Author: C.H. Fernando
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400965451
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 511
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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: Channa N. B. Bambaradeniya
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9558177512
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 321
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Author: T. Pullaiah
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 100090704X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 652
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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.
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Category : Freshwater fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Category : Fish culture
Languages : en
Pages : 718
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 828
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Author: Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251028612
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Author: Colbert E. Cushing
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520245679
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 834
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This ia a synopsis and review of the major rivers of the world.
Author: Eric Devapriya Wikramanayake
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Languages : en
Pages : 460
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Category : Fish culture
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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