Jaya Arora

Sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem functionality is essential for maintaining environmental stability and supporting human livelihoods. Managing ecosystems requires integrating ecological science with socio-economic and policy considerations to balance conservation and development. Ecosystem Management explores the strategies and frameworks used to maintain ecological integrity across terrestrial and aquatic systems. The book discusses adaptive management, biodiversity monitoring, and ecosystem-based approaches to resource planning. It also highlights the role of stakeholders, governance, and community participation in conservation efforts. Through real-world case studies, it provides environmental managers, policymakers, and researchers with tools to implement sustainable practices that ensure the resilience of natural systems.

The physical landscape of the Earth is shaped by natural processes that influence ecosystems, human settlement, and resource distribution. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for managing environments sustainably. Physical Geography: Landscapes and Environments examines the processes that form and transform the planet's surface, including erosion, tectonics, and climate systems. The book discusses landform development, hydrology, biogeography, and environmental change. It also explores how human activity interacts with physical processes. Featuring maps, illustrations, and case studies, it provides a foundational understanding of the natural world for geographers, environmental scientists, and planners.

General Climatology aims to introduce students to the fundamental concepts and processes that govern the Earth's climate system. Topics covered include atmospheric composition and structure, energy balance, weather systems, climate classification, and climate change. The book provides a thorough understanding of both the physical and dynamic aspects of climatology, preparing students to address climate-related challenges in environmental science, policy, and management.

Suaeda is a mangrove halophyte commonly called as Sea-blites or Seepweeds. The genus comprises of about 75 species across the world, which is particularly dispersed in tropical countries. Available literature of "Suaeda" was surveyed rigorously to extract the information on pharmacological utilities and recent advancements in in vitro regeneration of Suaeda species. Unlike conventional crop plants, Suaeda is able to survive and reproduce in saline habitats, right from coastal regions, salt marshes, mudflats and inland deserts. Moreover, these species exhibit complex mechanism at physiological, cellular and molecular levels (viz. synthesis and expression of stress associated gene as well as accumulation of stress associated metabolites) enabling them to successfully cope with hostile conditions. These stress associated metabolites also evince sturdy and stiff anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, hepto-protective and anti-inflammatory activities and tend to be the key components in the prevention of assorted disease like (diabetes, cancer, chronic inflammation, cardiovascular malaises) and aging process.