Ecological impact of coal mines on lichens: A case study at Moghla coal mines Kalakote (Rajouri), J&K
Article Main
Abstract
The data on the frequency, density and abundance of the lichens growing around the Moghla Coal mines, Kalakote has been recorded and compared with lichens growing in a forest area away from the coal mines to work out effect of coal mines on the diversity and distribution of lichens. The data revealed that pollutants released by the open coal mining activities not only effected qualitative distribution but also have effect on the quantitative parameters. Over all 10 species of lichens belonging to 9 genera and 6 families have been recorded from the vicinity of coal mines as compared to 15 species, belonging to 9 genera and 7 families, recorded from the forest area.
Article Details
Article Details
Awasthi, D.D. (1991). A key to the Mircolichens of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Biblioth. Lichenolog.40:1-337.
Awasthi, D.D. (2000). Lichenology in Indian Subcontinent. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun.
Culberson (1972). Improved conditions and new data for the identification of lichen products by a standardized thin layerchromatographic method. Journal of chromatography, 72:113-125.
Divakar, P.K. (2001). Revisionary studies on the lichen genus Parmelia Sensu Lato in India. Ph. D. Thesis, Lucknow University Lucknow, India.
Gries, C., Sanz, M.J., Romagni, J.G., Goldsmith, S., Kuhn, U., Kesselmeier, J and Nash, T.H., III. (1997). The uptake of gaseous sulfur dioxide by non-gelatinous lichens. New Phytologist, 35:595-602.
Kirschbaum, U., Marx, A. and Schiek, J.E. (1996). Assesment of air pollution in Giessen and Wetzlar on the basis of epiphytic lichen growth. Journal of Applied Botany, 70:78-96.
Nayaka, S. (2004). Revisionary studies on lichen genus Lecanora Sensu Lato in India. Ph.D. Thesis, Dr. R.M.L.Avadh University Faizabad, India.
Murphy, K.J., Alpert, P. and Cosentino, D. (1999). Local impact of a rural coal burning generating station on lichen abundance in a New England. Environmental pollution, 105:349-354.
Rao and de Blanc (1965). Effect of SO2 on the lichen algae, with special references to chlorophyll. Bryologist 69(1):69-74.
Showman, R.E.(1990). Lichen recolonization in the upper Ohio River Valley. Bryologist, 93: 427-428.
Smith, C., Geiser, L., Gough, L., Mc Cune, B., Ryan, B. and Showman, R. (1993). Species and communities. In: L.S. Huckaby (Ed.), Lichens as Bioindicators of air quality (pp.41-66).Chicago, Fort Collins.
Walker, F.J. and James, P.W. (1980). A revised guide to the microchemical technique for the identification of lichen products. Bull. Brit. Lich. Soc. 46: 13-29
This work is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) © Author (s)
