Keystone Species and India's Ecological Future

Contents: Part I. Understanding the Invisible Engineers of Nature. 1. The Pulse of the Wild. 2. Nature's Architecture. 3. India: A Living Ecological Civilisation. Part II. The Great Ecological Architects of India. 4. The Elephant: Gardener of the Forest. 5. The Tiger and the Balance of Fear. 6. Mangroves: The Coastal Shield Builders. 7. The Vultures That Saved Villages. 8. Bees, Butterflies and Pollinators. 9. Rivers, Fish and Freshwater Guardians. 10. Coral Reefs and Marine Keystone Species. Part III. Ecosystems Under Stress. 11. When Keystone Species Disappear. 12. Cities Without Nature. 13. Climate Change and the Future of India's Ecosystems. Part IV. Conservation, Communities And Ecological Recovery. 14. Indigenous Communities: Traditional Custodians of Nature. 15. Science, Technology and Ecological Monitoring. 16. India's Conservation Success Stories. 17. Restoring Ecological Balance. Part V. The Future We Must Build. 18. The Ecological Republic of India. 19. The Children of the Future., 20. The Species That Hold the Sky. Special Features: * Case Studies from across India. * Epilogue. * Biogeographical Zones of India. * India Biodiversity Atlas. * Species Profiles. * India's Protected Area Network. * Conservation Reserves, Community Reserves, Biosphere Reserves, Elephant Reserves. Glossary of Ecological Terms. Appendices. References.