Preface
1. Palaeoclimatic Oscillations in the Indo-Burma Hotspot: Recent Evidence from Wetlands
Susheel Kumar, Santanu Ghosh, Tushar Adsul, Keshav Kumar Upadhyay, Balram Tiwari, Akhandal Sahoo, Dinesh Kumar, and Atul Kumar Varma
2. Vegetation and Forest Types of Vietnam Part of the Indo-Burma Hotspot
Dang Viet Hung
3. Microbial Diversity of Soil and Sandstones Forming Historical Monuments of the Indo-Burma Region: A Review
Ningthoujam Ranjana Devi, Salam Suresh Singh, Ngangbam Somen Singh, Rajdeep Chanda, Keshav Kumar Upadhyay, and S. K. Tripathi
4. Cyanobacteria from the Indo-Burma Hotspot Region of India: Diversity, Endemism, and Future Scope
Sudipta Kumar Das, Sukumar Bhakta, and Siba Prasad Adhikary
5. Lichen Diversity of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot
Sanjeeva Nayaka, Biju Haridas, and Ambikesh Debnath
6. Liverwort and Hornwort Diversity in the Indo-Burma Hotspot Region of India
D. K. Singh
7. Pteridophytes of the Indo-Burma Region: A Look into Their Status
R. Vanlalpeka, P. C. Vanlalhluna, and S. K. Mehta
8. Diversity of Angiosperms in the Indo–Burma Biodiversity Hotspot Region
Sandhyarani Devi Khomdram, Bimolkumar Singh Sadokpam, and Sanatombi Devi Yumkham
9. The Changing Paradigms of Phyto-Diversity in Andaman Group Islands of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot
Lal Ji Singh, S. Mahadevakumar, Pankaj A. Dhole, Anil Kumar Midigesi, and Gautam Anuj Ekka
10. Faunal Diversity of Andaman Group of Islands, Part of Indo-Burma Hotspot
C. Sivaperuman and Ramakrishna
11. Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot and Climate Change
Khoisnam Vramari Devi, Keshav Kumar Upadhyay, Rajdeep Chanda, Susheel Kumar, Ngangbam Somen Singh, David C. Vanlalfakawma, Shri Kant Tripathi, and Mamta Joshi
12. Diversity of Eel Species in the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot: Taxonomic Status, Economic Importance, Present Status, and Prevailing Threats
Chittaranjan Baruah and Ramashankar Bordoloi
13. Agro-biodiversity in Traditional Land-Use Systems of Northeast Indian Part of Indo-Burma Hotspot
Akoijam Benjamin Singh, Henchai P. Phom, H. Vanlalmalsawmropuia, Suresh Kumar, Vinod Prasad Khanduri, and Kewat Sanjay Kumar
Biography
T. Pullaiah, PhD, is a former Professor in the Department of Botany at Sri Krishnadevaraya University in Andhra Pradesh, India, where he has taught for more than 35 years. He has held several positions at the university, including Dean, Faculty of Biosciences; Head of the Department of Botany; Head of the Department of Biotechnology; and member of the Academic Senate. He was President of the Indian Botanical Society (2014), President of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (2013), and Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences. Under his guidance, over 50 students earned their doctoral degrees. He has authored over 70 books, edited over 40 books, and published over 340 papers. He was also a member of the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Professor Pullaiah received his PhD from Andhra University, India, attended Moscow State University, Russia, and worked as postdoctoral fellow during 1976-1978.
