TROPICAL ECOLOGY CONGRESS 2007

Symposium on

‘Biodiversity Conservation in the Tropics: Issues, Concerns and Strategies’

 December 4, 2007;  Time: 09:30 – 17:30 hrs 

Venue: Wildlife Institute of India (WII),
Chandrabani, Dehra Dun

P R O G R A M M E

09:15 hrs. Arrival of the Delegates
Introductory & Opening Session
09:30 hrs.

Welcome Address

- Director WII
09:35 hrs. Introduction & Background - G.S. Rawat, Coordinator
09:40 hrs.

Key Note Address
Ecology and the Conservation of Biodiversity-Global Patterns of Change: 1992 - 2007

- W.A. Rodgers

10:20 hrs. Invited Papers  
  Biodiversity Act 2002 and Its Role in Conservation in India                   - K. Venkataraman

Climate Change and Its Impacts on Global Biodiversity
Discussion

- R. Kannan
 
11:15 hrs. Tea Break  
11:25 hrs. Session II:  Biodiversity Quantification & Monitoring  
  Monitoring Biodiversity in PAs of  Srilanka (Invited Paper - M.J.B. Green

Plant Species Diversity, Vindhyan Highlands, India

- A.S. Raghubanshi

Assessment of Honey Bee Habitat, Nilgiri

- Thomas

Pipilika - Ant BD Database

- Rajan & Zacharias

Plant Species Diversity, Eastern Ghats

- Rajkumar et al.

Macrolichens in Silent Valley

- Sequeiera & Kumar

Prediction of Plant Diversity – models

- Surendra et al.

Biodiversity of Wild Sericigenous Insects, Nagaland

- Kakati & Chutia
Discussion & Remarks by Chairperson
13:10 hrs.

Lunch Break

 
14:00 hrs.

Session III: Landscape Approach to Biodiversity Conservation

 
 

Landscape Level Analysis - Cacao Plantation

- Norgrove et al

Role of Farmer-Managed Forests in Central Western Ghats

- Allesh et al

Rarity of Flora Across Terai Landscape

- Shukla & Yadav

Biodiversity of Salty Environments and Opportunity for Restoration

- J.C. Dagar

Changing Biodiversity of Thar Desert

- Singh P. et al
Discussion & Remarks by Chairperson
15:15 hrs.

Session IV: Park – People Interface & Participatory Research

 
 

Biodiversity in Tropical Forest Canopies as a ‘Hook’ for Science Education

Outreach and Conservation  (Invited Paper

- M. Lowman

Social Issues and Concerns in BD Conservation- Experiences from Indian PAs  

- Mishra et al.
Participatory Elephant Monitoring, Meghalaya - Datta Roy et al.
Discussion & Remarks by Chairperson
16:30 hrs.

Tea Break

 
16:40 hrs.

Session V: Ex-situ Conservation and Restoration

 
  Significance of seed storage behaviour in  Ex-situ conservation -Parihar & Dadlani

Effect of coffee and other plantations in Rain Forests of WGs, India 

-Joshi et al
Regeneration in Eucalyptus Plantation -Selwyn & Ganesan
Discussion & Conclusion
17:15 hrs. Vote of Thanks - G.S. Rawat
15:15 – 17:15 hrs

Poster Session  - Concurrent  with Sessions IV & V

  Insect Diversity in Bhabar region of Kumaun - Dev et al.

Home Gardens, Barak Valley Assam

- Devi, N.L. et al.

Plant Species Diversity, Manipur

- Devi & Yadava

Community Structure & Species Diversity, Sunderbans WB 

- Gupta-Joshi & Ghose

Genetic and phenotypic variation in Garcinia, an NTFP of Western Ghats

- Hareesh et al.

Dispersal of Dysoxylum in Western Ghats

- Hareesh et al.

Plant species diversity and wildlife use in teak plantations

- Harikrishnan
Lichen Diversity in Semiarid Areas of India - Joshi & Upreti
Litter & BD, Simlipal BR, Orissa - Mishra R.K. et al.
Ex-situ conservation of Equisetum - Nandagopalan et al.

Hymenoptera of Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary

- Narayana, et al

Early Growth requirements of  Lophira alata, Cameroon

- Norgrove & Ndzana

Mosses of Bhagwan Mahaveer WS 

- Phatak & Samuel

Tree Diversity, Eastern Ghats

- Pragasan & Parthasarathy

Diversity of Sedges Andhra Pradesh

- Ragan, A
Palynological Analysis of Honey Bee Food Plants, Nilgiri BR - Rehel

Survey of large mammals in Meghalaya

- Datta-Roy & Ved

Lichens Communities of Amarkantak BR

- Satya & Upreti

BD Loss due to drought like situations

- Sharma & Bhardwaj

Plant Species Diversity in Natural and Plantation Forests,  Katarniaghat, India

- Tripathi, K.P.

Plant Species Diversity, Kandi, Punjab Shiwaliks

- Vasishtha et al.

Diversity of Genus Chlorophytum in India

- Verma & Joshi

Species richness and diversity in rock outcrops, Western Ghats

- Watve, A.

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