Handbook of research on the conservation and restoration of tropical dry forests [edited by] Rahul Bhadouria, Sachchidanand Tripathi, Pratap Srivastava, Pardeep Singh.
Material type: TextSeries: Practice, progress, and proficiency in sustainability (PPPS) book seriesPublisher: Hershey, Pennsylvania IGI Global, [2020]Description: 1 online resourceISBN: 1799800164; 9781799800163Subject(s): Tropical dry forests | Forests and forestry | Forest conservation | Forest restoration | Forest conservation | Forest restoration | Forests and forestry | Tropical dry forestsGenre/Form: EBSCO eBooks Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 577.3 LOC classification: QH541.5.T66 | H36 2020Online resources: Click here to access onlineIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Section 1. Global overview and climate change. Chapter 1. Global overview of tropical dry forests ; Chapter 2. Effect of climate change on tropical dry forests ; Chapter 3. Climate change effects, adaptation, and mitigation techniques in tropical dry forests -- Section 2. Plant functional traits. Chapter 4. Plant functional traits in tropical dry forests: a review ; Chapter 5. An overview of the role of plant functional traits in tropical dry forests -- Section 3. Forest diversity, degradation, and management. Chapter 6. Diversity and distribution of tropical dry forests: a case study from Pudukkottai District of Tamil Nadu, India -- sacred groves ; Chapter 7. Floristic diversity and carbon stock in the dry forests of Chad: the case of Manda national park diversity and carbon sequestration of the Manda National Park Flora ; Chapter 8. Biogeographic and anthropogenic effects on Asian elephants in tropical forests of Sumatra, Indonesia ; Chapter 9. Examining patterns and impacts of forest resource extraction and forest degradation in tropical dry forests ; Chapter 10. Litter production and decomposition in tropical forest ; Chapter 11. Participatory management of tropical dry forests in Benin: case study from the "trois rivières" forest, Borgou Region ; Chapter 12. Issues and challenges for stone mining affected forest area restoration through probiotic interventions -- Section 4. Remote sensing in dry tropical forests. Chapter 13. Scenarios of the tropical dry forest of Purulia District West Bengal: a CA-MARKOV model approach ; Chapter 14. Geospatial solutions for forest management: a case study from Nepal ; Chapter 15. Trends in management of tropical forests: application of remote sensing and geographic information system ; Chapter 16. Forest inventory: challenges, trend, and relevance on conservation and restoration of tropical forests -- Section 5. Forest regeneration and policy. Chapter 17. Post-fire regeneration of Woody species in a colombian tropical dry forest ; Chapter 18. Ecology of natural regeneration of tropical dry forests of Africa and its implications for their sustainable man ; Chapter 19. Role of institutional governance in protecting the natural environment: a case of national capital region, India.
"This book examines the current trends, issues, and future challenges of conservation strategies for tropical dry forests"-- Provided by publisher.
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