Chapter 1. Dryland Microorganisms: Ecology and biotechnological potential -- Chapter 2. BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE WESTERN GHATS, INDIA -- Chapter 3. Origin and Evolution of Peninsular India, Western Ghats and its Diverse Life forms -- Chapter 4. Microbial Diversity and conservation of local Biodiversity Heritage Sites in Western Ghats with community participation-a novel conservation effort of Kerala -- Chapter 5. Methods for exploring the microbial diversity of Western Ghats in India and their extended applications in various fields -- Chapter 6. ENDOPHYTIC MICROORGANISMS OF WESTERN GHATS - DIVERSITY AND BIOSYNTHETIC POTENTIAL -- Chapter 7. Lichen flora in Western Ghats of Kerala - A source of Innovation -- Chapter 8. PLANTS AND MICROORGANISM BIO-COMPOUNDS ON AGRICULTURE APPLICATIONS BY NANOTECHNOLOGY -- Chapter 9. IMPACT OF PLANT INVASION ON SOIL MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY: EVIDENCE FROM WESTERN GHATS -- Chapter 10. MICROBIAL BIODIVERSITY IN AGRICULTURALPRODUCTION PROCESSES -- Chapter 11. COASTAL SEDIMENTS OF LA PAZ BAY BCS: BACTERIA RESERVE WITH BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL -- Chapter 12. MICROORGANISMS BIOINDICATORS OF WATER QUALITY -- Chapter 13. Modelling the Migration of Pathogens in Agricultural Settings: From Surface Land to Groundwater Reservoirs -- Chapter 14. Current insights into phylloplane fungal species diversity in the Western Ghats and its perspective -- Chapter 15. Genome-based analysis for the bioactive potential of selected Actinobacteria from Kerala, India -- Chapter 16. Phylogenetic analysis in yeast population using microsatellites and simple sequence tandem repeats -- Chapter 17. Polydnaviruses: Evolution and applications -- Chapter 18. BROAD SPECTRUM AMINO ACID RACEMASES (Bsrs) - A POTENTIAL TARGET IN MICROBIAL RESEARCH -- Chapter 19. Variability of the Tannase Gene from Extreme Environments Uncultivable Microorganisms -- Chapter 20. SEARCH FOR HALOENZYMES -- Chapter 21. WASTE PROCESSES TO OBTAIN BIOGAS AND BIOETHANOL. .