Bird migration across the Himalayas : wetland functioning amidst mountains and glaciers / edited by Herbert Prins and Tsewang Namgail.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

The first reference to demonstrate how birds survive the high-altitude Central Asian Flyway and the threats to this unique migration.

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