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The ecosystem of Lakshadweep Islands is very fragile and many natural and anthropogenic interventions posing a great threat to its biodiversity. The need for comprehensive information on vegetation and flora has been felt ever since the formation of Union Territory of Lakshadweep in 1956. The present work brings out a consolidated account of the vegetation, landscape characterization and plant diversity of Lakshadweep Islands.A total number of 348 species have ...
Most of the world's ecosystems are in a state of constant change at various spatial and temporal scales by a variety of socio-economic and environmental factors. The changes today particularly in Tropical Ecosystems are more extensive and occur at faster rate than ever before. It has impacted the alterations in biodiversity, hydrological and biogeochemical cycle. The developments in the geoinformatics provide opportunity to gather information on ecosystems in ...