Contents: Preface. 1. Anti-inflammatory analgesic and anti-lipid peroxidative properties of the fertile fronds of Drynaria quercifolia (L.)/J. Smith, G.I. Anuja, P.G. Latha, S.R. Suja, V.J. Shine, S. Shyamal, S. Sini, P. Shikha, N.M. Krishnakumar, G. Sreejith and S. Rajasekharan. 2. Phytochemical investigations on the endangered medicinal plant Nervilia aragoana gaud/C. Beena and V.V. Radhakrishnan. 3. In Vitro propagation and conservation of dioscorea wild species/V. Deepa and M. Unnikrishnan. 4. Temporal valuation of forests contribution to local economy and environment: Kerala/V. Govindaru. 5. Implications of trawling on marine ecosystem off West Bengal/Mahua Das. 6. Standardised principal components for vegetation variability monitoring across space and time/T.R. Mathew. 7. Anti-microbial effect of a highly important medicinal plant: gymnema sylvestre R.BR/G.S. Nikhila, G. Archana and T.S. Swapna. 8. Cybertaxonomy: a novel tool in biodiversity science/K. Rajmohana and C. Bijoy. 9. Anthropogenic threats to fish biodiversity of Periyar Lake, a Western Ghats hotspot/K. Ranjeet, K.V. Radhakrishnan, S. Sureshkumar and Madhusoodana B. Kurup. 10. Species specific microsatellite markers: a tool for amphibian conservation genetics/R. Remya, V. Sujith Gopalan, K. Santhosh Kumar and Sanil George. 11. An SOS from the birds of Pichavaram mangrove wetlands/S. Sandilyan. 12. Intraspecific variability studies in terminalia chebula retz. accessions collected from various agroclimatic zones in South India/Satheesh George, A.B. Remashree and Indira Balachandran. 13. Impacts of dam construction on piscine fauna: a case study of Kakkad river/Sherly P. Anand. 14. Oxidative stress experienced by freshwater fish Anabas testudineus exposed to sewage effluents of Parvathyputhenar, Kerala/S.R. Soorya, C. Aruna Devi, R.N. Binitha, B.V. Amrutha, G. Jayalekshmy and Francis Sunny. 15. Connotation of minor millet biodiversity and indirect payments in tribal homesteads in the backdrop of climate change/Sreejith Aravindakshan and A.K. Sherief. 16. A study on detrimental effect of developmental activities along coast and off-shore waters of Orissa: an Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys Olivacea) sea turtle perspective/Subrata K. Behera, Ved Prakash Ola, Satyaranjan Behera, Sajan John, K. Sivakumar, B.C. Choudhury and C.S. Kar. 17. A note on the colour morphism of raorchestes akroparallagi from Western Ghats/U.G. Sujith V. Gopalan, R. Remya, Santhosh K. Kumar and Sanil George. 18. Aquatic biodiversity plays a role in the development of North Bihar/Vidyanath Jha, A.B. Verma and Prajna Jha. 19. Haematological profile of two barbs, Punitus mahecola Valenciennes and Punitus filamentosus Valenciennes pisces: cyprinidae/K.N. Vijayakumari. 20. Impact of anthropogenic intervention on the macrofaunal biodiversity of Gorai Creek, Mumbai/Vishakha Shingala and Nandini Patil. 21. Biodiversity and cultural linkages in India/T. Damu. 22. Spiritual dimensions of biodiversity conservation: a case study/Kannan C.S. Warrier and C. Kunhikannan. 23. Dashapushpam a culture custom and a religious concept exclusive from Kerala and the scientific spirit behind/Mini N. Vijayan. 24. Spiritual and ecological dimensions of sacred groves in biodiversity conservation, with special reference to Thiruvananthapuram City, Kerala/R. Neeta Nair and V.K. Jayalekshmi. 25. Folklore landscape of Kerala/C.R. Rajagopalan.
