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Bio-resources under threat in Manipur
IMPHAL, Aug 19: Indigenous bio-resources, flora and fauna diversity of Manipur is currently under threat despite various projects and schemes for the conservation taken up.
Manipur falls in the region of Indo-Burma Biodiversity hotspots, which known as one of the most threatened biodiversity hotspots due to rapid exploitation and habitat loss.
20/08/2010
Sentinel (Guwahati)
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1.63 acres of mangroves destroyed: Panel
Reema Narendran
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The destruction of mangroves at the Mangrove Theme Park is just the tip of an iceberg when compared to the larger destruction of mangroves in the State, concluded the expert panel headed by B Madhusoodana Kurup, which looked into the controversy.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The destruction of mangroves at the Mangrove Theme Park is just the tip of an iceberg when compared to the larger destruction of mangroves in the State, concluded the expert panel headed by B Madhusoodana Kurup, which looked into the controversy.
12/08/2010
New Indian Express (Kochi)
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Conservation of Loharghat biodiversity stressed
MIRZA, Aug 9 – The preservation of fauna and flora of Loharghat forest is a matter of importance at this hour when restoration of degraded and fragmented forest cover has gained nationwide attention.
10/08/2010
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Feature Articles
Conserving the stage: Climate change and the geophysical underpinnings of species diversity
Conservationists have proposed methods for adapting to climate change that assume species distributions are primarily explained by climate variables. The key idea is to use the understanding of species-climate relationships to map corridors and to identify regions of faunal stability or high species turnover.
Jul 2010
PLoS ONE
5
7
1-10
Feature Articles
Diving through the thermal window: implications for a warming world
Population decline and a shift in the geographical distribution of some ectothermic animals have been attributed to climatic warming. Here, we show that rises in water temperature of a few degrees, while within the thermal window for locomotor performance, may be detrimental to diving behaviour in air-breathing ectotherms (turtles, crocodilians, marine iguanas, amphibians, snakes and lizards).
Jul 2010
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
1-9
News
IIT-B campus houses rare fauna, flora: study
Mumbai The 566-acre Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) campus in Powai is not only a green lung for space-starved Mumbai, but also home to several rare and disappearing species of animals, insects, birds and plants, reveals a study.
16/06/2010
Indian Express (Mumbai)
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Illegal quarrying threatens Ghaggar wildlife
Illegal quarrying in the bed of Ghaggar river and sewage waste released from Panchkula, Zirakpur and adjoining villages have posed a threat to the flora and fauna near Chhatbir Zoo.
Besides quarrying, lack of water in the Ghaggar, too, has affected the visits of birds and animals.
A pipe discharges dirty water into the Ghaggar and people have been taking away soil from the river bed.
19/05/2010
Tribune (New Delhi)
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Jungle fire near Ankai fort razes flora and fauna
Mumbai: Hundreds of birds have been feared killed and a great expanse of flora destroyed in a fire that broke out in the jungles south of Ankai fort near Manmad on Monday evening.
The fire, the cause of which is not known yet, spread fast down the slope of the hill on which the fort is situated.
29/04/2010
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Reports and Documents
Compendium of environment statistics India 2008/2009
The Compendium of Environment Statistics released by Central Statistical Organisation. This issue has been combined for the years 2008/2009 issue and is 10th in the series with data on biodiversity, atmosphere, land, water & human settlements.
Apr 2010
Central Statistical Organisation
Feature Articles
Salinity rise in Indian mangroves – a looming danger for coastal biodiversity
India has a long coastal line of over 7500 km supporting vast habitats such as lagoons, backwaters, estuaries, coral reefs and mangrove swamps. Among them, the mangrove ecosystem commands the highest importance because of its biological productivity and specialized diversity. After coral reefs, mangrove forests have the highest productivity among the coastal wetlands.
Mar 2010
Current Science
98
6
754-756
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