PAPER V: KUF 125- BIODIVERSITY AND FOREST TYPES-

Definitions, scope and importance of biodiversity, Regions of biodiversity, Assessment of biodiversity, threats to biodiversity, Biodiversity loss; causes and consequences, Hotspots areas, Biodiversity conservation, botanical gardens, herbal gardens, arboretum, biodiversity parks and herbarium, Red data book and world heritage sites, Classification of forest-basis of classification, Champion and Seth’s classification of Forest types of India and Forest types of Uttarakhand Himalaya.