Status of Animal Diversity in Himachal Pradesh (India)
- Editore:
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
- EAN:
9783659757556
- ISBN:
3659757551
- Pagine:
- 120
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Tedesco
Descrizione Status of Animal Diversity in Himachal Pradesh (India)
Himachal Pradesh is bestowed with distinctive animal diversity having aesthetic, cultural, commercial and genetic values. Himalayan biodiversity has enriched the aesthetic life of hill people and is admired for adding liveliness to nature. The unique colour shades and designs of the beautiful creatures of the nature have caught the imagination of poets, naturalists, fashion designers, collectors, etc. Products of some animals like honey, wax, musk and skins are commercially valuable. The book enumerates and enlists different animal groups present in the State. It provides updated information on the status, distribution, biological diversity, value, threats and conservation strategies of Protista (Protozoa) as well as that of different animal groups from Mesozoa to Mammalia present in Himachal Pradesh. It will serve as a valuable source of information for all those who are concerned with animal diversity and faunal resources of the country in general and Himalayan region in particular.
