| Publication |
Ahmedabad, Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 2006.
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| Description |
478pDrak green spine
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| Series |
Wonders of the Indian Wilderness
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| Summary/Abstract |
The second volume in the series, is an account of the author's travels through more than eighty Protected areas, National parks and Wildlife sanctuaries in India. It is an account of changes witnessed in these areasand describes the nature different ecosystems and the destinctive species found in them. He also describes the linkages betwen local people and the wilderness resources used by them in and around these areas. the book attempts to make the similarities and differences between the various sanctuaries and National parks by interconnecting them through the biogeographic zones they belong to.
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| Contents |
Five decades of travels in the Indian wilderness
National parks and wildlife sanctuaries
The cold desert of the Ladakh Plateau and the lofty Himalayas
The Himalayan foothills, the Terai and the North-East
Arid and semi-arid regions of the West
The Sal Forests of Central India
The Teak Forests of Central and Peninsular India
The Deccan grasslands and scrublands
The forests of the Western Ghats
The Teak Forests of South India
The Sholas, evergreen hill forests and moist evergreen low forests
The waterside: rivers and lakes
The coastal waters and river deltas
Emerald islands
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| Standard Number |
8188204803 Hb.
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