This contributed volume focuses on the sustainability of mountain ecosystems in the face of a changing climate. Its chapters highlight climate change impacts on the livelihoods of the people and communities that live in mountains and ways that these effects can be mitigated through adaptive measures. The chapters herein address a gamut of topics from use of remote sensing tools to assess changing ecosystems, disaster management in mountains, policymaking between institutions, and more. This book is suitable for students (undergraduate and postgraduates) of ecology and environmental studies/sciences, mountainous agriculture, mountain forestry, teachers, researchers, climate change scientists in academic and research institutions. It will also be useful to environmental management agencies particularly working towards sustainable development in mountainous regions, disaster management authorities, government agencies and policy makers.
Sachchidanand Tripathi, Ph.D.
Sachchidanand Tripathi is an associate professor at the Department of Botany, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. He obtained his doctoral degree from the Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, India. The areas of his interest are plant ecology, soil ecology of various ecosystems, ecophysiology and urban ecology. He has published more than 60 publications (including research publications, books and book chapters, conference proceedings) with journals and publishers of international repute.
Rahul Bhadouria, Ph.D.
Rahul Bhadouria is an assistant professor at the Department of Environmental Studies, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. He obtained his doctoral degree from the Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He has published more than 24 papers, 25 book chapters, and 12 edited books in internationally reputed journals/publishers. His current research areas are, management of soil C dynamics to mitigate climate change, a perspective on tree seedling survival and growth attributes in tropical dry forests under the realm of climate change, plant community assembly, functional diversity and soil attributes along the forest-savanna-grassland continuum in India, recovery of degraded mountains in central Himalayas and urban ecology.
Satish Chandra Garkoti, Ph.D.
Satish Chandra Garkoti is Professor at School of Environmental Sciences and Rector (Pro-Vice Chancellor) in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. His areas of research are Plant Ecology, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Tree water relations, Plant invasions, Ecosystem restoration, Himalayan Ecology. Prof. Garkoti has 32 years of Research and 23 Years of teaching experience. He is member of various professional societies of international repute such as International Society for Tropical Ecology, India (Fellow); Ecological Society of America, USA (Member); National Institute of Ecology, India (Fellow); International Association for Ecology (INTECOL)(Member). Prof. Garkoti has been awarded and successfully conducted a number of research and development projects funded by various funding agencies of the Government of India. He has published more than 85 research publications, 8 chapters in proceedings and books and 2 books with journals and publishers of international and national repute.
