In view of the changes introduced in the academic curricula of graduate and postgraduate programs of Indian Universities, a compelling need was felt to revise the book to meet the need of students. Many additions and corrections have been made in the text of the previous edition. All the chapters have been supplemented with new facts, charts, tables, diagrams, and photographs.
This book is Useful for B.Sc. Students.
1. Ecology
2. The Environment
3. Ecosystem
4. Autecology
5. Ecological Genetics of Population or Gene Ecology
6. Synecology or Study of Communities
7. Plant Succession
8. Plant Adaptations
9. Epiphytes
10. Halophytes and Mangrove Vegetation
11. Principles of Phytogeography, Climate, Vegetation and Botanical Zones of India
12. Ecological Indicators
13. Environmental Pollution
14. Global Warming (Green House Effect)
15. Conservation of Natural Resources
16. Forests and Forest Management
17. Waste and Its Management
18. Disasters and Their Impacts on Environment
19. Biodiversity
20. Ethnobotany
21. The Soil
22. Origin and Formation of Soil
23. Properties of Soils
24. Principles of Soil, Classification, Soil Surveys, and Chief Soil Types of India
25. Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation
26. Soil Fertility—Its Meaning, Causes, and Maintenance
27. Soil Degradation and Wasteland
Index