Biodiversity and Ecology : Concepts and Facts (Prof. K. Unnikrishnan
Commemoration Volume)/edited by M. Sivadasan and K.V. Mohanan. Calicut,
Prof. K. Unnikrishnan Commemoration Volume Committee, 2000, x, 204 p., tables.
Biodiversity and Ecology : Concepts and Facts (Prof. K. Unnikrishnan
Commemoration Volume)/edited by M. Sivadasan and K.V. Mohanan. Calicut,
Prof. K. Unnikrishnan Commemoration Volume Committee, 2000, x, 204 p., tables.
Contents: Preface. Foreword. 1. Thoughts on biodiversity and conservation in ancient and medieval Sanskrit literature/N.V.P. Unithiri. 2. Environmental awareness in ancient India/C. Rajendran. 3. Biodiversity conservation awareness: Quranic perspective/Zulfiker Ali. 4. Biodiversity and endemism among the Flora of Western Ghats with reference to Kerala/N. Sasidharan. 5. Animal diversity conservation and challenges/P.S. Easa. 6. Butterflies of Kerala/George Mathew, Mary Anto and C.M. Brijesh. 7. Genetic resources of spices in Kerala/P.N. Ravindran. 8. Biodiversity of Black Pepper and Cardamom/B. Sasikumar, B. Krishnamoorthy, K.V. Saji, Johnson K. George and K.V. Peter. 9. Biodiversity conservation and role of biotechnology/M.P. Nayar. 10. Biodiversity monitoring/A.R.R. Menon and A.O. Varghese. 11. Environmental pollution and protection in Kerala/R. Ravindran Pillai. 12. Some aspects of industrial pollution in Kerala/K. Sreedharan. 13. Automobile pollution/P. Mohamed Shafi. 14. The death of rivers/M.N. Karassery. 15. Role of voluntary agencies in the conservation of plant diversity/M.K. Prasad. 16. The role of mass media in environmental issues/Syed Amjed Ahmed. 17. Ecotourism: concepts and facts/Ramakrishnan Palat. 18. Agrarian transition in Kerala and its impact on genetic resources/K.N. Ganesh. 19. Eco-aesthetics/R. Viswanathan. 20. Capitalism and ecological crisis/P.K. Pokker. References. About the authors.
From the Preface: "The articles contained in this volume would present all aspects from glimpses of the development of concepts of biodiversity to conservation awareness, monitoring of biodiversity, conservation of biodiversity, environmental problems and their protection, and an array of related relevant aspects.
This volume would be a valuable source book on biodiversity conservation, environmental problems and related fields for the students, researchers and environmental and conservation activists."
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