Field margin vegetation and socio-ecological environment : structural, functional and spatio-temporal dynamics in rural-urban interface of Bengaluru / / Sunil Nautiyal, Mrinalini Goswami and Puneeth Shivakumar

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910488717603321
• Autore: Nautiyal Sunil
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• ISBN: 3-030-69201-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 pages)
• Collana: Environmental Science and Engineering
• Disciplina: 639.9
• Soggetti: Agricultural landscape management; Agricultural landscape management - India - Bangalore; Agrobiodiversity - India - Bangalore
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction to Field Margin Vegetation (FMV) -- 1.1 Agroecosystems and Biodiversity -- 1.2 Field Margin Vegetation -- 1.3 Research on FMV -- 1.4 Importance of FMV -- 1.5 Significance in Indian Socioecological Systems -- 1.6 Types of FMV -- References -- 2 Urbanization and Peri-Urbanization in Bengaluru -- 2.1 Pattern of Urbanization in India -- 2.2 Urban Primacy -- The Case of Bengaluru, Karnataka -- 2.3 The Push-Pull Paradigm -- 2.4 Rural-Urban Interface and Concept of Peri-Urbanization -- 2.5 Fate of India's Rural-Urban Interfaces -- 2.6 Bengaluru's Experience in Rural-Urban Interface -- 2.7 Looking Forward -- 2.8 Identifying Agroecosystems in Rural-Urban Interface -- 2.9 Climate, Forest and Physiography -- 2.10 Land Use and Agriculture -- 2.11 Demography and Socioeconomics -- References -- 3 Agroecosystems in Rural-Urban Interface -- 3.1 Trade-offs in Peri-Urban Agroecosystems -- 3.2 Socioecological Household Survey and Assessment of FMV -- 3.3 The Changing Field Margins in Rural-Urban Interface of Bengaluru -- 3.4 Socioeconomic Landscape and Direct Economic Benefits from FMV -- ; References -- 4 Structure and Functions of FMV in Rural-Urban Interface -- 4.1 Phytosociological Study of Field Margins -- 4.2 FMV Species Richness and Diversity Indices -- 4.3 Manipulation and Management of FMV -- 4.4 Traditional Ecological Knowledge on Field Margin Vegetation -- 4.5 Way Forward for Enhancing FMV Value and Preserving TEK -- References -- 5 Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Rural-Urban Interface and FMV -- 5.1 Land Use Land Cover Analysis of Rural-Urban Interface of Bengaluru -- 5.2 Methodology and Data Used -- 5.3 LULCC in Rural-Uurban Interface of Bengaluru Over Four Decades -- 5.4 Interclass Decadal Change of LULC -- 5.5 Village-Wise LULC Change -- 5.6 Vegetation Indices.; NDVI and SAVI -- References -- 6 Delineation and Monitoring of FMV -- 6.1 Remote Sensing in Vegetation Study -- Prospect for FMV Mapping -- 6.2 Methodology for Delineating Field Margin Vegetation -- 6.2.1 Post Processing -- 6.3 Delineation of FMV and Accuracy Assessment -- References -- 7 Overview of a Few Important FMV Species and Crop Influencing FMVs of Rural-Urban Interface of Bengaluru -- 7.1 Pongamia pinnata -- 7.2 Eucalyptus spp. in Field Boundaries -- 7.3 Vitis spp. -- References -- 8 Strategizing FMV Conservation for Sustainable Agroecosystems in Rural-Urban Interface -- 8.1 Why to Retain FMVs and Traditional Agroecosystems -- 8.2 Strategies for Developing Sustainable Agroecosystems Through Conserving FMV -- 8.3 Way Forward -- References -- Annexure A: Tree Species in Six Villages of the Northern Transect of Bengaluru -- Annexure B: Shrub Species in Six Villages of the Northern Transect of Bengaluru -- Annexure C: Herb Species Listed in Six Villages of the Northern Transect of Bengaluru -- Annexure D: Percentage of Farms Having Tree in the Field Margins for Different Crop Groups and Presence of FMV Tree Species (From the Selected Fields of the Northern Transect of Bengaluru) -- Annexure E: Relative Density of Herb Species in Six Study Villages of the Northern Transect of Bengaluru -- Annexure F: Relative Frequency of FMV-herb Species in Six Study Villages of the Northern Transect of Bengaluru -- Annexure G: Photo Plates-Some FMV Species Prevalent in the Northern Transect of Bengaluru -- Annexure H: Correlation Between FMV Products and their Economic Benefits in the Northern Transect of Bengaluru -- Bibliography.