Perspectives in Plant Ecology and Environmental Biology

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This volume commemorates the Golden Jubilee Year of the establishment of Kirorimal College (a constituent college of the University of Delhi). This prestigious institution was honoured by the gracious presence of the First President of the First Pr4esidnet of India, Dr. Rajindra Prasad who laid the foundation of the college building. This commemorative volume focuses attention on the growing awareness about plant ecology ad environment biology. The different contributions present an up-to-date, detailed and balanced overview of the current knowledge within specific topics. Man his interacted with nature in various ways since the dawn of civilization. Primitive societies developmental activities of man. We are losing our natural resources, biodiversity, genetic diversity, and are unable to manage nature. The consequences are becoming apparent in the form of drought, floods, depletion of the ozone layer, global warming, climate change, melting of snow, alists and should receive adequate attention by students who study ecology. In this volume, emphasis has been laid on areas such as Climate Change, Environmental Laws, Biodiversity Act, Intellectual Property Rights, Mineral Industry and Environment, Remote Sensing, GIS and the Environment, Diversity and Distribution of Wild Relatives of crop Plants, Sustainable Agriculture, Management of Protected Areas, Wetland ecosystem, and Coastal Erosion. The Volume is meant to serve as useful reference book for graduate and post-graduate students.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Prithipal Singh

Dr. Prithipalssingh is a Senior reader in Botany Kirorimal College. He has been teaching since 1971. The special interest in which he is recognized as an expert include, besides Plant Taxonomy, Biodiversity Studies, Ecology and Environmental Biology. He has published numerous research papers in national and International Journals. Dr. Prithipal Singh served on the National Consultation Committee for discussing the 'State of the Environment report of India 2001' prepared by the United nations Environment Programme. He has completed a project on "Status of biodiversity conservation in Punjab" for the Forest department, as a member of the tata Energy research Institute team. As a consultant for Biodiversity with "The Energy Institute (TERI)", Dr. Prithipalsingh participated in several world bank funded research projects of the Uttar Pradesh/Uttranchal State Forest department. He has obtained first hand information in the effect of ‘fire', grazing', 'collection of non-timber forest products' and 'natural regeneration'; focusing on the ground realities for evaluating the impact of different parameters necessary for formulating "management recommendations".

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Title
Perspectives in Plant Ecology and Environmental Biology
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
817233415X
Length
xii+375p., Tables; Figures; Maps; References; 25cm.
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