases’ respectively. Keeping the above in view, this ‘Bibliography on Fauna and Microflora of Indian Himalayan region’ has been compiled as part of this project. These references have beene categorised based on the scope of the articles and placed them under ten main taxa/group viz., Mammals, Birds, Herpetofauna, Fish, Butterflies, Odonates, Soil Nematodes, Soil Bacteria, Soil fungi and Lichen. WINISIS software was used for compilation of this bibliography and this includes publications from 1775 to 2016. However, majority of the references are of the period after 1900. The geographical coverage of the database as given in the title is restricted to the IHR i.e., Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal (northern hill districts only). The computerized database contains 4,674 references. Each reference is marked with serial number for retrieval purpose. For quick retrieval of information, author and publication year index are appended for each taxa.
In recent years, there has been a demand for information on all spheres of life and such demand i... more In recent years, there has been a demand for information on all spheres of life and such demand is growing exponentially. The likely impacts on global environment and biodiversity due to climate change and anthropogenic pressures is one such field for which information is required to plan for the future, most importantly for decision making to balance development and conservation priorities. It is often very difficult to find the required information or literature on a particular topic in the absence of proper documentation particularly when the information is either scarce or widely scattered. Further, the literature doubling is taking place at an unabated pace, in certain fields and such growth is less than 6 to 8 years. The effects of climate change are pronounced in places such as the Himalaya, where the network of snow-clad mountains, ice-peaks, high intensity drainage and precipitation characterises the bio-social landscape. Evidence suggests that responses of species to impacts of climate change are inter-alia manifested in changes in phenology, earlier onset of spring, migration, and lengthening of growing seasons. Similarly, humans are affected by declines in health, increased population movement, unforeseen changes in food productivity, obstacles to development, and progressive environmental damage. Realizing the need for developing science based action plans to address both the existing as well as emerging threats of climate change in the fragile mountain ecosystems of the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) has been conceived and is expected to offer practical adaptation strategies based on inputs from various reputed Institutions. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has been assigned the responsibilities for operating the Task Force on Fauna and Microflora by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The goal of this project is to: Develop strategies to mitigate climate change effects on wild animal species and ecosystems in the IHR. The thematic areas identified under the research project area (A) Terrestrial System, (B) Aquatic System, (C) Human Ecology, and (D) Spatial Ecology, and include assessments of: (a) animal species/communities diversity, distribution, abundance (b) wildlife habitats, ecosystems, and ecosystem services; (c) anthropogenic and climate change impacts on wildlife and ecosystems through scenario building and visualization; (d) vulnerability of species / habitats to climate change; and prioritization of species/taxa and sites for monitoring. Bibliography on the Fauna and Microflora of the Indian Himalayan Region 3 When compared to other mountain systems of the world, the amount of literature or documented knowledge on the biodiversity of the Himalaya is not much. While baseline status for species/taxa are being established through surveys and studies in the recent past, consequences of climate change impacts on species could be better understood from historical information that presently lies scattered in various journals, books, expedition reports and gazetteers. In such a situation, even an expert will be able to access and acquaint with only a small fraction of available literature. To overcome this major constraint, the subject specialists and information scientists were able to find means of ‘bibliographies’ and ‘databases’ respectively. Keeping the above in view, this ‘Bibliography on Fauna and Microflora of Indian Himalayan region’ has been compiled as part of this project. These references have beene categorised based on the scope of the articles and placed them under ten main taxa/group viz., Mammals, Birds, Herpetofauna, Fish, Butterflies, Odonates, Soil Nematodes, Soil Bacteria, Soil fungi and Lichen. WINISIS software was used for compilation of this bibliography and this includes publications from 1775 to 2016. However, majority of the references are of the period after 1900. The geographical coverage of the database as given in the title is restricted to the IHR i.e., Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal (northern hill districts only). The computerized database contains 4,674 references. Each reference is marked with serial number for retrieval purpose. For quick retrieval of information, author and publication year index are appended for each taxa.
