Biodiversity and climate change : an Indian perspective / Ministry of environment, forests and climate change; Government of India ;edited by J.R. Bhatt; Arundhati Das; Kartik Shanker

This book has been prepared under the aegis of GEF-UNDP-GOI project, "Preparation of Third National Communication and other new information to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)."

Message -- Foreword -- The implications of climate change for Indian biodiversity : an overview -- Climate change impacts on ecosystem functions and services in India: an exploration of concept and state of knowledge synthesis -- Tracking phenology in the tropics and in India : the impacts of climate change -- Bird migration and climate change -- Plant-pollinator interactions under climate change: current understanding and future directions for India -- Butterflies in a changing climate -- climate change and forest dynamics: the importance of long-term studies -- Impact of climate change and small ranges on frogs -- Climate change impacts on coastal and marine ecosystems -- Sea turtles and climate change -- Climate change and the Himalaya: trends in vegetation, temperature and precipitation -- Climate change and birds of Shola sky island -- Climate change impacts on aquatic biodiversity -- Impact of climate change on fish and their habitats -- Compounding climate change with urbanisation: challenges and responses for species -- Synergistic impacts of invasive alien species and climate change: implications for biodiversity conservation -- How can climate change influence wildlife-human conflicts? -- List of contributors.