Trends In Biodiversity And Aquaculture

The book entitled, “Trends in Biodiversity and Aquaculture” is an outcome of original research papers contributed by various responsible experts in their respective fields. The book is divided into two sections. The first section covers the floristic component laying emphasis on biodiversity aspects from the ethno botanical perspective. Under management plans, impact of deweeding on aquatic biodiversity has also been dealt with. Moving from land towards aquatic habitats the cycling of process of biologically essential element viz, phosphorous has also been included as it is one of the important and essential nutrients in deciphering the productivity of the aquatic ecosystems. Looking to the importance of usage of multidimensional approaches and remote sensing for biodiversity evaluation, the papers related to these aspects have been included. Emphasis is laid on assessing the specific biodiversity aspect on both land and water. The second section has totally been devoted to the aquaculture wherein most of the essential aspect of aquaculture have been dealt with. Papers highlighting different fractions of aquaculture starting from site selection, construction of aquaculture farm, nursery management to breeding have been included besides papers giving important information regarding fish fauna, investment opportunity in aquaculture, recent advances in fish technology to integrated fish farming. Contents Section I: Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity; Chapter 1: Biodiversity Using Multidimensional Approaches by Shashi Kant and Neeraj Sharma; Chapter 2: Basic Principles of Remote Sensing by R S Biradar and Rajani H Khandagale; Chapter 3: Medicinal Plants of Uri, Kashmir Himalaya: An Ethnobotanical Perspective by Z S Khan, G H Dar and A A Khuroo; Chapter 4: Pteridophytic Diversity of Bhaderwah, (J&K) North-West Himalaya by Anil K Raina and Shashi Kant; Chapter 5: Economic Potential of Portulaca oleracea L (Portulacaceae): What Do We Know? by Tanvir H Dar and G H Dar; Chapter 6: Biogeochemical Cycle of Phosphorus in the Aquatic Environment by C S Purushothaman and P K Pandey; Chapter 7: Plankton Diversity in Kashmir Himalayan Lakes: An overview by A Wanganeo and R Wanganeo; Chapter 8: Current Limnology of Dal Lake in Kashmir by Ashok K Pandit, J A Javeed and Anjum Banday; Chapter 9: Comparative Limnology of Himalayan Dal Lake, Kashmir by M R D Kundangar and Adnan Abubakr; Chapter 10: Impact of Deweeding Emergent and Free-floating Macrophytes on Bhoj Wetland by A Wanganeo, S Raghuwanshi and N Gupta; Section II: Aquaculture; Chapter 11: Selection of Suitable Site for Aquaculture by M H Chandrakant; Chapter 12: Design and Construction of Aquafarms by M H Chandrakant; Chapter 13: Soil and Water Quality Management in Aquaculture by Neelam Saharan; Chapter 14: Design and Construction of Aquaculture Farm by Anand S Upadhyay; Chapter 15: Less Use But Much Abuse by P K Ghosh; Chapter 16: Intergrated Fish Farming by Kiran Dube; Chapter 17: Pearl Culture by Kiran Dube; Chapter 18: Nursery Management for Production of Fry of Indian Major Carps by H Singh, R M Tibile and G S Ghode; Chapter 19: Fish Health Management in India: A Overview by Manas Kr Das; Chapter 20: Breeding and Commercial Production of Ornamental Fish by S G S Zaidi; Chapter 21: World Trade Organization and Its Impact on Indian Fisheries by Shyam S Salim and R K Langer; Chapter 22: Recent Advances in Fishing Technology by Latha Shenoy; Chapter 23: Investment Opportunity in Freshwater Prawn Farming by Anand S Upadhyay; Chapter 24: Aquatic Pollution and its Impact on Aquatic Animal Health with Special Reference to Indian Aquaculture by R P Raman; Chapter 25: Status of Indian Shad Hilsa, Tanualosa ilisha (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822) and its Strategies for Development by D K De; Chapter 26: Fish Fauna of Some Tributaries of River Ravi, District Kathua, J&K State by S P S Dutta, Subhash C Gupta, V Rathore and A Sharma; Chapter 27: Fishery Potential and Enhancement in Nainital Lake by K K Vass.