Información del artículo Estimating relative abundance and habitat use of Himalayan Blue Sheep Ps... more Información del artículo Estimating relative abundance and habitat use of Himalayan Blue Sheep Pseudois nayaur in Gangotri National Park, Western Himalaya, India.
We evaluated the status of tigers Panthera tigris and their prey in Panna Tiger Reserve using occ... more We evaluated the status of tigers Panthera tigris and their prey in Panna Tiger Reserve using occupancy surveys, camera-trap mark-recapture population estimation, and distance sampling along foot transects, in 2006. Forest Range tiger occupancy in the Panna landscape (3,500 km2) estimated by 1,077 surveys of 5 km each was 29% ± SE 1. Within occupied Ranges of the Reserve a mean of 68% ± SE 7 of forest Beats had tiger signs. A total of 800 camera-trap nights yielded 24 captures of seven individual adult tigers within an effective trap area of 185.0 ± SE 15.8 km-2. The best model incorporating individual heterogeneity (Mh) estimated the tiger population to be 9 ± SE 2. Tiger density was 4.9 ± SE 1.5 per 100 km2 and was lower than that reported in 2002 (6.49 tigers per 100 km2). Both occupancy and density indicated a decline of the tiger population in the Reserve. Mean ungulate density was 42.4 ± SE 8.4 km-2 and comparable to other tiger reserves. Since our survey in 2006 tiger status ...
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FAUNA AND MICROFLORA OF THE INDIAN HIMALAYAN REGION, 2016
In recent years, there has been a demand for information on all spheres of life and such
demand i... more In recent years, there has been a demand for information on all spheres of life and such demand is growing exponentially. The likely impacts on global environment and biodiversity due to climate change and anthropogenic pressures is one such field for which information is required to plan for the future, most importantly for decision making to balance development and conservation priorities. It is often very difficult to find the required information or literature on a particular topic in the absence of proper documentation particularly when the information is either scarce or widely scattered. Further, the literature doubling is taking place at an unabated pace, in certain fields and such growth is less than 6 to 8 years. The effects of climate change are pronounced in places such as the Himalaya, where the network of snow-clad mountains, ice-peaks, high intensity drainage and precipitation characterises the bio-social landscape. Evidence suggests that responses of species to impacts of climate change are inter-alia manifested in changes in phenology, earlier onset of spring, migration, and lengthening of growing seasons. Similarly, humans are affected by declines in health, increased population movement, unforeseen changes in food productivity, obstacles to development, and progressive environmental damage. Realizing the need for developing science based action plans to address both the existing as well as emerging threats of climate change in the fragile mountain ecosystems of the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) has been conceived and is expected to offer practical adaptation strategies based on inputs from various reputed Institutions. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has been assigned the responsibilities for operating the Task Force on Fauna and Microflora by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The goal of this project is to: Develop strategies to mitigate climate change effects on wild animal species and ecosystems in the IHR. The thematic areas identified under the research project area (A) Terrestrial System, (B) Aquatic System, (C) Human Ecology, and (D) Spatial Ecology, and include assessments of: (a) animal species/communities diversity, distribution, abundance (b) wildlife habitats, ecosystems, and ecosystem services; (c) anthropogenic and climate change impacts on wildlife and ecosystems through scenario building and visualization; (d) vulnerability of species / habitats to climate change; and prioritization of species/taxa and sites for monitoring. Bibliography on the Fauna and Microflora of the Indian Himalayan Region 3 When compared to other mountain systems of the world, the amount of literature or documented knowledge on the biodiversity of the Himalaya is not much. While baseline status for species/taxa are being established through surveys and studies in the recent past, consequences of climate change impacts on species could be better understood from historical information that presently lies scattered in various journals, books, expedition reports and gazetteers. In such a situation, even an expert will be able to access and acquaint with only a small fraction of available literature. To overcome this major constraint, the subject specialists and information scientists were able to find means of ‘bibliographies’ and ‘databases’ respectively. Keeping the above in view, this ‘Bibliography on Fauna and Microflora of Indian Himalayan region’ has been compiled as part of this project. These references have beene categorised based on the scope of the articles and placed them under ten main taxa/group viz., Mammals, Birds, Herpetofauna, Fish, Butterflies, Odonates, Soil Nematodes, Soil Bacteria, Soil fungi and Lichen. WINISIS software was used for compilation of this bibliography and this includes publications from 1775 to 2016. However, majority of the references are of the period after 1900. The geographical coverage of the database as given in the title is restricted to the IHR i.e., Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal (northern hill districts only). The computerized database contains 4,674 references. Each reference is marked with serial number for retrieval purpose. For quick retrieval of information, author and publication year index are appended for each taxa.
