TREES AND WOODLANDS OF SOUTH INDIA
Title | TREES AND WOODLANDS OF SOUTH INDIA PDF eBook |
Author | Eleni Asouti |
Publisher | Left Coast Press |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2008-07-15 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1598742310 |
This volume introduces the ecological history of woodland vegetation in South India. It incorporates a critical overview of the theories of ecological on the subcontinent while detailing the history of long-term changes in the tree and shrub vegetation of the Indian peninsula that have resulted from climate change and the impact of human activities on the landscape. The volume also demonstrates the potential of microscopic analysis of archaeological wood charcoal remains for the purpose of palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. Included in the volume is a practical guide for the microscopic identification of the principal timber species of South India, accompanied by detailed information on the synecology and autecology of native trees and shrubs, and ethnographic evidence on their diverse uses and properties. An accompanying CD-ROM contains the complete identification guide and many full color illustrations of South Asian trees and shrubs to facilitate analysis.
Forest Trees of South India
Title | Forest Trees of South India PDF eBook |
Author | S.G. Neginhal IFS |
Publisher | Notion Press |
Pages | 752 |
Release | 2020-03-13 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1647606373 |
• Contains descriptions of 988 Trees belonging to 87 families. • Has 568 pages, 255 black and white photographs and 193 line drawings of Trees. • Separate photographs provided for the Evergreen, Deciduous, Scrub and Mangrove Trees. • Sacred, Rare, Endemic, Ornamental, Fruit-bearing, Littoral Trees are tabulated. • Contains Maps of Forests of South India and Western and Eastern Ghats. • This book is brought out after a gap of more than a century after Bourdillon’s The Forest Trees of Travancore (1908). • The book is also equally useful wherever Tropical Evergreen, Deciduous and Scrub Forests exist in Peninsular India.
Forest Trees of South India
Title | Forest Trees of South India PDF eBook |
Author | S. G. Neginhal |
Publisher | |
Pages | 562 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Forest plants |
ISBN |
The Forests and Gardens of South India
Title | The Forests and Gardens of South India PDF eBook |
Author | Hugh Francis Clarke Cleghorn |
Publisher | |
Pages | 726 |
Release | 1861 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Trees Of South India
Title | Trees Of South India PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Blanchflower |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 471 |
Release | 2024-01-22 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9354897916 |
Trees of South India is a result of over fifty years of dedicated work of restoring and researching the forests and native trees of the Coromandel Coast of South India, all the way to the lower reaches of the Western Ghats, and on to the hillocks of the Eastern Ghats-a contiguous woodland until a few thousand years ago. Geographically, this range covers the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and, to some extent, Odisha. Within this vast span there are a number of distinct forest types adapted to variations in rainfall, soil type, altitude and fauna. Containing deep botanical knowledge and a wealth of information, this detailed and easy-to-use pictorial guide will help readers identify 190 ecologically important species of native trees and shrubs, including many rare and threatened plants such as satin wood, poplar-leaved ardor, Indian kino, red sanders and rosewood, etc. With growing awareness of the significance of native forests in the fight against climate change, this book is a powerful resource for amateur naturalists, plant explorers and conservationists interested in learning about indigenous flora and working towards their preservation.
Forest Trees of South India
Title | Forest Trees of South India PDF eBook |
Author | S. G. Neginhal Ifs (Retd ). |
Publisher | |
Pages | 618 |
Release | 2020-02-12 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781647606367 |
Coastal Shrines and Transnational Maritime Networks across India and Southeast Asia
Title | Coastal Shrines and Transnational Maritime Networks across India and Southeast Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Himanshu Prabha Ray |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2020-07-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1000166511 |
This book breaks new ground by examining trans-oceanic connectivity through the perspective of coastal shrines and maritime cultural landscapes across the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea. It covers a period of expanding networks and cross-cultural encounters from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. The book examines the distinctiveness of these shrines, and highlights their interconnections, and their role in social integration in South and Southeast Asia. By drawing on data from shipwreck sites, the author elaborates on the material and religious intersections and transmissions between cultures across the seas. Many of these coastal shrines survived into the colonial period when they came to be admired for their aesthetic value as ‘monuments’. As nation states of the region became independent, these shrines were often inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on account of their Outstanding Universal Values. The book argues that in the 21st century there is a need to promote the cultural connectivity of the past as transnational heritage on UNESCO’s global platform to preserve and protect our shared heritage. The volume will be essential reading for academics and researchers of archaeology, anthropology, museum and heritage studies, history of South and Southeast Asia, religious studies, cultural studies, and Asian studies.