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Contents
Plant Ecology
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. Wild Life Management, 22. Food and Agriculture Resources,
Phytogeography
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, 41. Glossary, 42. Questions and Answers, 43.Index