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 India

8 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 View

15 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 Plateau

Part 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 Convention

Part 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