Terricolous Lichens in India

This study is a comprehensive resource on the diversity, distribution, and ecology of the soil lichens of India. It is a comprehensive account of an emerging topic that includes a valuable baseline analysis of these sensitive bioindicators in Asian habitats.

Terricolous lichens, a habitat specialist group of lichens play a vital role in maintenance and ecological stability of soil crusts with reference to their physical stability, hydrology and growth of soil microflora. Terricolous lichens in Indian lichenological studies haven't been taken up as a functional group.

Terricolous Lichens in India, Volume 1: Diversity Patterns and Distribution Ecology is the first ever publication dealing with soil lichens of India. Divided into five chapters, this volume discusses the lichenological researches in India with reference to terricolous lichens, the altitudinal distribution patterns of terricolous lichens, comparative assessment of distribution with global patterns, and the photobiont diversity and influence of novel molecular clades of photobiont in determining ecological preferences of soil lichens in India.

Written by experts in the field and supplemented with numerous photographs, Terricolous Lichens in India, Volume 1: Diversity Patterns and Distribution Ecology is a comprehensive resource that addresses the major drivers of terricolous lichens distribution in India.

Provides a thoroughly comprehensive study on terricolous lichens in India, a relatively unexplored region in lichenological studies Includes a wide variety of visual content, including photographs and graphs In depth analysis of various patterns and drivers of Terricolous lichen diversity in Indian habitats Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Dr. Himanshu Rai
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, National Botanical Research Institute, Lichenology Laboratory, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Dr. Dalip K. Upreti
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, National Botanical Research Institute, Lichenology Laboratory, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Inhalt
Lichenological studies in India with reference to terricolous lichens.- Distribution ecology of soil crust lichens in India: a comparative assessment with global patterns.- Terricolous lichens in Himalayas: patterns of species richness along elevation gradient.- Photobiont diversity in Indian Cladonia lichens, with special emphasis on the geographical patterns.