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1 online resource |
Contents |
Cover ; Half-title page; Frontispiece; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Part I Migratory Routes and Movement Ecology; 1 Goose Migration across the Himalayas: Migratory Routes and Movement Patterns of Bar-headed Geese; 2 Himalayan Thoroughfare: Migratory Routes of Ducks over the Rooftop of the World; 3 Migratory Routes across the Himalayas Used by Demoiselle Cranes; 4 Passerine Migration across the Himalayas; 5 Wader Migration across the Himalayas; 6 Raptor Migration across and around the Himalayas |
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7 Steppe Eagle Migration from Mongolia to India8 Peregrine Falcons Crossing the 'Roof of the World'; Part II Physiography of the Highest Barrier on Earth; 9 Geological Origin and Evolution of the Himalayas; 10 Late Quaternary Glacier Fluctuations in the Himalayas and Adjacent Mountains; Plates; 11 The Influence of Hydrology and Glaciology on Wetlands in the Himalayas; 12 The Himalayan Vegetation along Horizontal and Vertical Gradients; 13 Assessing the Evidence for Changes in Vegetation Phenology in High-Altitude Wetlands of Ladakh (2002-2015); Part III High-Altitude Migration Strategies |
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14 The Wind System in the Himalayas: From a Bird's-Eye View15 Birds, Gliders and Uplift Systems over the Himalayas; 16 Goose Migration over the Himalayas: Physiological Adaptations; 17 Distance-Altitude Trade-Off May Explain Why Some Migratory Birds Fly over and not around the Himalayas; 18 Refuelling Stations for Waterbirds: Macroinvertebrate Biomass in Relation to Altitude in the Trans-Himalayas; 19 The Himalayas as an Ecological Barrier for Avian Migrants: High and Dry, but also Dangerous? |
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20 Bird Species Diversity on an Elevational Gradient between the Greater Himalaya and the Tibetan PlateauPart IV People and Their Effects on the Himalayas; 21 Evidence of Human Presence in the Himalayan Mountains: New Insights from Petroglyphs; 22 Pastoralism and Wetland Resources in Ladakh's Changthang Plateau; 23 Impacts of Tourism and Military Presence on Wetlands and Their Avifauna in the Himalayas; 24 Birds in Relation to Farming and Livestock Grazing in the Indian Trans-Himalayas; 25 Migratory Ducks and Protected Wetlands in India |
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26 A Network of Small, Dispersed Himalayan Wetlands Suitable for Designation under the Ramsar ConventionPart V Conclusions; 27 Bird Migration across the Himalayas and Beyond: The Need for Better Conservation and Management of a Natural Wonder; Appendix: Selected Articles of the 'Central Asian Flyway Action Plan' ; Gazetteer; Index |
Summary |
The first reference to demonstrate how birds survive the high-altitude Central Asian Flyway and the threats to this unique migration |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Waterfowl -- Migration -- Himalaya Mountains Region
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Birds -- Migration -- Himalaya Mountains Region
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Migratory birds -- Himalaya Mountains Region
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Flyways -- Himalaya Mountains Region
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NATURE -- Animals -- Birds.
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NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology.
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Birds -- Migration
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Flyways
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Migratory birds
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Waterfowl -- Migration
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SUBJECT |
Himalaya Mountains Region. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90005599
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Himalaya Mountains. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85060851
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Himalaya Mountains
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Himalaya Mountains Region
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Prins, H. H. T. (Herbert H. T.), editor.
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Namgail, Tsewang, 1973- editor.
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ISBN |
9781108135092 |
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1108135099 |
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9781108134125 |
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1108134122 |
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1108134858 |
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9781108134859 |
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9781316335420 |
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1316335429 |
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9781107535251 |
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1107535255 |
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