ENVIRONMENTAL   INFORMATION    SYSTEM                                                                   ENVIRONMENTAL   INFORMATION    SYSTEM       PDF FORMATS                                      BOOKS                 NEWSLETTERS               ABSTRACT         BOOKS Bibliography and Abstract of Papers on Flora of West Bengal 2008.Click here... Bibliography and Abstract of Papers on Flora of North East India 2009.Click here... ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.9 Click here... ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.10 Click here... ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.11 Click here... ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.12 Click here... ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.13(1) Click here... ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.13(2) Click here... ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.14(1) Click here... ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.14(2) Click here... ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.15(1) Click here...                 MANGROVES, ASSOCIATES AND SALT MARSHES OF THE GODAVARI AND KRISHNA DELTA The book deals with the general features of mangrove areas, their topography, geomorphology, ecology and river systems along with major environmental factors controlling the vegetation pattern and zonation of mangroves. Detailed floristic studies of the mangrove vegetation and some of the associated plant taxa have been described along with brief notes on ecological conditions, phenology and status in relation to geographical distribution. It deals with the uses and utilization of the flora, brief notes on existing faunas, phenology, regeneration and field characters of individual mangrove species identification along with notes on exploitation, management and conservation.                                DIVERSITY OF COASTAL PLANT COMMUNITIES OF INDIA It deals with the pattern of topography, Geology, Geomorphology and Climatic condition of the Indian coastline with detailed Classification, Zonation and Assessment of plant communities within Dry Coastal and Wet Coastal ecosystem in India. Special attention has been given on sandy and rocky coastal plant communities, mangroves, seagrasses, phytoplankton and seaweeds. Sustainable development also has been focused nicely. (PRICED PUBLICATION) Rs.804.00 Demand Draft is to be send in favour of Accounts Officer, P.A.O.(BSI/ZSI)                RED LIST OF THREATENED VASCULAR PLANT SPECIES OF INDIA Deals with identification of taxa that are most threatened ,thereby serving as  tools to help to set priorities for conservation action and providing baseline information for monitoring status of taxa. It provides the list of threatened plant species of India and the evaluation of threat was based on data from the entire range of distribution of the concerned species.                                                                                                                       back                                                                        top             NEWSLETTERS ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.I Wetland plant resources for conservation (Cyperus pangorei), (Typha angustifolia L.); Schumannianthus dichotomus (Sital Pati); The pitcher plant Nepenthes khasiana; A rare fern needing conservation (Ophioderma pendula)   ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.II The Shola Aeschynomene aspera ; The prickly Waterlily of the East Euryale ferox; Wild Rice Oryza nivara; Notes on Aquilaria malaccensis, Pterocarpus santalinus and Taxus wallichiana of Appendix II of CITIES; Cypripedium tibeticum from Valley of Flowers, Garhwal, Himalayas.   ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.III Tree Fern of Genus Cyathea and its uses; The Water-Chesnut -Trapa natans var bispinosa; "Guggal" Commiphora wightii ; An underexploited economically important plant Dregea volubilis ; The old stems of Bauhinia scandens in India.          back   ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.IV Aponogeton A potential underexploited wetland resource in India; DUCKWEEDS Picrorhiza kurrooa from valley of flowers, Garhwal; Dioscorea prazeri A rapidly depleting medicinal plant; Neem Tree Azadirachta indica.                                                        ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.V The Himalayan "GINSENG" Panax pseudo-ginseng ; The Ditch-grass Ruppia maritima ssp. maritima; Local technology for extraction of Fibre from Banana plant Musa ; Rural technology for harvesting 'MAKHANA' seeds Euryale ferox ; The water fern - Azolla a promising biological resource; A Fresh water, Edible Fern Ceratopteris thalictroides; Common edible fern Dhenki shak Diplazium esculentum ; A New use of Bauhinia vahlii; Birds of Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah.                                                          ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.VI The Historic Great Banyan tree; Introduction of Barringtonia asiatica; The sacred lotus - Indian national flower Nelumbo nucifera ; Garcinia available source of hydroxy citric acid for human weight-control; Arisaema griffithii A vanishing cobra-Lily; Cardamine macrophylla A little known wild edible herb of the Eastern Himalaya; Acrostichum aureum a well known fern of mangrve swamp; Potamogeton The common pond weed in Eastern India        ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.VII Common Foxglove-A promising medicinal plant from Sikkim; Fox-nut (Makhana) facing extinction: need for germplasm consrvation; A note on the cultivation of Trachycarpus takil O. Beccari - A rare Palm; An overview of vascular plant diversity of wetlands, its conservation and sustainable development in India; Some minor forest products of Buxa Tiger Reserve - N.Bengal; Gloriosa superba(Kalihari)-An ornamental and medicinal plant needs urgent conservation strategies; A Plea for conservation (Persea glaucescens, Lumnitzera littorea, Oryza rufipogon, Manilkara littoralis); An overview of Indian Mangroves, conservation strategies and management          ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.VIII It deals with some interesting articles on wild banana - "Wild Bananas - The Genus Musa L. of the section Rodhochlamys in India ; Plant resources of little Andaman - Major Commercial timber, Minor Commercial Timber, Medicinal plant resources , Plant resources used in domestic life support ,Mangrove and beach forests; Red oil palm cultivation. GINKGO L. Maiden - Hair tree, Kawar Tal - a Major Freshwater Wetland in Bihar , - Amomum hypoleucum Thw.- a rare threatened aromatic plant needs conservatiion. - A Review on Medicinal potentialities of Macrophytes in India. terrestrial fern - Dicranopteris linearis of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve.   ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.IX Available in PDF format                          back   ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.X Available in PDF  format   ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.XI Available in PDF  format   ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.XII Available in PDF  format   ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.XIII(1) Available in PDF  format      Available in PDF format ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.XIII(2)                                                                                                                       back ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.XIV(1) Available in PDF format   ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.XIV(2) Available in PDF format   ENVIS NEWSLETTER VOL.XV(1) Available in PDF format                                                                          top       ABSTRACT   BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ABSTRACT OF PAPERS ON FLORA OF WEST BENGAL Available in PDF format    BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ABSTRACT OF PAPERS ON FLORA OF NORTH EAST INDIA Available in PDF format                                                                          top BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ABSTRACT OF PAPERS ON FLORA OF WEST BENGAL-II   top   HOME | ACTIVITIES | DATABASE | ACTIVE LINK | PUBLICATION | SITE MAP | EXPERTS DISCLAIMER | OTHER ENVIS CENTRE | PHOTO GALLERY | FEED BACK | SERVICES | CONTACT US Copyright © 2001 ENVIS CENTRE ON FLORAL DIVERSITY. 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