Distribution of Lichens on few ancient monuments of Sonitpur district, Assam, North East India | Zendy

Pratim Chudhury Manas | Zendy; Mandira Sarma | Zendy; Sanjeeva Nayaka | Zendy; Kumar Upreti Dilip | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Distribution of Lichens on few ancient monuments of Sonitpur district, Assam, North East India

Author(s) -

Pratim Chudhury Manas,

Mandira Sarma,

Sanjeeva Nayaka,

Kumar Upreti Dilip

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of biodiversity and conservation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2141-243X

DOI - 10.5897/ijbc2016.0971

Subject(s) - lichen , geography , dominance (genetics) , archaeology , biodiversity hotspot , biodiversity , natural heritage , distribution (mathematics) , cultural heritage , ecology , biology , mathematical analysis , mathematics , biochemistry , tourism , gene

This preliminary investigation describes the diversity and distribution of lichens from the different archaeological monuments of Sonitpur district, located in the Eastern Himalayan region of India, which is a part of Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. It is a land of natural beauty and rich cultural heritage and it is well reflected in the number of archaeological sites and monuments of ancient time at this region. Enumerations of 38 species of lichen belonging to 21 genera and 15 families have been reported from the archaeological monuments of Sonitpur district. 6 species are new records for this state. Members of Physciaceae showed higher dominance with 11 species followed by Teloschistaceae with 4 species and Lecanoraceae and Verrucariaceae each containing 3 species, respectively. Cryptothecia subnidulans is the most widespread species, reported from 7 study sites.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research