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Environmental issues are the emerging area of research

Environmental issues are the emerging area of research Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan Research on environmental issues related to agricultural and non-agricultureal areas are acquiring momentum in the world. They focus on agricultural production and environmental protection, particularly biodiversity conservation and management. Applied research on environmental issues focuses on three areas of research. It includes conservation and management of species and habitat, ecology and value of ecosystem goods and services and the ecology of spatial and temporal scales. Agricultural land use can result in population decline and range contraction of vulnerable species and the loss, fragmentation and degradation of important habitats. In order to conserve key species and habitats we need to assess how agriculture causes such adverse effects, and required to develop approaches to land management that restore damaged spe...