Biodiversity Frontiers

Description:

"Biodiversity Frontiers: Exploring the Hidden Riches of Northeastern India" is a thought-provoking and thorough collection of peer-reviewed studies investigating lesser-studied ecosystems and faunal diversity in Northeast India. The volume successfully collates ecological evaluations, faunal inventories, microbial research, and conservation issues, along with indigenous knowledge systems. Specific mention is of the limnological studies of Meghalaya, avifaunal surveys of Arunachal Pradesh, and invertebrate diversity investigations in Assam and Mizoram. The book is regionally based but internationally applicable, making a major contribution to conservation biology and bio-cultural sustainability.

subjects: Meghalaya Caves,  Biodiversity,  conservation,  Northeast India,  Meghalaya,  Assam,  Arunachal Pradesh,  fish diversity,  avifauna,  indigenous knowledge,  ecosystems.

Places: Meghalaya,  Arunachal Pradesh,  Assam,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Darjeeling Himalaya,  Wayanad,  Kerala,  Northern Indian Ocean.