Contents: Foreword. Preface. List of photographs. Introduction. Enumeration. Glossary of Technical Terms Used. Bibliography. Photoplates. Index to Botanical Names. Index to English Names. Index to Hindi Names. Index to Local Names. Index to Sanskrit Names.
Ferns are very successful plants and grow on varied kind of habitats. Ferns are of little economic significance but has huge ecological value. Being the major constituent of biodiversity, their role in the ecological system cannot be neglected or overlooked in the global changing environmental scenario apart from the role ferns play in day-to-day activities of the local communities.The present book reveals the ferns present in the landscape of Uttarakhand. Species are placed in alphabetical order for the ease of the readers.(Jacket)
