02040nam a22002777a 450000500170000000800410001702000150005804000080007308200230008110000310010410000320013524500390016726000320020630000300023836500240026852011480029265000310144065000240147165000250149565000370152070000320155770000330158994200120162299900190163495201090165320220117144059.0220117b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a8129113108  ceng  223a578.0954bDANW  aR J Ranjit Daniels 913405  dJayshree Vencatesan 913399  aWestern Ghats: Biodiversity People  aNew DelhibRupa & Co.c2008  axiv,148 p.bHBc23x14 cm.  b495.00c₹d495.00  aWestern 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.  aIndia-Western Ghats913400  aBiodiversity913401  aHuman Ecology913402  aBiodiversity Conservation913403  aDANIELS (R J Ranjit)913404  aVENCATESAN (Jayshree)913406  2ddccGF  c221205d221205  00102ddc40708OTHaALbALd2013-03-24l0o578.0954 DANWpGF03543r2022-01-17 00:00:00w2022-01-17yGF