Contents: I. Forest Ecology: 1. Review of researches on various aspects of ecology and forestry with special reference to Central India/Ram Prasad, P.C. Kotwal and Manish Mishra. 2. The new paradigm for monitoring and assessment of forest resources: criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management/P.C. Kotwal and Navin Horo. 3. Lessons in sustainable management of biodiversity in JFM areas for livelihood generation for tribals: a case from dry tropical forests of Madhya Pradesh/Prodyut Bhattacharya. 4. Tree density, regeneration and impact of harvesting of some selected NTFPs of the natural forests of three districts of Orissa state/Manish Mishra, S. Teki and R.P. Mishra. 5. Forest resources of Madhya Pradesh: an overview/A.K. Kandya. 6. Participatory carbon management of eco-sustainability of forests and dependent rural communities/P.K. Shukla and R.K. Pandey. 7. Land use decisions by locals affecting spatial biodiversity/Alka Chaturvedi. 8. Recent trends in biodiversity conservation: a review/C.M. Mishra. 9. Strategies to meet energy challenges through domestication of Jatropha curcas/Sunil Puri. 10. N2O source and sink potential in dry tropical climax forest and several grassland in Central India/S.K. Billore, V.P. Singh, K. Kaur and P. Dass. 11. Hydrological studies in a subtropical forest of Manipur. NE India/L. Usha Rani and Asha Gupta. 12. An overview of ethnobiological researchers with particular reference to wild edible plants/Manju Sundriyal. 13. Biodiversity of tropical dry deciduous forest ecosystem/B.R. Pandit. II. Wetland Ecology: 14. Conservation of wetlands: global and Indian perspectives/R.S. Ambasht and Navin K. Ambasht. 15. Productive status of the macrophytes in Ikop lake, Manipur/Ch. Nivanonee and B. Manihar Sharma. 16. Dampi watershed studies with GIS and remote sensing technique/Arun Kumar, R.K. Chingkhei, Th. Dolendro and J. Khongsai. III. Weed Ecology: 17. Management of weeds in dry seeded rice/Veenapani Mishra. 18. Biology and adaptive strategies of some weeds/Archana Verma and Tara Nigam. IV. Wildlife Ecology: 19. Population dynamics of the Central Indian Barasnigha (Cervus duvauceli branderi) in Kanha National Park/Rajesh Gopal. 20. Comparative study of wildlife populations in and around Kanha National Park/H.S. Negi and S.P. Bajpai. 21. Research and monitoring protocol for the adaptive management of the Kanha Tiger Reserve/Rakesh Shukla. 22. Insect and adaptation with reference to diapause/B. Prasad. 23. Wild life of Manipur - problems and prospects/K. Premkumar Singh. V. Microbial Ecology: 24. Microbial community dynamics of compost ecosystem/Seema Rawat and B.N. Johri. 25. Ecology of terrestrial Blue Green Algae: a review/J. Dubey. 26. Tetrazolium reduction and chlorophyll stability of cyanobacteria in the crusts on exposed soil surfaces subjected to heat stress/Bagmi Pattanaik and S.P. Adhikary. 27. Enterobacter: an emerging nosocomial pathogen/K.K. Patel, R. Murthy, M.L. Naik, S. Sinha and J. P. Mittra. 28. Studies on the microbial flora of two weed fishes with reference to their environment/Ch. Sarojnalini, T. Suchitra and N. Jaya. 29. Observations on the morphology and taxonomy of an interesting blue green algae/K.V.S. Reddy and K.M. Reddy. 30. Degradation of cyanides by algae and their nutrients/S.D. Shankahadarwar and P.B. Nandkar. VI. Pollution Ecology: 31. Management of wastes: an ecosystem approach/Sanat Kumar Jain. 32. Triazoles: a tool for ecological research/V.P. Singh. 33. Environmental conservation: important consideration/R.K. Jain and R.K. Srivastava. 34. Environmental auditing/G.P. Prasain and Kh. Dheeren Meetei. 35. A preliminary study on source appoint of RSPM-a case study/Geet Govind Sinam. 36. Impact of pulp and paper mill effluent on ground water quality effected by irrigation of sugarcane fields/P.R. Chaudhary, J.P. Kotangale, Shanta Satyanarayana and S.B. Lakhe. 37. Aspergillus: an important aeroallergen/A.A. Saoji. 38. Eco-management of tress in poor-rich urban ecosystem/S.B. Chaphekar. 39. Zinc accumulations in strains of Chlorococcum humicolum and Phormidium foveolarum/S.D. Shankhadarwar and P.B. Nandkar. VII. Grassland Ecology: 40. Primary productivity and dry matter dynamics of floating grasslands at Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur, NE India/Daisy Angom and Asha Gupta. 41. Standing state and cycling of nitrogen in soil -- vegetation compartments of a grassland ecosystem at Canchipur, Manipur/R. Radhapyari Devi, B. Manihar Sharma and H. Manoranjan Sharma. 42. Studies on dry forage production and quality of Iseilema grassland community as influenced by legume introduction in Bundelkhand region of U.P./Neel Ratan and U.N. Singh. VIII. Cropland Ecology: 43. Some environmentally safe approaches to crop disease control towards sustainable agriculture/Ashok Aggarwal, Vipin Prakash, Dipti Sharma, Seema Sharma and R.S. Mehrotra. 44. Response of pre-treatments on germination of Delonix regia seeds/Rajeev Baweley and U.N. Singh. IX. Ecological Modelling: 45. Role of mathematics in ecology/M. Ranjit Singh. 46. Matrix model in analysing population dynamics/Asha Gupta. 47. GPS applications for ecological studies at Manipur/Uttam C. Laisram. 48. Impact of the Himalaya on modification of ecosystems of Indian sub-continent and Asia: a review/O.P. Goel. X. Applied Ecology: 49. Plant genetic resource of North East India and their sustainable management/Suprio Chakravarty. 50. Ecophysiological studies on medicinal plants. IV. Experimental studies on the effect of certain growth regulants on the induction of roots on stem cuttings of Tylophora indica/Sandhya Tyagi and Y.D. Tiagi. 51. Increasing production potential of degraded lands in Bundelkhand region through agro-forestry systems/S.R. Gupta and Vinod Kumar. 52. Vermiculture technology: an overview/B. Narsimha Rao and A.K. Jha.
"The Book 'Advancing Frontiers of Ecological Researches in India' is a compilation of excellent reviews/research papers contributed by the most eminent ecologists of our country. Understanding of the basic principles of ecology and their application in our day-to-day life is called eco-planning and has resulted in the ecodevelopment of the society. Almost all the important aspects of ecology have been dealt with, i.e. Forest Ecology, Grassland Ecology, Cropland Ecology, Weed Ecology, Wildlife Ecology, Wetland Ecology, Pollution Ecology, Microbial Ecology, Applied Ecology, and Ecological modelling etc. by senior specialists and the present state of art in the subject as well as the future challenges for the budding scientists have been described. In this way, the book has become a useful compendium for the teachers, researches, scientists, administrators, policy makers, planners and students." (jacket)
