Biodiversity in Indian Scenarios

Contents: Acknowledgement. 1. Sahyadri: Western Ghats biodiversity information system/T.V. Ramachandra and A. Suja. 2. Biodiversity in Phytochemical research and development/T.T. Sreelekha, Prabha Balaram and P.K.K. Nair. 3. Biodiversity assessment and its conservation strategies: an overview/N. Ramakrishnan. 4. Woody species diversity and conservation of tropical semi-evergreen forest in the Shervarayan Hills of Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India/K. Kadavul and N. Parthasarathy. 5. A study of forest biodiversity using GIS and remote sensing techniques: a case study of Uttara Kannada district/ Prakash K.L. and R.K. Somashekar. 6. Impact of industrial effluents and agrochemicals on biodiversity loss in aquatic environment/A.G. Murugesan and C. Rajakumari. 7. Wetlands, water resources and biodiversity: an integrated approach for Wetland restoration/N. Ramakrishnan and A.L.A. Chidambaram. 8. Biodiversity and its values: an overview/N. Ramakrishnan, G. Pandian, S. Sampath Kumar & P. Hariprasad. 9. Study on the medicinal plants diversity in and around Tiruvannamalai Hill, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu/M. Magendiran and N. Ramakrishnan. 10. Structure and composition of woody species in tropical semi-evergreen forest of Kalrayan Hills, Eastern Ghats, India/K. Kadavul. 11. Diversity of Lianas in two tropical semi-evergreen forest sites on the Kalrayan hills, Eastern Ghats, South India/K. Kadavul. 12. Spatial patterns and conservation of woody species in a tropical semi-evergreen forest of Eastern Ghats, South India/K. Kadavul. 13. Biodiversity of toxic plants in Pondicherry and their homicidal effects/K. Kadavul and R. Joseph Diane. 14. Biodiversity of medicinal plants of the Marunduvalmalai Hills, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu state/B. Parthipan. Index.

""Biodiversity in Indian Scenarios" with more than thirteen research papers!! Most of the papers are original research papers on various aspects of biodiversity. A few review articles explain the past works in a well-defined manner. It is an excellent book and a source of valuable reference material for research students for various aspects on biodiversity in our Indian subcontinent. Special reference is laid on South Indian mountain ranges. This book will serve the purpose of the students of post-graduation in biology, especially in plant biodiversity." (jacket)