Description

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