S.Chand Ecology, Environmental Science and Conservation, 2e (2025 – 2026 Book)

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Chapter 1: Ecology: Concepts, History, and Applications
Chapter 2: Solar Radiation and Temperature
Chapter 3: Plant Water Relations and Adaptations
Chapter 4: Soil and Belowground Interactions
Chapter 5: Fire and Disturbance Ecology
Chapter 6: Adaptations, Ecotypes and Genecology
Chapter 7: Population Ecology: Characteristics, Growth Regulation and Genetics
Chapter 8: Species Interactions
Chapter 9: Community: Nature, Structure, Attributes and Control
Chapter 10: Methods of Sampling Vegetation and Data Analysis
Chapter 11: Community Dynamics: Succession
Chapter 12: Ecosystem Structure, Functioning and Processes
Chapter 13: Primary Productivity and Detritus Pool
Chapter 14: Energy Flow Beyond Primary Producers: Secondary Production and Decomposition
Chapter 15: Ecosystems Nutrient Cycling
Chapter 16: Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Chapter 17: Biogeography and Life Zones
Chapter 18: Biome: Concept, Distribution and Characteristics
Chapter 19: Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems
Chapter 20: Air And Noise Pollution
Chapter 21: Water Pollution
Chapter 22: Soil Pollution – Metals, Pesticides, Wastes and Isotopes
Chapter 23: Environmental Impact Assessment
Chapter 24: Global Climate Change
Chapter 25: Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Trends of Recovery
Chapter 26: Biological Invasion: Process, Impacts and Prevention
Chapter 27: Natural Resources and Their Management
Chapter 28: Biodiversity: Magnitude, Gradients, and Hotspots
Chapter 29: Biodiversity Conservation
Chapter 30: Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
Chapter 31: Ecological Restoration
Chapter 32: Ecosystem Services, Their Valuation and Payment
Chapter 33: Human Population And Urbanisation
Chapter 34: Sustainable Development