Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Functions and Challenges in the Face of Global Change

Introduction.- Influence of Changing Patterns of Precipitation and Temperature on Tropical Soil Ecosystem.- Nature and Extent of Forest Degradation in Central Himalayas.- Management of invasive alien plants in Nepal: current practices and future prospects.- Invasive species and their impact on tropical forests of Central India- a review.- Aboveground tree carbon stocks along a disturbance gradient in wet tropical forests of south Assam, India.- Responses of tropical and sub-tropical plants to air pollution.- Shorea robusta forest resources of Mainpat/Phendeling Tibetan Refugee Camp, Chhattisgarh, India.- Ecology of Treeline Vegetation in Western Himalaya: Anthropogenic and Climatic Influences.- Ideas and Approaches for Studying Treelines in the Himalayas: Expanding the Concept from a Landmark to Community and Ecosystem Levels.- Community Response and Adaptation to Climate Change in Central Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India.- Environmental Changes and Challenges of Tarai and Siwalik of Nepal.- Ecological value and change sensitivity based approach for defining integrity of forests in west Himalaya, India.- Himalayan biodiversity in the face of climate change.- Phenological Pattern and Community Structure of Dipterocarpaceae in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Lampung.- Integrated landscape modelling in India: Evaluating the scope for micro-level spatial analysis over temporal scale.- Conclusions and way forward.