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This is the first book on lichens from India. This includes sixteen chapters. The first chapter gives a general account about lichens. The remaining fifteen chapters are on various aspects of geographical distribution of these lichens and their taxonomy. One interesting chapter is on lichen-mite association. Two chapters are on the role of lichens in degradation of monuments. Nine chapters are on lichens from various regions of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. One ...
In the last century a lot of research work regarding the Indian lichens has been done by the European and Indian lichenologist. However, there is no single booklet or field guide of lichen is written for the amateur naturalist. Lichens are among the most widely distributed plant organism in the world. To date there are about 20,000 lichen species known in the world, out of which Indian subcontinent is represented by 2,450 species. Few professional lichenologist ...
The present book is the outcome of an extensive collection and critical investigation of more than 5,000 parmelioid specimens preserved in different herbaria of India, representing all the phytogeographic regions of the country. A detailed study of this group, shows greatest diversity of commonly growing lichens in India. Till date there has not been any comprehensive account on the parmelioid lichens in India is so far available. Keeping this in view the authors ...