Introduction to environment, biodiversity and climate change / Navale Pandharinath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pandharinath, Navale, author.

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Climatic changes.

Pollution.

Ecology--India.

India.

Physical Description:

xxi, 373 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press ; Hyderabad : BS Publications, a unit of BSP Books Pvt Ltd., 2022.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.1. Man and Environment

1.2. Environments in Nature

1.3. Racial Development Theories

1.4. World Environmental Day (WED)

1.4.1. Environmental Main Issues

1.5. Environmental Protection Act

1.6. Ecosystems

1.7. Autotrophs and Heterotrophs

1.8. Components of an Ecosystem

1.9. Ecology

1.9.1. Types of Ecosystems

1.10. Types of Climax

1.11. Food Chain

1.12. Trophic Levels

1.13. Food Webs

1.14. Ecological Pyramids

2.1. Marine Environment

2.2. Marine Biosphere

2.3. Marine Environment Classifications

2.4. Sea Life

2.5. Populations of the Sea

2.6. Animal Populations of the Sea

2.7. B - Vertebrates

2.8. Phytoplankton in Relation to Marine Environment

2.9. Factors of Phytoplankton Reproduction

2.10. Marine Organisms

2.11. The Nitrogen Cycle

2.12. Ecological Groups of Marine Animals

2.13. Organic Production in the Sea

2.14. Plant Nutrient Consumption as an Index of Organic Production

2.15. Oxygen Production and Consumption as an Index of Organic Production

2.16. Zooplankton Production

2.17. Marine Biosphere Atmosphere Interaction

3.1. Natural Resources-(A) Land Resources

3.1.1. Soil

3.2. Minerals

3.3. Soil Survey and Mapping

3.4. Soil Testing (Practical)

3.5. Land Utilization

3.6. Agriculture

3.7. Definition of Terms used in Land Utilization Statistics

3.8. Soil Erosion

3.9. Soil Fertility

3.10. Natural Resources - (B) Water Resources

3.10.1. Hydrology

3.11. World's Water

3.12. Surface Water Resources Estimates for India

3.13. Groundwater Resources

3.14. Utilization of Water Resources

3.15. Cryosphere or Ice Sphere

3.16. Water Uses

4.1. Disaster Management

4.1.1. Mitigation

4.1.2. Climate Disasters

4.2. The National Environment Appellate Authority Act 1997

4.3. World Environmental Day 5th June

4.4. Environmental Issues

4.5. Environmental Degradation

4.5.1. Air Pollution Control Boards

4.6. Environmental Hazards

4.6.1. Types of Hazards/Disasters Natural or Man-made

4.6.2. The Chemical Weapons and Weapons of Mass Destruction

4.6.3. Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

4.6.4. Prohibition Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction

4.6.5. IPCC (Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change)

4.7. Industrial Chemical Wastes and Toxic Chemicals

4.7.1. Some Toxic Chemicals

4.7.2. National Authority

5.1. Composition of the Atmosphere

5.2. Atmospheric Heat Process

5.3. The Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere based on Temperature

5.4. The Sun

6.1. Composition of Sea Water

6.2. The Exchange of Earth Materials between Sea and Atmosphere

6.3. The Cryosphere

6.3.1. Sea Icing

6.4. Some Physical Properties of Sea Water

6.5. Energy Exchange Processes between Sea and Atmosphere Interface

6.6. Ocean Currents

6.7. Motion of the Sea and the Effect of Wind on Ocean Currents

6.8. Ocean Currents caused by Density Differences

6.9. Some Ocean Currents

6.10. Indian Ocean Currents

6.11. Some Definitions and Explanation of Terms

6.12. Geophysical Properties of Oceans and Earth

6.13. Major Oceans

6.14. Sea Floor Features

6.14.1. Basin

7.1. Soil Erosion Types

7.1.1. Mechanism of Erosion

7.1.2. Factors Influencing Erosion

7.2. Soil and Water Conservation Measures

7.2.1. Soil and Water Conservation on Agricultural Land

7.3. Erosion Control-Mechanical Measures

7.3.1. Soil Types

7.3.2. Desert and Desertification

7.4. Interior Structure of the Earth

7.5. Plate Tectonics

7.6. Seismicity of India

8.1. Air Pollution

8.2. pH Value

8.3. Pollutions Standard Index

8.3.1. Hazards of Nuclear Fall-out

8.3.2. Nuclear Energy and Radiation Hazards

8.4. Carbon and its Compounds

8.5. Sulphur (S)

8.6. Atmospheric Nitrogen and its Compounds

8.7. Ozone (03)

8.8. Elementary Ways of Pollution Control

8.9. Acid Rain

