In view of the importance of biodiversity (economic, environmental, scientific and medical) the urgent need for conservation of biodiversity was felt in Rio conference (1992). The World Summit on sustainable development held in Johannesburg in August 2002 reiterated that the conservation of biodiversity was necessary for the survival of human race on this earth. In the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD), [...]
A number of simple and complex ecological mechanisms contribute to biodiversity. According to one view, the so - called local or deterministic view, the biodiversity is determined principally by biological interactions such as competition and predation. The other view considers the importance of other environmental factors such as soil type, moisture, temperature, gradient, productivity, niche and habitat diversity and some [...]
The present and projected losses of biodiversity have been termed a 'crisis' (Wilson, 1985). The crisis is particularly more serious in developing countries like India. Serious losses of biodiversity are presently taking place all over the world. It follows that the 'bottom line' is how much of biodiversity can we alter, or loose, before we threaten our own existence (Gaston [...]