General Agriculture / Environnemental Science/ Ingénierie
Vol. 2: Biodiversity et Conservation
Description
Biodiversity is le variety de life sur earth within et between all le species de plants, animals, micro-organisms et le biosphere en which they live et interact. It includes millions de different species that live sur earth besides le genetic differences within species. Extinction is a native process that takes place over long period de times because de natural shifts en le environment. Last century witnessed a large number de species going extinct at an alarming rate due to environmental changes de habitat loss et pollution caused by human activities. Passenger pigeon, paradise parrot, desert rat kangaroo, Tasmanian tiger, Arabian ostrich et hundreds more are now extinct. Biodiversity needs to be conserved because it is essential pour life support system et makes life sustainable sur earth. Wetlands filter pollutants from water, plants et trees reduce global warming by absorbing Co2 et micro-organisms break down organic material et fertilize le soil. Medicines originating from plants et animal species save millions de lives et relieve tremendous suffering. In this context, volume 2 presents articles sur biodiversity et conservation from biodiversity de medicinal plants et their conservation to bioactivity de mushrooms to molecular diversity de fish to threats to marine et forest biodiversity. Le volume 2 provides discussion sur le following topics: • Biodiversity et conservation • Tapping into biodiversity: From metagenomics to industrial enzymes • Trichoderma: Biodiversity et species concepts • Diversity et distribution de earthworms en Kollam district de Kerala • Diversity towards seeds morphology, anatomy et physiology pour endemic species en Madagascar • Conservation de medicinal plants • Endophytic fungal diversity en medicinal plants • Carum copticum herb pour treatment de important human diseases • Bioactivity de mushrooms: Exploitable properties pour drug development et health care • Vascular flora de rocky outcrops en an ecotonal area en north-eastern Brazil • Moléculaire diversity de fish based sur DNUn markers • Threats to marine biodiversity en Arabian gulf • Integrated management de coral bleaching et migration • Biodiversity: Threats et conservation • European union et Greek forestry Le volume spreads over 15 articles contributed by 31 authors representing 8 nations viz. Bahrain, Brazil, England, Greece, Inde, Madagascar, Malaysia et United States de America giving an overview de le activities being carried out en different parts de le world by researchers sur Biodiversity et Conservation.
Table des matières
Foreword to le Series, Editorial Board , À propos de le Editors, List de Contributors, À propos de le Series xv Preface, Biodiversity et Conservation , Tapping into Biodiversity: From Metagenomics to Industrial Enzymes, Trichoderma: Biodiversity et Species Concepts , Diversity et Distribution de Earthworms en Relation to Altitude et Soil Factors de Kollam District, Kerala State, Inde Diversity Towards Seeds Morphology, Anatomie et Physiology pour Endemic Species en Madagascar Conservation de Medicinal Plantees , Endophytic Fungal Diversity en Medicinal Plantees , Carum copticum: Un Herb pour le Treatment de Important Human Diseases, Bioactivity de Mushrooms: Exploitable Properties pour Drug Développement et Health Care, Vascular Flora de Rocky Outcrops en an Ecotonal Area en Brazilian Northeastern, Moléculaire Diversity de Fish Based sur DNUn Markers 226 Threats to Marine Biodiversity: Le Case de le Arabian Gulf , Coral Bleaching et Migration: Steps pour Integrated Gestion, Biodiversity-Threats et Conservation , European Union et Greek Forestry Appendix-I: Table de Contents de le Series Environnemental Science & Ingénierie (Vols. 1 to 12), Subject Index 363