Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan, India : Conservation and Management of Vertebrates - Sharma, B.K.; Kulshreshtha, Seema; Rahmani, Asad R.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Part I. Faunal Conservation as a Pragmatic Approach: Aspects and Challenges.- In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation: Protected Area network and Zoos of Rajasthan -- 2. Climate and Other Environmental Factors influencing Faunal Ecology of Rajasthan.- 3. Impact of altered Land Use Pattern on Small Mammalian Diversity of Hilly Tracts of Rajasthan, India -- 4. Threats to Faunal Diversity of the Aravalli Hills with Special Reference to Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary.- 5. Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Indian Desert -- 6. Planning Conservation for Chambal River Basin taking Gharial Gavialis gangeticus and Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica as Umbrella Species -- 7. Reintroduction of Tigers in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan -- 8. The Ramsar Sites of Rajasthan: Ecology and Conservation of Sambhar Salt Lake, Jaipur and Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur -- 9. Impact of Mass Mortility of Gharial Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789) on its Conservation in the Chambal River in Rajasthan -- 10. Conservation and Management of Wetland Birds in Rajasthan: Perspectives and Challenges -- 11. Conservation and Management of Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo at Kheechan in Rajasthan -- 12. Distribution of Sarus Crane Grus antigone in Rajasthan and People's Participation in the Protection of its Breeding Site -- 13. Conservation Prospects of Smooth-coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1826) in Rajasthan -- 14. Role of Local People and Community Conservation in Rajasthan -- 15. The Revial Model for Common Property Reserves in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan with Special Reference to their Faunal Components -- 16. Resource Dependency and Socio-economic Profile of Local Communities in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan -- 17. Nature Reverence Does Not Mean Conservation in Tribal Rajasthan: Culture, Cognition, and Personal and Collective Commitments to the Environment -- Part II. Ecological and Wildlife Tourism in Rajasthan: The Terra Incognita -- 18. Ecotourism in Rajasthan: Prospects and Perspectives -- Part III. Vanguards of Wilderness -- 19. Wildlife Conservation in Rajasthan: The Legal Framework versus the Wildlife Trade -- Part IV. Management of Faunal Conservation in Rajasthan: A Synthesis -- 20. Unfurling Conservation Strategies, Major Initiatives, and Gaps in Research: A Vision on the Future of the Fauna in Rajasthan under Current and Predicted Threats -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index -- The Book and Its Audience -- About the Editors.
Keywords: Conservation biology; Ecology .; Animal ecology; Biodiversity; Wildlife; Fish; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Animal Ecology; Biodiversity; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management