Series Editors:
Jeyabalan Sangeetha, PhD
Assistant Professor, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, South India
Email: drjsangeetha.cuk@gmail.com/drtsangeetha@gmail.com


Devarajan Thangadurai, PhD
Associate Professor, Karnatak University, Dharwad, South India
Email: drthangaduraid@gmail.com/drthanga.kud@gmail.com


Nature is that entity composed of three main internally interactive components: biodiversity–human–environment. These are triangularly related aspects of life science, and the interdependency of these three reflects the crucial need of maintenance of equilibrium in their interaction. Both human and biodiversity are two interactive phases of environment that provide a necessary platform for interaction. Being part of biodiversity, human life is almost dependent on biodiversity and its products. This is the point where the human–biodiversity interaction fluctuates due to overexploitation of biodiversity, where humans take more than the basic needs of human life. Over the past few centuries, this fluctuation in interaction has caused dramatic depletion of biodiversity and thus a drastic change in environment. This has now boomeranged on human life significantly. This variation in the interaction triangle has already travelled the long path of time. Until now, conservationists and life scientists are thinking of restoring the equilibrium in the interaction triangle by taking innovative steps in conserving biodiversity and protecting the environment.

Conservation Biology and Environmental Science are the hotspots of research activities over the past several decades. This has caused much-needed development in observing, identifying, gathering, storing, and analyzing information, social awareness, planning, and advancement in conservation tools and techniques. Conservation biologists have given more importance to building stronger networks of specialists and experts in biology, agriculture, food technology, medicine, mathematics, engineering, architecture, robotics, information technology, and other branches of science and technology to gain innovative ideas to successfully treat the threats to biodiversity and the environment.

Gathering and monitoring information about biodiversity, conservation, and environment is a crucial need of biologists. Surveys from biological survey agencies, establishment of bio-inventories, modern tools and technologies to monitor the biodiversity and collection of data, and strengthening the scientific networks to make awareness, to generate the data, and for the accumulation of both traditional and scientific knowledge about biodiversity conservation and environmental management have been achieved in the recent decades. Conservationists need technological innovations to resolve the threats to biodiversity and environment that are now within reach. Current advances in these areas can be broadly categorized as follows:

GATHERING AND MONITORING INFORMATION ABOUT BIODIVERSITY

1. Robots Like Cyborg Animals (Remotely Controlled by Humans Using Brain-Linked Microchips) – To Collect Data from Areas Prohibited and That Cannot be Accessed by Humans

2. Camera Trapping (Thermal—Motion Detection Cameras) – To Collect Data, Monitor Vulnerable Species Non–Invasively

3. Bioacoustics – Advanced Ability to Track the Enigmatic Species Like Marine Mammals and to Detect Human Encroachment on Conserved Areas

4. Biotelemetry Devices – To Monitor Physiological and Reproductive Parameters in Wild or Native Conditions

5. Brain Mapping – To Determine Species Interaction with their Environment to Detect Survival and Reproductive Stressors

6. Satellite Remote Sensing – To Generate and Monitor Data on the Earth’s Biomes – Geospatial Coverage of Ecosystems

7. Airborne Remote Sensing – To Get Detailed Parameters of Physiology, Taxonomy, Growth, and Mortality of Individual Organisms to Get Wall to Wall Coverage of Ecosystem Type, Structure and Land Cover Change

8. Google Earth Engine – To Get Detailed and Rapid Analyses of Satellite Imagery

9. Unmanned Aircraft Systems– Detection, Monitoring and Mapping of Organisms, Their Habitats and Landscapes

10. Gps Telemetry – To Get Data on Animal Movements, Behaviour and Maintenance of Conservation Corridors

11. Wireless Sensor Networks – To Understand Ecological Dynamics, Protecting Endangered Species and to Detect Motion, Sound, Smell and Abiotic Factors

12. Biometric Devices and Bioinks – To Get Data about Stressors and Harmful Climate Change

13. Python Assisted Languages and Machine Learning Algorithms – For Computation of Data and to Analyse Relationships in the Data

PLANNING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYMAKING

14. Environmental Change and Biodiversity Loss Problems Have Entered the Main Stream Political Agenda

15. Ecosystems Have Been Recognized as Natural Capital Assets That Provide Life- Support Services of High Value

16. Ecosystem Production and Service Mapping – To Make Appropriate Acts and Conservation Finance Policies

17. Powerful Biodiversity Acts – To Conserve and Monitor the Native Biodiversity and to Analyse Traditional Knowledge to Make Awareness Among People by Including Ecological Knowledge in Academics

CONSERVATION TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

18. Climate Engineering – To Treat Threats to Weather Patterns

19. Cloud Seeding – Precipitation Inducing Technologies

20. Solar–Powered–Flow-Electrode Technology – To Desalinate Sea Water to Solve Coastal Water Shortage

21. Geoengineering – Construction of Climate Behaviour Models

22. Cryogenics – Endangered Plant and Animal Germplasm Conservation

23. Interdisciplinary Plant Propagation Technology – To Conserve and Maintain Endangered Species

24. Assisted Migration Technology – To Protect Endangered Plants and Animals from Drastic Climate Change

25. Pre–Discharge–Uv and Chemical Treatment – To Reduce Invasive Species in Natural Habitats

26. Bio-Indicators – To Indicate Environmental Threats and Damage from Invaders

27. Edna Technology– To Identify Specific Invasive Species

28. Automated Genetic Sequencing and Molecular Breeding Stations - For Endangered Species Characterisation and Conservation

29. Global Navigation Satellite System – Tagging – To Provide Peaceful Cohabitation and Wildlife Management

30. Project Area Management and Ecological Dynamics – To Monitor Conservation Parks against Encroachment, Fire, Poaching, Hunting and Unsustainable Resource Harvesting

31. The Current Advances in Biodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Sciences Book Series Publishes Titles on a Regular Basis in Above Essential Aspects towards a Better

32. Understanding of Biodiversity Conservation and Environmental Management to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals for Future Generations

TITLES IN THE SERIES:

Biodiversity and Conservation: Characterization and Utilization of Plants, Microbes and Natural Resources for Sustainable Development and Ecosystem Management

Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment Management


FORTHCOMING TITLES FOR WHICH CHAPTER INVITATIONS ARE OPEN:

Biodiversity Informatics: Applying Informatics for Analysing Taxonomic and Biogeographic Data towards Biodiversity Conservation and Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Toxicology: Sources, Causes and Effects of Xenobiotics on Plants, Animals, Microbes and the Environment

Conservation Biology: Principles and Practices

Biodiversity Science: Modern Concepts and Practical Applications

Environmental Impact Assessment

Plant Growth Promoting Microbes

Algal Biodiversity