Rapid assessment of biological richness in a part of Eastern Himalaya: an integrated three-tier approach

Biodiversity conservation necessitates not only preservation of single or multiple species but also the habitat as a whole along with its environment. Biological richness (BR) is a cumulative property of an ecological habitat and its surrounding…

Validation is a necessary step for model acceptance and is defined as a comparison of the model's predictions with real world to determine whether the model is suitable for its intended purpose. We have validated the biological richness index for…

This article evaluates an approach for biological richness assessment at landscape level using satellite remote sensing, phytosociological data and knowledge base in a GIS domain at a test site in the Eastern Himalayan region. An attempt is made to…

Eastern Himalayan foothills particularly between Siang and Dibang Rivers are prone to landslides. The causative factors of landslides are steep slopes, presence of major structural discontinuities, multiple joint sets, drainage density, weathered to…

This paper starts with the real-life issues pertaining to the educational, economic and socio-cultural vulnerability of young Cambodians; and the latter in turn has called for greater integrated stance in vocational education. A multiple-case study…

Sorry, there is no abstract available. Read the first few lines of the text instead! The Masoala peninsula harbours some of the last remaining pristine forests in Madagascar, and supports a mountain range of 600-1,100 m elevation running north-south…

The insertion of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy has been well documented. The possible benefits for patient nutrition and nursing practice have, however, not been assessed. We report a study of enteral feeding by percutaneous endoscopic…

The marine flatfish dab (Limanda limanda), which lives in direct contact with contaminated sediments, is frequently used as a sentinel species in international monitoring programmes on the biological effects of contaminants. In this study, immune…

The flow records of the Rivers Bure, Nar and Wensum in eastern England have been examined with the aim of identifying long-term changes in flow behaviour relating to variations in rainfall amount, land use, land drainage intensity and water…

An approach is described that enables the germ cell mutagenicity of chemicals to be assessed as part of an integrated assessment of genotoxic potential. It is recommended, first, that the genotoxicity of a chemical be defined by appropriate studies…