In recent years, there has been a demand for information on all spheres of life and such demand i... more In recent years, there has been a demand for information on all spheres of life and such demand is growing exponentially. The likely impacts on global environment and biodiversity due to climate change and anthropogenic pressures is one such field for which information is required to plan for the future, most importantly for decision making to balance development and conservation priorities. It is often very difficult to find the required information or literature on a particular topic in the absence of proper documentation particularly when the information is either scarce or widely scattered. Further, the literature doubling is taking place at an unabated pace, in certain fields and such growth is less than 6 to 8 years. The effects of climate change are pronounced in places such as the Himalaya, where the network of snow-clad mountains, ice-peaks, high intensity drainage and precipitation characterises the bio-social landscape. Evidence suggests that responses of species to impacts of climate change are inter-alia manifested in changes in phenology, earlier onset of spring, migration, and lengthening of growing seasons. Similarly, humans are affected by declines in health, increased population movement, unforeseen changes in food productivity, obstacles to development, and progressive environmental damage. Realizing the need for developing science based action plans to address both the existing as well as emerging threats of climate change in the fragile mountain ecosystems of the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) has been conceived and is expected to offer practical adaptation strategies based on inputs from various reputed Institutions. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has been assigned the responsibilities for operating the Task Force on Fauna and Microflora by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The goal of this project is to: Develop strategies to mitigate climate change effects on wild animal species and ecosystems in the IHR. The thematic areas identified under the research project area (A) Terrestrial System, (B) Aquatic System, (C) Human Ecology, and (D) Spatial Ecology, and include assessments of: (a) animal species/communities diversity, distribution, abundance (b) wildlife habitats, ecosystems, and ecosystem services; (c) anthropogenic and climate change impacts on wildlife and ecosystems through scenario building and visualization; (d) vulnerability of species / habitats to climate change; and prioritization of species/taxa and sites for monitoring. Bibliography on the Fauna and Microflora of the Indian Himalayan Region 3 When compared to other mountain systems of the world, the amount of literature or documented knowledge on the biodiversity of the Himalaya is not much. While baseline status for species/taxa are being established through surveys and studies in the recent past, consequences of climate change impacts on species could be better understood from historical information that presently lies scattered in various journals, books, expedition reports and gazetteers. In such a situation, even an expert will be able to access and acquaint with only a small fraction of available literature. To overcome this major constraint, the subject specialists and information scientists were able to find means of ‘bibliographies’ and ‘databases’ respectively. Keeping the above in view, this ‘Bibliography on Fauna and Microflora of Indian Himalayan region’ has been compiled as part of this project. These references have beene categorised based on the scope of the articles and placed them under ten main taxa/group viz., Mammals, Birds, Herpetofauna, Fish, Butterflies, Odonates, Soil Nematodes, Soil Bacteria, Soil fungi and Lichen. WINISIS software was used for compilation of this bibliography and this includes publications from 1775 to 2016. However, majority of the references are of the period after 1900. The geographical coverage of the database as given in the title is restricted to the IHR i.e., Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal (northern hill districts only). The computerized database contains 4,674 references. Each reference is marked with serial number for retrieval purpose. For quick retrieval of information, author and publication year index are appended for each taxa.
