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Zustand: New. pp. x + 166.

Zustand: New. pp. x + 166.

Zustand: New. pp. x + 166.

400 col. photos (illustrator). Contents Foreword Preface I Introduction 1 History 2 Geography 3 Geomorphology 4 Climate 5 Environment 6 Demography 7 Vulnerablility II Vegetation III Flora 1 Floristic diversity 2 Phytogeography IV Landscape mapping 1 Fragmentation 2 Disturbance index 3 Biological richness V Conservation VI Enumeration of species 1 Angiosperms 2 Pteridophytes Bibliography Index to botanical names Index to English names Index to Malayalam namesThe ecosystem of Lakshadweep Islands is very fragile and many natural and anthropogenic interventions posing a great threat to its biodiversity The need for comprehensive information on vegetation and flora has been felt ever since the formation of Union Territory of Lakshadweep in 1956 The present work brings out a consolidated account of the vegetation landscape characterization and plant diversity of Lakshadweep IslandsA total number of 348 species have been presented with details such as family name common name habit habitat flowering and fruiting period distribution in Lakshadweep Islands Nativity for introduced species and economic uses The presentation of colour photographs for all species is a special feature of this publication The present study is outcome of national project on biodiversity characterization at landscape level using remote sensing and GIS and Lakshadweep Islands 2008-2010 through Department of Space and Department of Biotechnology Govt India 166 pp.