Contents: 1. Phenology and reproductive ecology of tree taxa in the scrub vegetation of Eastern Ghats, India/N. Sivaraj, N. Sunil, Vinod Kumar and K.V. Krishnamurthy.  2. Two lesser known thelypteroid ferns from Andhra Pradesh/N. Rama Rao and P.K. Swain. 3. Bee foraging plant resources of North District of Tripura/Reema Saha, Subir Bera and B.K. Datta. 4. Marine woodborer fauna in mangroves of the Krishna Estuary, East Coast, India/A.V. Pachu, M.V. Rao and M. Balaji. 5. Floristic studies on mangroves of Prakasam District in Andhra Pradesh, India/P.K. Swain and N. Rama Rao. 6. Ethnobotany of mangroves in Andhra Pradesh, India/P.K. Swain and N. Rama Rao. 7. Studies on floral biology of Rauvolfia tetraphylla L./R. Rama Subbu, A.K. Sreekala and A. Chandraprabha. 8. Bird-mediated seed dispersal in some tropical plants of Eastern Ghats Forest, India/A.J. Solomon Raju. 9. Inventorisation and prioritization of Wetlands of Orissa Using Remote Sensing and GIS/Chiranjibi Pattanaik and S.N. Prasad. 10. Andromonoecy, entomophily and fruiting behaviour in Acacia Farnesiana (L.) Willd. (Mimosaceae)/A.J. Solomon Raju, S. Purnachandra Rao and K. Henry Jonathan. 11. Insect pollinator fauna, abundance, foraging activity and impact of honeybee pollination on Chamomile, Matricaria Chamomilla L./G.C. Kuberappa, P. Shilpa, A.B. Vishwas and M. Vasundara. 12. Some bird-pollinated flowers of forest tracts of Andhra Pradesh, India/A.J. Solomon Raju. 13. Abundance of pollinators and efficiency of honeybee species in summer squash, Cucurbita pepo L./G.C. Kuberappa, S.C. Manjula and A.B. Vishwas. 14. Organic farming -- a potential holistic management system for food, nutritional and environmental security/A.J. Solomon Raju and D. Sunanda Devi. 15. Pollinator fauna with special reference to the role of honeybees in ridge gourd Luffa acutangula L./G.C. Kuberappa, R.G. Ramesh and A.B. Vishwas. 16. Wasp-flower relationships and biodiversity/A.J. Solomon Raju. 17. Organic farming: an effective approach for sustainable agriculture/K. Henry Jonathan. 18. Pollination biology and sustainability of economically important Acacia sinuata (Shikai) and Semecarpus anacardium (Marking nut) in the Eastern Ghats Forests of Andhra Pradesh, India/A.J. Solomon Raju. 19. Distribution and conservation status of chelonian fauna in the North Eastern Ghats Region of Coastal Andhra Pradesh/P. Sunita, P.S. Raja Sekhar and M.V. Subba Rao. 20. Field Scale evaluation of fruit boost and bee-Q in enhancing the seed yield of sunflower/Shashidhar Viraktamath and K. Manjunath. 21. Reproductive biology of Rauvolfia micrantha Hook.f. (Apocynaceae)/R. Ramasubbu, A.K. Sreekala and A.G. Pandurangan. 22. Foraging ecology of honeybees in relation to floral biology and biochemical profiles of floral rewards/K. Suseela Branham. 23. Assessment of biodiversity from space with special emphasis on forest ecology/A. Narayana Swamy and A. Siva Parvathi. 24. Spatial modeling for biological richness analysis in Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Orissa, India/C. Sudhakar Reddy, Chiranjibi Pattanaik, M.S.R. Murthy and P.S. Roy.

"This book brings out the structural and functional aspects of plants and animals at different stages of their life cycle. The content included in the papers is contributed by different authors; it is mostly original and supplemented by the works of other workers published in India and elsewhere. The contributions include phenological and ecological aspects of reproduction in tree taxa in the scrub vegetation, reproductive ecology of Acacia Farnesiana, A. Sinuata and Semecarpus anacardium, Rauvolfia tetraphylla, R. Micrantha, ornithophily, ornithochory, wasp-flower relationships in sustaining biodiversity, conservation status of chelonian fauna, information about thelypteroid ferns, marine woodborer fauna, floristics and ethnobotany of mangroves, bee flora, honeybee pollination in Matricaria chamomilla, Cucurbita pepo, Luffa acutangula, enhancing the seed yield of sunflower, biochemical profiles of floral rewards for honeybees, importance of organic farming for sustainable agriculture, inventorization and prioritization of wetlands of Orissa using remote sensing and GIS, biodiversity assessment and spatial modeling for biological richness analysis, etc. All these aspects were discussed at length. The information provided is of prime importance for the conservation and management of ecological interactions taking place at different stages of plant and animal life. The information provided on mangroves is a good contribution to the existing knowledge on mangroves of India. The information on ornithophily and ornithochory in the plants of Eastern Ghats is highly useful for taking steps for the effective conservation of habitats and at the same time for the promotion of ecotourism prospects. The reproductive biology information on certain plants in the Eastern Ghats is highly valuable for understanding the relationships between plants and insects at flowering stage. Honey bee flora for certain areas and honey bees role in enhancing pollination and seed production rate were also well explained for consideration in bee-keeping practices. Further, this book also provides certain important information about biodiversity assessment using remote sensing and geographical information systems. Therefore, this book is a collection of information on different aspects of plants and animals at species level, ecosystem level and finally the interactions between them for sustaining biodiversity. This book is an important dictionary for those working in the subjects of conservation biology of terrestrial and mangrove forests and apiculture; in ornithology and remote sensing and geographical information systems." (jacket)