Indian Hotspots

<div>Chapter 1. Biodiversity hotspots in India.- Chapter 2. Endemic, endangered and threatened vertebrates in the Indian hotspots.- Chapter 3. Diversity and Conservation of Chiropteran Fauna.- Chapter 4. An overview of the vertebrate diversity of Sriharikota (India's spaceport), Southern India: conservation perspectives.- Chapter 5. Group size and composition of Gaur in relation to environmental factors in Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India.- Chapter 6. Diversity, Distribution and Conservation of Freshwater fishes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.- Chapter 7. Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans); not a ‘Nut-cracker’: A Study from Kole Wetlands of Thrissur, Kerala.- Chapter 8. Avifauna of North West Himalaya.- Chapter 9. Chiropteran faunal diversity in the Tropical Forest Ecosystem of  Agasthiyamali Biosphere Reserve.- Chapter 10. Diversity of bat fauna in states of North-East and around Western Ghats of India with reference to its conservation.- Chapter 11. Statusand distribution of Grizzled Giant Squirrel in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India.- Chapter 12. Habitat use of Nilgiri Tahr Nilgiritragus hylocrius in Western Ghats, India.- Chapter 13. Biology, Ecology and Conservation of Golden Langur, Trachypithecus geei.- Chapter 14. Why are Lion-tailed Macaques rare?.- Chapter 15. Ranging and Spacing Behaviour of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus Linnaeus) in the Tropical Forests of Southern India.- Chapter 16. Role of elephants in the forest ecosystem and its conservation problems in Southern India.- Chapter 17. Influence of ranging and hierarchy on the habitat use pattern by Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) in the Tropical Forests of Southern India.- Chapter 18. Human - Elephant (Elephas maximus) Conflict in Southern India: Spatial Movement Pattern of Asian Elephants outside Reserved Forests of Coimbatore Forest Division.- Chapter 19. Statistical techniques for estimating the abundance of Asiatic Elephants based on dung piles.</div>