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1. Introduction to Plant Ecology 2. The Environment 3. Climatic Factors 4. Edaphic Factors 5. Topographic Factors 6. Biotic Factors 7. Ecosystem 8. Biomes 9. Hydrophytes 10. Xerophytes 11. Halophytes 12. Epiphytes 13. Plant Succession 14. Autecology 15. Synecology 16. Units of Vegetation 17. Plants As Ecological Indicators 18. Biodiversity 19. Forests and Forest Management 20. Forest Conservation 21. Wildlife Management 22. Food and Agriculture Resources 23. Principles of Phytogeography 24. Climate and Climatic Regions of India 25. Discontinuous Distribution of Plants 26. Endemism 27. Continental Drift 28. Phytogeographic Regions of India 29. Vegetation of India 30. The Centres of Origin of Cultivated Plants 31. Remote Sensing for Vegetation Analysis 32. Geographic Information System (GIS) 33. Origin and Formation of Soil 34. Properties of soil 35. Soil Types in India 36. Soil Erosion and Conservation 37. Soil Degradation and Wasteland 38. Environmental Pollution 39. Ecological Experiments 40. Spotters Glossary Questions and Answers Index