Faunal Diversity of Ramsar Wetlands of India

About this book

Around the world, sustainable management and conservation practices aim to conserve and minimise the loss of biodiversity found in wetlands. However, in India the documentation of the various animal forms present in these wetlands does not exist, and only a partial list of taxa is known. The first edition of this book provided a baseline of information retrieved from earlier literature on the diversity of animals (Protozoa to Mammalia) from the Ramsar wetlands of India, documenting a total of 6478 species and their distribution. The second edition updates and adds discoveries made since.

Contents

Preface
Abbreviations

I. Wetland: An Overview
      1. Wetlands of India
      2. State/Union Territory-wise Wetlands in India
      3. Wetland types
      4. Ramsar Wetland Convention
      5. Ramsar Wetland sites
      6. Wetland management – conservation and policies
II. Introduction to Indian Ramsar Wetlands
III. Faunal Diversity of Ramsar Wetlands
IV. Faunal Groups
      7. Protozoa
      8. Porifera
      9. Cnidaria
      10. Rotifera
      11. Nematodes
      12. Annelida
      13. Arthropoda: Arachnida
      14. Arthropoda: Crustacean
      15. Arthropoda: Insecta (Hexapoda)
      16. Mollusca
      17. Pisces
      18. Amphibia
      19. Reptilia
      20. Aves
      21. Mammalia
V. Threatened Fauna (Vertebrates)

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