8.10. BAPMoN

8.11. SMOG

8.12. Toxic Air Pollutants

8.13. Dispersal of Air Pollutants

8.14. Methods of Estimation of Particulate Matter in Air

8.15. Global Warming Effects

8.16. Solid Wastes

8.17. Fire Services (Prevention, Control and Forecasting)

9.1. The Water Pollution Act 1974

9.2. Global and India Water uses

9.3. Functions of Central/State Water Pollution Control Boards

9.4. Prohibition on use of Stream or Well for Disposal of Polluting Substances/Matter

9.5. Emergency Measures in Case of Pollutions of Stream or Well

9.6. Rivers in India

9.7. Hydrological Cycle

9.8. Water Resources

9.9. Hardness of Water

9.10. Drinking Water

10.1. Definition

10.2. Forests in India

10.3. Forest Policy

10.4. Forests and Man

10.5. Indian Forest Organization

10.5.1. Main Forest Products

10.6. ICFRE (Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education) HQ Dehradun

10.7. Forest Fires

10.8. Forest

10.9. Coral Reefs

10.10. The Indian Forest Act 1927

10.11. Reserved Forest

10.11.1. Acts Prohibited in Reserve Forest Area

10.11.2. Forest Conservation Act 1980

10.12. Forest Products

10.13. Danger due to Deforestation

11.1. The Bio-Diversity Act 2002

11.2. The National Green Tribunal Act 2010

11.3. Biodiversity

11.4. Coastal and Marine Biodiversity

11.5. Wild Life

11.5.1. The Variety of Fauna in India

11.5.2. Human Population Growth

11.5.3. The Present Environmental Issues

11.5.4. Biological Diversity Under Stress

11.5.5. Variety of Fauna in India

11.5.6. Coastal and Marine Bio-diversity

11.5.7. The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972

11.5.8. The National Board for Wild Life

11.5.9. State Boards for Wild Life

11.6. Biogeographic Zones in India

11.7. The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991

11.8. Sustainable Development

12.1. Worlds Land Utilization (1990)

12.1.1. Climate

12.2. Climatology

12.3. Climate of India

12.4. The Role of Ocean in Climate Fluctuation

12.4.1. Role Factors (Importance) of Ocean in Climate Variability

12.5. Present and Past Radioactivity of the Earth

12.6. Climatic Controls

12.7. Components of Climate System

12.8. Climate System or Earth System

12.8.1. Extinction of Dinosaurs on the Earth

12.8.2. Climate Change

12.8.3. Disaster (Measurement) Management System-Instruments

12.8.4. Environ Automatic Weather Station

12.9. Role Factors (Importance) of Ocean in Climate Variability

12.10. The Earth-Atmospheric System

12.11. Climate over Earth History

12.11.1. Annual Carbon Fluxes in the Earth Atmosphere System

12.12. The Evolution of the Earth's Atmosphere

12.13. Climate during Geological Cretaceous Period of Earthwarm Epoch 135-180 MY Ago

12.14. Geological Time Scale

12.15. Milankovitch Cycles

12.16. Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture

12.16.1. Agroclimatology

12.16.2. Topoclimatology

13.1. The Linkages of General Circulation Models (GCM) with Ecosystem Models

13.2. Global Changes of the Past

13.3. Law of the Sea

13.3.1. The Role of Ocean in Climate Variability

14.1. Radio Spectrum

14.2. Satellite Communication

14.2.1. Radar

14.3. Satellite Meteorology

14.3.1. Satellite Pay Loads, TV Camera

14.3.2. Remote Sensing

14.3.3. Geostationary Satellites

14.3.4. IMDPS (INSAT Meteorological Data Processing System)

14.4. Global Positioning System

14.4.1. Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)

14.4.2. GAGAN (GPS Aided geo Augmented Navigation)

14.4.3. IRS Applications

14.4.4. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)

14.4.5. Satellite Measurements of Ocean Parameters Routinely

14.4.6. GSAT-17 Communication Satellite

14.4.7. Cartostat-series

14.4.8. Satellite Navigation (Sat Nav)

14.4.9. UN Indirect Satellite Imagery for Disaster

Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Model

14.5. Geophysical Information System (GIS)

14.5.1. Some Applications of GIS

15.1. Different Forms of Energy

15.2. Energy Resources

15.3. Fossil Fuels

15.4. Petroleum Refining

15.4.1. Petroleum Refining Products

15.4.2. Petroleum Resources

15.5. Mineral Wealth of India

15.6. Metallurgy

15.7. Metal Extraction Furnaces.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781032137988

1032137983

OCLC:

1264404349

Publisher Number:

99989444036