Contents, Acknowledgements, 1 Introduction, 2 The Himalayan Catchments, 3 Soil Erosion and Sedimentation-An Environmental Hazard, 4 Deforestation and Environmental Degradation, 5 Social Economy of The Himalayan People, 6 Western Himalayan-Their Climates, 7 Physical and Edaphic Feature of Geology and Soil, 8 Vegetation-Floristic Survey of Garhwal Himalaya, 9 Ecological Features of the Vegetation, 10 Dynamics of OAK-Conifer Forests, 11 Adaptive Trends in the Flora of the High Altitudes, 12 Economic Importance of the Flora and Conservation of Endangered Species, Preface, Acknowledgements. illustrated 1983, Isbn: 81-7019-089-1 ISBN:8170190891 vi+379 Yr. of Pub.1983 Hard Bound English