MIGRATORY BIRDS CONSERVATION : ECOLOGY, DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AT UCHALLI WETLANDS COMPLEX, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

ISBN-13: 9783639111477 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 304 str.

Zulfiqar Ali

Opis

Wetland ecosystems are interconnected and §interactive within a watershed. In Uchalli Wetlands §Complex the environmental pressure of drought and §growing demand of agriculture has taken its toll of §wetlands. The study revealed about 73% decline in §the water surface area and 90 % in birds population §and loss in the interconnectivity among wetlands §disrupting the drainage network and the hydrological §regime leading to irreversible changes in wetland §quality. Various measures including the creation of §wetlands restoration team is suggested to help §restore the degraded lakes, and conserve them from §the brink of death. In order to restore, conserve §and manage the fast perishing wetland ecosystem, the §need of the hour is to implement viable plans, §policies and management strategies.

O autorze

The author is a wildlife biologist and has a leading role in
nature conservation in Pakistan. Besides, he investigated some
most important issues of wildlife in Pakistan: the start of M.
Phil and PhD programme in Wildlife and Ecology in University of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Pakistan is his significant
success and contribution.