Deserts : fauna, flora and environment / Juan Carlos Guevara, Eduardo G. Grunwaldt and Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Guevara, Juan Carlos.

Grunwaldt, Eduardo G.

Sivaperuman, C.

Series:

Environmental science, engineering and technology series.

Environmental science, engineering and technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deserts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The remarkable life of P.L. Travers, the creator of Mary Poppins. An arresting life...Lawson is superb at excavating the details. -"Library Journal" The spellbinding stories of Mary Poppins, the quintessentially English and utterly magical nanny, have been loved by generations. She flew into the lives of the unsuspecting Banks family in a children's book that was instantly hailed as a classic, then became a household name when Julie Andrews stepped into the title role in Walt Disney's hugely successful and equally classic film. But the Mary Poppins in the stories was not the cheery film character. She was tart and sharp, plain and vain. She was a remarkable character. The story of Mary Poppins' creator, as this definitive biography reveals, is equally remarkable. The fabulous English nanny was actually conceived by an Australian, Pamela Lyndon Travers, who came to London in 1924 from Queensland as a journalist. She became involved with Theosophy, traveled in the literary circles of W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot, and became a disciple of the famed spiritual guru, Gurdjieff. She famously clashed with Walt Disney over the adaptation of the Mary Poppins books into film. Travers, whom Disney accused of vanity for "thinking you know more about Mary Poppins than I do," was as tart and opinionated as Julie Andrews's big-screen Mary Poppins was cheery. Yet it was a love of mysticism and magic that shaped Travers's life as well as the character of Mary Poppins. The clipped, strict, and ultimately mysterious nanny who emerged from her pen was the creation of someone who remained inscrutable and enigmatic to the end of her ninety-six years. Valerie Lawson's illuminating biography provides the first full look whose personal journey is as intriguing as her beloved characters.

Contents:

Intro

DESERTS: FAUNA, FLORA AND ENVIRONMENT

Contents

Preface

Seabuckthorn (Hippophae Rhamnoides L.) a Golden Bush: Its Genetic Diversity Characterization and Breeding Scope

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Genetic Diversity

3. Characterization

3.1. Molecular Characterization

3.2. Isozyme Analysis

3.3. Morphological Studies

4. Breeding

4.1. Gene Action

4.2. Hybridization Method

4.2.1. Material Selection

4.2.2. Hybridization

4.2.3. The Criteria of Superior Plant Selection

5. Cultivars for Mechanical Harvesting

6. Gender Determination

7. Cold Hardiness

8. Breeding for High Yield and Quality

Conclusion

References

Studies on Diversity of Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles of Thar Desert with Conservation Status

Abbreviations

Introduction

Results and Discussion

Systematic Account, Distributon and Conservation Status

Fishes

Amphibians

Reptiles

Acknowledgments

Floral Diversity, Threats and Conservation Measures: A Case Study From Nara Desert, Pakistan

Topography and Climate

Topography

Climate

Temperature

Rainfall

Surface Water

Subsoil/Ground Water Resources

Relative Humidity

Wind Velocity

Socio-Economic Features

Livelihood and Pastoralism

Materials and Methods

Phytogeography

Flora and Vegetation

Microhabitats and Species Richness

1. Crest Habitat

2. Slopes/Swale/Flank Habitat

3. Sandy Plains Habitat (Tar-Tarai/Low Lying Flat Area)

4. Saline/Sodic Land (Kharror)

5. Lake/Wetland Habitat

Problems and Threats

Natural Resources

Need of Local Inhabitants

Huts Formation

Useful Plants

Medicinal Plant Diversity

Gas Exploratory Activities

Houbara Bustard (Taloor) Hunting.

Remedial Measure

A. Introduction of Native Tree Species

B. Stabilization of Shifting Sand Dunes

C. Germplasm Conservation

D. Livestock Management

E. Pasture Development through Latest Technologies

F. Encroachment by Mesquite

G. Alternate Sources of Energy

Species Composition and Abundance of Bird Populations in the Thar Desert, India

Methods

Species Composition

Species Richness, Abundance and Diversity

Results

Avifauna in New Habitats

District Wise Distribution

Dominance of Bird Species

Species Diversity Indices

Diversity Indices of Bird Species in IGNP Area

Threatened Bird Species Recorded in the Thar Desert

Discussion

Impact of Indira Gandhi Nahar Project (IGNP)

Mollusc Fauna and its Ecology in the Indian Desert

Study Area

Physical-Chemical Limnology

Mollusc Fauna

Diversity

Population

Thermal Tolerance

Drought Evasion

Trematode Vectors

Interspecific Relations

The Desert Environment of Mendoza, Argentina: Status and Prospects for Sustainable Beef Cattle Production

Characterization of Mendoza Province

Environment, Flora and Fauna

Beef Cattle Production

Management Practice Proposed

Early Weaning of Calves

Post-Weaning Production of Calves

Economic Feasibility of the Proposed Management Practice

Profitability of the Proposed Management Practice

Dynamic in Rodent Communities' Affects Temporal Niche

Competition

Strategies of Coexistence

Temporal Resource Partitioning

References.

Encyrtidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Thar Desert, India

Abbreviation

Synopsis of the Classification

Subfamily- Encyrtinae Walker, 1837

Subfamily- Tetracneminae Howard, 1892

Family: Encyrtidae

Subfamily: Encyrtinae

Tribe: Encyrtini

Encyrtus aurantii (Geoffroy)

Eugahania latiscapa (Ishii)

Tribe: Bothriothoracini

Ixodiphagus hookeri (Howard)

Tribe: Copidosomatini

Copidosoma floridanum (Ashmead)

Copidosoma sp. Kazmi and Hayat

Tribe: Proleurocerini

Proleurocerus fulgoridis Ferriere

Tribe: Aphycini

Homalotylus turkmenicus Myartseva

Homalotylus terminalis (Say)

Homalotylus albiclavatus (Agarwal)

Homalotylus indicus (Agarwal)

Prochiloneurus albifuniculus (Hayat, Alam and Agrawal)

Tribe: Habrolepidini

Adelencyrtus bimaculatus Alam

Adelencyrtus mayurai (Subba Rao)

Comperiella aspidiotiphaga Subba Rao

Comperiella lemniscata Compere and Annecke

Tribe: Ectromatini

Cheiloneurus quadricolor (Girault)

Achalcerinys lindus (Mercet)

Tribe: Discodini

Agarwalencyrtus citri (Agarwal)

Helegonatopus pulchricornis Hayat and Verma

Helegonatopus ponomarenkoi (Trjapitzin)

Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Shafee et al.)

Tassonia gloriae Girault

Lamennaisia ambiguua (Nees)

Syrphophagus aphidivorus (Mayr)

Tribe: Thomsoniscini

Thomsonisca amathus (Walker)

Tribe: Mayridiini

Mayridia pulchra Mercet

Subfamily: Tetracneminae

Tribe: Tetracnemini

Tetracnemus perspicuous Hayat and Kazmi

Charitopus apicatus (Mani and Saraswat)

Paraclausenia herbicola Hayat

Tribe: Neodusmetiini

Neodusmentia sangwani (Subba Rao)

Tribe: Aenasiini

Aenasius advena Compere

Tribe: Anagyrini

Anagyrus gracilis (Hayat)

Anagyrus shahidi Hayat

Anagyrus tibimaculatus Agarwal.

Apoleptomastix bicoloricorni (Girault)

Callipteroma sexguttata Motschulsky

Anomalicornia tenuicornis Mercet

Gyranusoidea flava Shafee et al.

Rhopus mymaricoides (Compere, Subba Rao and Kaur)

Acknowledgment

Eulophidae and Eupelmidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Indian Thar Desert

Abbreviations for the Depositories

Systematic Account

Family Eulophidae

Subfamily Tetrastichinae

Genus Neotrichoporoides Girault

1. Neotrichoporoides nyemitawus (Rohwer)

2. Neotrichoporoides viridimaculatus (Fullaway)

Genus Oomyzus Rondani

3. Oomyzus scaposus (Thomson)

Subfamily Eulophinae

Genus Elasmus Westwood

4. Elasmus brevicornis Gahan

5. Elasmus johnstoni Ferriere

Genus Notanisomorphella Girault

6. Notanisomorphella flaviventris (Girault)

Family Eupelmidae

Genus Anastatus Motschulsky

1. Anastatus tenuipes Bolivar

Genus Eupelmus Dalman

2. Eupelmus australiensis (Girault)

Coleoptera (Insecta) Fauna from Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India

Family: Meloidea

Family: Scarabaeidae

Family: Cicindelidae

Family: Curculionidae

Family: Tenebrionidae

Family: Chrysomelidae

Family: Hydrophylidae

Family: Dytiscidae

Family: Haliplidae

Family: Carabidae

Family: Coccinellidae

Family: Elateridae

Collembola (Hexapoda) from Thar Desert, India

ABSTRACT

Taxonomic Studies

Order: Collembola

Key to Families of Collembola

Family: Hypogastruridae

Xenylla Tullberg

Xenylla obscura Imms

Ceratophysella Borner in Brohmer,

Ceratophysella indovaria (Salmon)

Family: Isotomidae.

Isotomodes Linnaniemi

Isotomodes dagamae Prabhoo

Cryptopygus Willem

Cryptopygus thermophilus Axelson

Isotomiella Bagnall

Isotomiella minor (Schaeffer)

Family: Entomobryidae

Subfamily: Entomobryinae

Lepidocyrtus Bourlet

Lepidocyrtus (Cinctocyrtus ) medius (Schaeffer)

Family: Cyphoderidae

Cyphoderus Nicolet

Cyphoderus javanus Borner

Lepidoptera (Insecta) Fauna from Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India

Methodology

Acknowledgement

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61470-038-9

OCLC:

828869746