Faunal Diversity in Ramsar Wetlands of India
$192.00
| Author: | Kailash Chandra, Daizy Bharti, Santosh Kumar, C Raghunathan, Devanshu Gupta, JRB Alfred and Biswajit Roy Chowdhury |
| ISBN 13: | 9788181715678 |
| Binding: | Hardbound |
| Language: | English |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Subject: | Zoology/Invertibrates |
About the Book
CONTENTS: 1. Preface, 2. Abbreviations.,3. Wetland: an overview, 4. Introduction to Indian Ramsar Wetlands, 5. Faunal Groups, 6. Threatened Fauna (Vertebrates) 7. References. The total number of wetlands of international importance around the world is 2,414 covering and area of 254,543,972 ha. Since India became a contracting party to the Ramsar convention in 1981 a total of 42 Ramsar sites spread over an area of 11,528.574 sq. km ha have been identified thus far.