01919nam a22002657a 4500 20220117144059.0 220117b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 8129113108 eng 23 578.0954 DANW R J Ranjit Daniels 13405 Jayshree Vencatesan 13399 Western Ghats: Biodiversity People New Delhi Rupa & Co. 2008 xiv,148 p. HB 23x14 cm. 495.00 ₹ 495.00 Western Ghats-Biodiversity, People, Conservation covers a wide range of topics including the geological history, origin and evolution of biodiversity. It highlights the diversity of life in the region starting from micro-organisms and moves on to analyse and discuss the ways in which the different species of plants and animals have naturally assembled to form living communities. The long human history of the region and the way it has influenced the biodiversity has also been described. Not only that, it also discusses the future of the Western Ghats and its biodiversity in the light of the ever-increasing human pressures on land and water. The book has been written in a unique, simple style avoiding technical jargons so that it appeals to the general reader. It contains a large number of illustrations and unique photographs of the region that will enable the readers to identify the plants and animals discussed in the book. In short, the book is aimed at the layman as well as the serious student who wishes to learn about the rich biological wealth and ecological history of one of the Earth s last remaining tropical wilderness. India-Western Ghats 13400 Biodiversity 13401 Human Ecology 13402 Biodiversity Conservation 13403 DANIELS (R J Ranjit) 13404 VENCATESAN (Jayshree) 13406 ddc GF 221205 221205 0 0 ddc 0 0 OTH AL AL 2013-03-24 0 578.0954 DANW GF03543 2022-01-17 00:00:00 2022-01-17 GF