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Desert Ecosystem Management: A Sustainable and Wise Use

Authors :
Aleem Ahmed Khan
Tahira Ruby
Nargis Naz
Muhammad Rafay
Source :
Ecosystem Functions and Management ISBN: 9783319539669
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Springer International Publishing, 2017.

Abstract

Rapid growth of the world population, started in 1950, resulted in an estimated recent population of more than seven billion. Indian sub-continent is the most densely populated and fastest growing region. The desert ecosystem encompasses some 313,851 km2 area including Thar, Kharan, Cholistan, Thal and Indus valley plains in this region. The biodiversity includes some estimated 764 species of desert flora and 769 species of fauna, which includes 123 mammals, 540 birds, 96 reptiles and 10 amphibians. The desert dwellers lead a nomadic to semi-nomadic life, moving from one place to another in search of water and fodder for their animals and trade. Deserts are already the most fragile ecosystems and facing an unprecedented vulnerability mainly due global warming phenomena by pushing its biological resources to their limits. There is a dire need to wisely use desert resources on sustainable basis, so that a symbiotic relationship between man and ecosystem may be guaranteed.

Details

ISBN :
978-3-319-53966-9
ISBNs :
9783319539669
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Ecosystem Functions and Management ISBN: 9783319539669
Accession number :
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Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53967-6_5