Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands

Biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation in Tropical Islands provides comprehensive information on climate change, biodiversity, possible impacts, adaptation measures and policy to help rehabilitate and preserve natural resources of tropical islands. While biodiversity and climate change of tropical islands has previously received less attention, it is ironically one of the most vulnerable regions in this regard. The core content of the work derives largely from the ideas and research output from various reputed scientists and experts who have recorded climate change impacts on aquatic and coastal life in tropical regions. Contributors have direct working experience with the tribes inhabiting in some of the tropical islands. All of their expertise and information is compiled and presented in the work, including coverage related to climate change related to sea surges and waves after the massive 2004 tsunami in the region. This work highlights the ever-growing need to develop and apply strategies that optimize the use of natural resources, both on land and in water and judicious use of biodiversity. It functions as a critical resource on tropical island biodiversity for researchers, academicians, practitioners, and policy makers in a variety of related disciplines. Covers a huge range of biodiversity documentation, conservation measures, strategies that can be applied to various sectors, from forests to agricultureBrings together expertise from researchers in the area who have direct experience in the regions describedContains a wealth of field research related to biodiversity conservation and its applications, from a variety of tropical islands INDICE: 1. Physical settings and climate of tropical islands 2. Tropical Islands ecosystem and endemism Biodiversity of tropical Islands 3. Biodiversity of tropical islands: A case examples of uniqueness of Andaman & Nicobar Islands 4. Diversity in ethno medicinal plants of AN islands 5. Biodiversity of Polynesian islands: distribution and threat from climate change 6. Structure and species diversity of mangrove ecosystem 7. Diversity of plantation crops in the tropical islands 8. Habitat ecology of rocky shore fauna of South Andaman Island 9. Marine ecosystem of Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Species abundance and distribution 10. Sponges of the tropical waters : A case example 11. Avian diversity of Bay Islands and its assessment tools 12. Fishery resources and species diversity in the tropical waters 13. Biodiversity and livelihood of Lakshadweep islands 14. Rice genetic resources in the tropical islands Climate change and its impacts on tropical Island 15. Climate change - modelling the trend and scenarios 16. Climate change and natural resources of tropical regions 17. Livestock and tribes - the intimate relation under threat 18. Forests and habitations with special reference to tribal situation in Andaman and Nicobar Islands 19. Shifting equilibrium of pest and diseases of agricultural crops 20. Uncertainty in measuring climate impact on marine diversity Adaptive management 21. Biodiversity conservation : Issues and strategies for the tropical islands 22. Diversification of island agriculture - A viable strategy for adaptation 23. Land shaping methods for climate change adaptation of coastal and island region 24. Harnessing the biodiversity in field crops and its conservation for climate change adaptation 25. Coping with climatic uncertainties through vegetable and fruit production technologies 26. Bioshield : An answer to climate and natural calamities 27. Policy decisions and biodiversity conservations in the tropical islands 28. Agro-meteorological services for informed decision making 29. Conservation of coral reef and off-shore habitats 30. Marine biodiversity-Strategies for conservation and ecological restoration

• ISBN: 978-0-12-813064-3
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 616
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés