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Wonders of the Indian wilderness /

Bharucha, Erach.

Wonders of the Indian wilderness / Erach Bharucha. - 1st ed. - New York : Abbeville Press Pub.; c2008. - 3v : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 3435cm.

v. I: THE NATURE OF BIODIVERSITY IN INDIA: Humankind and the web of life -- The biodiversity of India -- The nature of the Indian wilderness -- Indias floral heritage -- Indias rich faunal heritage -- v. II: NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES OF INDIA: Five decades of travels in the Indian wilderness -- National parks and wildlife sanctuaries -- The cold desert of the Ladakh Plateau and the lofty Himalayas -- The Himalayan foothills, the Terai and the North-East -- Arid and semi-arid regions of the West -- The Sal Forests of Central India -- The Teak Forests of Central and Peninsular India -- The Deccan grasslands and scrublands -- The forests of the Western Ghats -- The Teak Forests of South India -- The Sholas, evergreen hill forests and moist evergreen low forests -- The waterside: rivers and lakes -- The coastal waters and river deltas -- Emerald islands.

0789209993 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780789209993 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Biodiversity conservation--India.
Biodiversity--India.
Habitat (Ecology)--India.

QH77.I4 / B43 2008