Recent Advances in Lichenology
Modern Methods and Approaches in Biomonitoring and Bioprospection, Volume 1
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Investigation of Factors Controlling Temporal Trend of Lichen Diversity in Arid Region of India
Lichens are sensitive indicators of changes in climatic condition of an area at both micro and macro scales. The present study analyzes the lichen diversity change in the last forty years compared with the tem...
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A geostatistical approach to compare metal accumulation pattern by lichens in plain and mountainous regions of northern and central India
Based on the physicochemical characteristics, metals emitted from the source (both natural and anthropogenic) contributes towards spatial continuity at a regional scale. Apart from the intrinsic properties of ...
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Lichens as Sinks of Airborne Organic Pollutants: A Case Study in the Natural Ecosystem of Himalayas
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are predominantly released into the atmosphere due to anthropogenic activities. POPs pose risk to the global environment as they are persistent having long-range transport ...
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Profiling of heavy metal and pesticide residues in medicinal plants
Application of medicinal plant to cure ailments has been practiced by several civilizations. Nowadays, contamination of heavy metals and pesticide residues in medicinal plant is a serious concern, due to toxic...
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Lichen Community Composition in Tawang District of Arunachal Pradesh, Tool for Long-Term Climate Change Monitoring
The lichen diversity in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India was studied in order to access the long-term effect of climate change in alpine regions of the area. The present study provides an enumeratio...
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Spatio-temporal variations in hydro-geochemistry of groundwater at rural, urban and industrial areas of Kanpur, India
Physicochemical characteristics of groundwater provide vital information regarding prevailing geochemical, geomorphological and predominant pollution conditions in an area. In the present work, hydro-geochemic...
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Adaptation Strategies of Plants Against Common Inorganic Pollutants and Metals
One of the most distress environmental issues of the recent decades is the burden of pollution in soil and water. Till date, the quality of water and soil has been degraded as a result of excess inputs of toxi...
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Metabolic Profiling and Its Plausible Environmental Significance in a Common Himalayan Lichen
Metabolomics is an important technique that detects change in the quantitative profile of the organism to observe its response towards diverse genetic alterations and environmental conditions. In the present s...
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Ecological implication of variation in the secondary metabolites in Parmelioid lichens with respect to altitude
Lichens are known to synthesize a variety of secondary metabolites having multifunctional activity in response to external environmental condition. Two common lichen extrolites, atranorin and salazinic acid, a...
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Characterization of the diversity of mycosporine-like amino acids in lichens from high altitude region of Himalaya
Lichens are tolerant to a number of environmental variables including high-intensity solar radiations, which is mainly due to the presence of chemical substances in the thallus. Especially, cyanobacterial lich...
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Physiological and genetic effects of chromium (+VI) on toxitolerant lichen species, Pyxine cocoes
Chromium is a highly toxic non-essential metal, which causes a variety of metabolic activities in plants. Pyxine cocoes a well known toxitolerant lichen species was considered to evaluate the possible physiologic...
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Recent Advances in Lichenology
Modern Methods and Approaches in Lichen Systematics and Culture Techniques, Volume 2
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Selection of suitable lichen bioindicator species for monitoring climatic variability in the Himalaya
Interspecific comparison in metals and PAHs profile in three lichen species, Flavoparmelia caperata, Phaeophyscia hispidula and Pyxine sorediata, were studied in different altitudinal gradients of the Western Him...
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Spatial Distribution of Metallic Content in Himalayan Ecosystem Monitored Using Lichens
Evaluation of variation in the concentration of heavy metal provides vital information about the spatial behavior of the metals affecting the air quality. In the present study, lichen samples of the species Pyxin...
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Management and Conservational Approaches
Since lichens are widely known for their high sensitivity towards environmental disturbances, both natural and human origin. Therefore, environmental changes result in alteration of habitats and ecosystems at ...
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Secondary Metabolites and Its Isolation and Characterisation
Secondary metabolites are known to protect lichens against increasing environmental stresses such as light exposure, water potential changes, microbial and herbivore interactions and other changes associated w...
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Lichen Diversity in Different Lichenogeographical Regions of India
India is a megadiversity region having rich lichen diversity of 2,300 species belonging to 305 genera and 74 families, collected from different regions of the country. Owing to its vast geographical area and v...
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Introduction
Lichens are composite organisms comprised of a fungus and one or more algae living together in symbiotic association in which the algal partner produces essential nutrients for the fungal partner through photo...
