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Natural history in the Indian subcontinent has a long heritage with a recorded history going back to the Vedic era. Natural history research in early times included the broad fields of palaeontology, zoology and botany. These studies would today be considered under field of ecology but in former times, such research was undertaken mainly by ...
Bombay Natural History Society 1993(4):4–7. Kannan, R. (1994). Ecology and Conservation of the Great Pied Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) in the Western Ghats of southern India. Ph.D. thesis, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Kannan, Ragupathy (1994). "Conservation ecology of the Great Hornbill in the Western Ghats, southern India". OBC Bull ...
In terms of evolutionary history, the area is important given the breakup of Gondwana in the early Jurassic period, after which India was an isolated landmass until its collision with the Eurasian Plate. The World Heritage Site comprises 39 individual properties. [40] Hill Forts of Rajasthan: Rajasthan: 2013 247rev; ii, iii (cultural)
Pages in category "Natural history of India" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
India's climate has become progessively drier since the late Miocene, reducing forest cover in northern India in favour of grassland. [23] There are about 29,015 species of plants including 17,926 species of flowering plants. This is about 9.1% of the total plant species identified worldwide and 6,842 species are endemic to India.
The Indian Museum originated from the Asiatic Society of Bengal which was created by Sir William Jones in 1784. The concept of having a museum arose in 1796 from members of the Asiatic Society as a place where man-made and natural objects collected could be kept, cared for and displayed.
There are 18 biosphere reserves in India. [ 1 ] They protect larger areas of natural habitat than a typical national park or animal sanctuary , and often include one or more national parks or reserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic uses.
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