ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF SRI LANKA.
Author | : ROHAN. PETHIYAGODA |
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Release | : 2021 |
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ISBN | : 9786249837805 |
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Author | : ROHAN. PETHIYAGODA |
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Release | : 2021 |
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ISBN | : 9786249837805 |
Author | : C.H. Fernando |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 511 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9400965451 |
When the late Professor Joachim Illies suggested in 1980 that I edit a volume of the Monographiae Biologicae on Sri Lanka, I was glad to accept the challenge. Although I had spent only six years of my research and teaching career in Sri Lanka, I had made personal contact or corresponded with many scientists who had worked in, still work in, or who have studied material from Sri Lanka. The present domicile of the authors of the chapters in this volume shows the wide geographic spread of interest in Sri Lanka, and indicates also the dispersion of Sri Lankan scientists like myself. Sri Lanka has had a relatively long history of indigenous scientific research in the natural sciences. From the early work of Kelaart (1852, Prodromous Fauna Zeylanicae, Ceylon Govt. Press, 250 pp.) to the present time, there has been a more or less sustained research effort in the natural sciences. The Colombo Museum, which celebrated its centenary only a few years ago, and the world famous Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, served as repositories and bases for continued research on the fauna and flora. There are a number of land marks in these studies.
Author | : Falika Ranil Senanayake |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 862 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Dissertations, Academic |
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Author | : Mangala De Silva |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Asiatic elephant |
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Author | : T. Pullaiah |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 652 |
Release | : 2024-02-20 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 100090704X |
Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate due to anthropogenic activities around the world. This book is the first volume in the new series Biodiversity Hotspots of the World, which highlights the 36 hotspot regions of the world, regions that were designated as reaping maximum benefit from preservation efforts. This series is our humble attempt to document these hotspots as a conservation and preservation measure. This first volume in the series focuses on the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, construed as forming a community of species because of their shared biogeographical history. The volume explores the diversity and conservation efforts of the extraordinarily rich species found here, including plants, many of which are found nowhere else in the world; forests, which face tremendous population pressure and have been dramatically impacted by demands for timber and agricultural land; as well as the hotspot’s diverse mammals, birds, insects, and amphibian species, and more. The volumes in this series will be essential resources for researchers and practitioners in the fields of conservation biology, ecology, and evolution.
Author | : Channa N. B. Bambaradeniya |
Publisher | : IUCN |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9558177512 |
Author | : Subhani Wathsala Ranasinghe |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017 |
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Author | : Nimal Gunatilleke |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017 |
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Author | : Richard J. Huggett |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Biogeography |
ISBN | : 0415154995 |
Fundamentals of Biogeographyoffers a fresh, uptodate, introduction to biogeography, explaining the ecology, geography and history of animals and plants. The book defines and examines populations, communities and ecosystems - examining where different animals and plants live and how they came to be living there, investigating how populations grow, interact and survive. Stressing the role of ecological, geographical, historical and human factors in fashioning animal and plant distributions, Huggett reveals how life has and is adapting to its biological and physical surroundings. The book includes several sections on human attitudes to Nature differ, and how biogeography can affect conservation practice. As well as explaining key concepts and interactions, Huggett tackles many topical and controversial environmental and ethical concerns including: animal rights, species exploitation, habitat fragmentation, biodiversity, metapopulations, patchy landscapes and chaos. Illustrated throughout with informative diagrams and photos, and including chapter summaries, guides to further reading and an extensive glossary of key terms, Fundamentals of Biogeographypresents an engaging introduction for students.
Author | : Buddhi Marambe |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2020-03-30 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9811521522 |
A food system comprises the entire range of actors and interlinked activities related to food production, processing, distribution, marketing and trade, preparation, consumption, and disposal. When a food system operates without compromising the needs of future generations, it is considered to be a “Sustainable Food System.” The present-day food systems in Sri Lanka are diverse, and the natural and physical environment, infrastructure, institutions, society and culture, and policies and regulations within which the food systems operate, as well as the technologies employed, have shaped their outcomes. Agricultural research is a key factor in terms of innovation and technological advances. Innovation has been the main driver of food systems’ transformation over the past few decades and will be critical to addressing the needs of a rapidly growing population in a context of climate change and scarcity of natural resources. In addition, agricultural research must help meet the rising demand for food at affordable prices. Comprising 17 chapters written by specialist(s) in their respective subject-areas, this Contributed Volume on “Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka: A Historical Perspective” shares the scientific knowledge accumulated by the National Agricultural Research System of Sri Lanka, including universities, and offers recommendations on how to make food systems more sustainable in order to address the current needs of Sri Lankan society. It presents perspectives on four key thematic areas, namely: (i) Crop and animal production, management, and improvement, (ii) Agro-product processing technologies, (iii) Natural resource management, and (iv) Socio-economic development and agri-business management.