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Angiosperm Diversity of Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, South Andaman, India

Angiosperm Diversity of Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, South Andaman, India

$80
Author:K. Karthigeyan Edited by Paramjit Singh and Sudhansu Sekhar Dash
ISBN 10:8181770722
Language:English
Year:2017
Pages:474pp.,+49colour plates+map
Series/Volumes:Flora of India Series
Subject:Botanical Science/Forestry

About the Book

The Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, more popularly known as the Labyrinth Islands, is renowned for its luxuriant coastal, mangrove, tropical evergreen forests, and marine vegetation. The book Angiosperm Diversity of Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, South Andaman, India deals with different species of flowering plants comprising of 762 species of dicotyledons and 248 species of monocotyledons with 15 illustrations and 144 photographs. The book also identifies the endemic species; provides specific information on local uses of the plants, distribution patterns in the Islands; different threats to biodiversity and suggesting conservation measures. I hope this book provide a comprehensive picture of the floristic richness and will be of appreciable use to students and researchers in the field of botany and forestry. Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Results and discussion. 3. Taxonomic treatment. 4. Bibliography. 5. Index to families.