Información del artículo Estimating relative abundance and habitat use of Himalayan Blue Sheep Ps... more Información del artículo Estimating relative abundance and habitat use of Himalayan Blue Sheep Pseudois nayaur in Gangotri National Park, Western Himalaya, India.
We evaluated the status of tigers Panthera tigris and their prey in Panna Tiger Reserve using occ... more We evaluated the status of tigers Panthera tigris and their prey in Panna Tiger Reserve using occupancy surveys, camera-trap mark-recapture population estimation, and distance sampling along foot transects, in 2006. Forest Range tiger occupancy in the Panna landscape (3,500 km2) estimated by 1,077 surveys of 5 km each was 29% ± SE 1. Within occupied Ranges of the Reserve a mean of 68% ± SE 7 of forest Beats had tiger signs. A total of 800 camera-trap nights yielded 24 captures of seven individual adult tigers within an effective trap area of 185.0 ± SE 15.8 km-2. The best model incorporating individual heterogeneity (Mh) estimated the tiger population to be 9 ± SE 2. Tiger density was 4.9 ± SE 1.5 per 100 km2 and was lower than that reported in 2002 (6.49 tigers per 100 km2). Both occupancy and density indicated a decline of the tiger population in the Reserve. Mean ungulate density was 42.4 ± SE 8.4 km-2 and comparable to other tiger reserves. Since our survey in 2006 tiger status ...
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demand is growing exponentially. The likely impacts on global environment and
biodiversity due to climate change and anthropogenic pressures is one such field for
which information is required to plan for the future, most importantly for decision
making to balance development and conservation priorities. It is often very difficult to
find the required information or literature on a particular topic in the absence of proper
documentation particularly when the information is either scarce or widely scattered.
Further, the literature doubling is taking place at an unabated pace, in certain fields and
such growth is less than 6 to 8 years.
The effects of climate change are pronounced in places such as the Himalaya, where the
network of snow-clad mountains, ice-peaks, high intensity drainage and precipitation
characterises the bio-social landscape. Evidence suggests that responses of species to
impacts of climate change are inter-alia manifested in changes in phenology, earlier
onset of spring, migration, and lengthening of growing seasons. Similarly, humans are
affected by declines in health, increased population movement, unforeseen changes in
food productivity, obstacles to development, and progressive environmental damage.
Realizing the need for developing science based action plans to address both the existing
as well as emerging threats of climate change in the fragile mountain ecosystems of the
Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan
Ecosystem (NMSHE) has been conceived and is expected to offer practical adaptation
strategies based on inputs from various reputed Institutions. The Wildlife Institute of
India (WII) has been assigned the responsibilities for operating the Task Force on Fauna
and Microflora by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The
goal of this project is to: Develop strategies to mitigate climate change effects on wild
animal species and ecosystems in the IHR. The thematic areas identified under the
research project area (A) Terrestrial System, (B) Aquatic System, (C) Human Ecology, and
(D) Spatial Ecology, and include assessments of: (a) animal species/communities
diversity, distribution, abundance (b) wildlife habitats, ecosystems, and ecosystem
services; (c) anthropogenic and climate change impacts on wildlife and ecosystems
through scenario building and visualization; (d) vulnerability of species / habitats to
climate change; and prioritization of species/taxa and sites for monitoring.
Bibliography on the Fauna and Microflora of the Indian Himalayan Region
3
When compared to other mountain systems of the world, the amount of literature or
documented knowledge on the biodiversity of the Himalaya is not much. While baseline
status for species/taxa are being established through surveys and studies in the recent
past, consequences of climate change impacts on species could be better understood
from historical information that presently lies scattered in various journals, books,
expedition reports and gazetteers. In such a situation, even an expert will be able to
access and acquaint with only a small fraction of available literature. To overcome this
major constraint, the subject specialists and information scientists were able to find
means of ‘bibliographies’ and ‘databases’ respectively.
