Soil and Land Use Change (eBook)

Dr Javid Ahmad Parray is currently teaching in the Department of Environmental Science at Government Degree College, Tangdhar Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India, affiliated with the University of Kashmir, Srinagar. He also serves as the National Course Coordinator for two Environmental Science MOOCs under CeC-SWAYAM, Ministry of Education, Government of India, New Delhi. He has completed his M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India, after qualifying the JKSLET examination, and later pursued postdoctoral research at the same institution. His core research interests span ecological and agricultural microbiology, environmental microbiome, climate change, and microbial biotechnology. He has participated in several national and international conferences and courses across countries, including Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Malaysia. He has authored and edited numerous books, contributed extensively to high-impact journals and book chapters, and serves as editor, guest editor, and reviewer for reputed scientific journals. He is a member of various national and international scientific organizations and currently serves as Series Editor for the book series Microbiome Research in Plants and Soil and Microbial Genomics by an international publisher. Dr. Nowsheen Shameem is presently working as an Assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Science Cluster University Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India-190001. Worked as Project associate in DBT Sanctioned project entitled " spawn production for the entrepreneurs of Kashmir Valley" at CORD, University of Kashmir. I finished my Doctorate through the University of Kashmir on the topic entitled "Phytochemical analysis and nutraceutical value of some wild mushrooms growing in Kashmir valley" in 2017. A. K. Haghi, at present serving as Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Dr. Haghi is a retired professor and has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 1000 publications, including books, book chapters, and papers in refereed journals with over 4800 citations. Dr. A. K. Haghi is a highly prolific author and editor in the academic world, particularly in the fields of chemical engineering and materials science. He is the founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal. He has acted as an editorial board member of many international journals. He has secured UK design patents for multiple inventions. He has consistently ranked among the top 2% of scientists worldwide based on citations (the widely recognized Stanford/Elsevier ranking, an influential annual list identifying researchers in the world`s top 2% based on citations). Professor Haghi holds a BSc in urban and environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina (USA) and holds two MSc degrees, one in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University (USA) and another one in applied mechanics, acoustics, and materials from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France). He was awarded a PhD in Engineering Sciences from Université de Franche-Comté (France).