This book gives an enumeration of indigenous vascular plant species found close to the disturbed mining sites situated at Pale and Sirigao villages, Goa, although widely separated but lie within the iron ore mining zones, i.e. Bicholim Geological Formation. It is unfortunate that there has not been a concerted effort on creating a quantified data base for assessing the extent of land degradations due to mining. Only by analysis of the vegetation on ...