Keeping the above in view, this ‘Bibliography on Fauna and Microflora of Indian
Himalayan region’ has been compiled as part of this project. These references have
beene categorised based on the scope of the articles and placed them under ten main
taxa/group viz., Mammals, Birds, Herpetofauna, Fish, Butterflies, Odonates, Soil
Nematodes, Soil Bacteria, Soil fungi and Lichen.
WINISIS software was used for compilation of this bibliography and this includes
publications from 1775 to 2016. However, majority of the references are of the period
after 1900. The geographical coverage of the database as given in the title is restricted
to the IHR i.e., Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal
Pradesh and West Bengal (northern hill districts only). The computerized database
contains 4,674 references. Each reference is marked with serial number for retrieval
purpose. For quick retrieval of information, author and publication year index are
appended for each taxa.
demand is growing exponentially. The likely impacts on global environment and
biodiversity due to climate change and anthropogenic pressures is one such field for
which information is required to plan for the future, most importantly for decision
making to balance development and conservation priorities. It is often very difficult to
find the required information or literature on a particular topic in the absence of proper
documentation particularly when the information is either scarce or widely scattered.
Further, the literature doubling is taking place at an unabated pace, in certain fields and
such growth is less than 6 to 8 years.
The effects of climate change are pronounced in places such as the Himalaya, where the
network of snow-clad mountains, ice-peaks, high intensity drainage and precipitation
characterises the bio-social landscape. Evidence suggests that responses of species to
impacts of climate change are inter-alia manifested in changes in phenology, earlier
onset of spring, migration, and lengthening of growing seasons. Similarly, humans are
affected by declines in health, increased population movement, unforeseen changes in
food productivity, obstacles to development, and progressive environmental damage.
Realizing the need for developing science based action plans to address both the existing
as well as emerging threats of climate change in the fragile mountain ecosystems of the
Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan
Ecosystem (NMSHE) has been conceived and is expected to offer practical adaptation
strategies based on inputs from various reputed Institutions. The Wildlife Institute of
India (WII) has been assigned the responsibilities for operating the Task Force on Fauna
and Microflora by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The
goal of this project is to: Develop strategies to mitigate climate change effects on wild
animal species and ecosystems in the IHR. The thematic areas identified under the
research project area (A) Terrestrial System, (B) Aquatic System, (C) Human Ecology, and
(D) Spatial Ecology, and include assessments of: (a) animal species/communities
diversity, distribution, abundance (b) wildlife habitats, ecosystems, and ecosystem
services; (c) anthropogenic and climate change impacts on wildlife and ecosystems
through scenario building and visualization; (d) vulnerability of species / habitats to
climate change; and prioritization of species/taxa and sites for monitoring.
Bibliography on the Fauna and Microflora of the Indian Himalayan Region
3
When compared to other mountain systems of the world, the amount of literature or
documented knowledge on the biodiversity of the Himalaya is not much. While baseline
status for species/taxa are being established through surveys and studies in the recent
past, consequences of climate change impacts on species could be better understood
from historical information that presently lies scattered in various journals, books,
expedition reports and gazetteers. In such a situation, even an expert will be able to
access and acquaint with only a small fraction of available literature. To overcome this
major constraint, the subject specialists and information scientists were able to find
means of ‘bibliographies’ and ‘databases’ respectively.
Keeping the above in view, this ‘Bibliography on Fauna and Microflora of Indian
Himalayan region’ has been compiled as part of this project. These references have
beene categorised based on the scope of the articles and placed them under ten main
taxa/group viz., Mammals, Birds, Herpetofauna, Fish, Butterflies, Odonates, Soil
Nematodes, Soil Bacteria, Soil fungi and Lichen.
WINISIS software was used for compilation of this bibliography and this includes
publications from 1775 to 2016. However, majority of the references are of the period
after 1900. The geographical coverage of the database as given in the title is restricted
to the IHR i.e., Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal
Pradesh and West Bengal (northern hill districts only). The computerized database
contains 4,674 references. Each reference is marked with serial number for retrieval
purpose. For quick retrieval of information, author and publication year index are
appended for each taxa.