Bioresource Management And Climate Change

by Dilip Kumary, K.V. Rajendran

Overview

There is an alarming rate of depletion of many of our bioresources due to various factors. Anthropogenic pressure is identified as the major factor which is threatening the existence of various bioresources. Added to this, the imminent global warming and climate change have the potential disastrous impact on many vulnerable bioresources. Not only the sustainable management of these resources is crucial to the existence of human being, but the preparedness to meet the challenges of climate change in protecting and conserving the bioresources is also vital. One of the important and practical approaches would be to consider 'people' as one of the components of the ecosystem. The present volume, comprising of 15 chapters contributed by experts in various fields, has focused on some of the important aquatic and terrestrial bioresources and their conservation and sustainable management. The volume also includes chapters highlighting challenges posed by the climate change, adaptive potential of some of the bioresources and the strategies to overcome the negative impact of climate change on bioresources. The book is expected to be of great help to students, teachers and researchers in the field of fisheries/aquaculture and livestock management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789387813915
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	263
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Dr. Dilip Kumar is currently the Director/Vice Chancellor of Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai. He has a distinguished career in teaching, research, extension and development in fisheries in India and abroad. Dr.Dilip Kumar started his career as Lecturer in the University of Bihar, Muzaffarpur and L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga. Later, he joined Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI), Barrackpore as a Scientist and subsequently Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), Bhubaneswar. Dilip Kumar had a brief stint at CIFE, Mumbai, as Senior Scientist as well. In 1990, he joined FAO of the United Nations as Fishery Extension Expert, and eventually rose to the rank of Chief Technical Advisor/Team Leader for several FAO/UNDP projects. During the 15 years of his tenure in FAO, UNDP, NACA and other International Agencies like IFAD and UNOPS, Dr. Kumar played a key role in the development of fisheries in several SAARC, ASEAN and East African countries including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, etc. Dr. Dilip Kumar has to his credit a large number of scientific contributions consisting of research papers in peer reviewed journals of international repute. He has also authored many highly acclaimed books on Composite Fish Culture and Fisheries Development and Aquaculture. He is a recipient of many awards including ZSI Gold Medal and E.P. Odum Gold Medal.



Dr. K.V. Rajendran is a Principal Scientist at the Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai. He has also served as a Scientist at the Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), Chennai. By training, Dr. Rajendran is an aquatic animal health specialist and trained in India and overseas. He is a recipient of Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) post-doctoral Fellowship, Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Scholarship and he has also worked with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia, as Fish Pathologist. Dr. Rajendran has to his credit 23 research publications in peer-reviewed international journals.