caa a22 4500 605527881 CHVBK 20210128100810.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10531-014-0848-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10531-014-0848-6 Elevational gradients of terricolous lichen species richness in the Western Himalaya [Elektronische Daten] [Himanshu Rai, Roshni Khare, Chitra Baniya, Dalip Upreti, Rajan Gupta] Elevation confers limitations on distribution of organisms through correlated variations in temperature, moisture, radiations and precipitation. The elevation gradients of terricolous lichen species richness in Garhwal, western Himalaya were assessed using generalized additive models, in order to compare distribution patterns of different growth-forms, photobiont types, and dominant families. A total of 148 terricolous lichen species belonging to 42 genera and 19 families were recorded. The total species richness showed unimodal relationship with elevation, where the highest species richness was observed at mid elevations (3,200m). The species richness of lichens with green algae (chlorolichens) and of lichens with cyanobacteria (cyanolichens) also exhibited significant unimodal elevational patterns with cyanolichens peaked at somewhat lower (2,800-2,900m) elevation than chlorolichens (3,200m). Growth forms showed statistically significant relationship of species richness to elevation, with crustose and squamulose lichens reaching their maxima at higher elevation than foliose, fruticose and dimorphic terricolous lichens. Unimodal pattern of species richness was also followed by six dominant families, with these families reaching maximum richness at different elevations. Elevational variation in topography, climate, and competition from vascular plant communities, together with the tolerance of specific growth forms to zoo-anthropogenic pressures, shape the distribution of terricolous lichens in the Garhwal Himalaya. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 Elevation nationallicence Terricolous lichens nationallicence Western Himalaya nationallicence Rai Himanshu Department of Botany, Pt. L.M.S. Government Post Graduate College, 249201, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India aut Khare Roshni Department of Botany, Pt. L.M.S. Government Post Graduate College, 249201, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India aut Baniya Chitra Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, KPC 785, Kirtipur, Box 15142, Kathmandu, Nepal aut Upreti Dalip Plant Diversity, Systematics and Herbarium Division, Lichenology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, 226001, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India aut Gupta Rajan Department of Botany, Pt. L.M.S. Government Post Graduate College, 249201, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India aut Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/5(2015-05-01), 1155-1174 0960-3115 24:5<1155 2015 24 10531 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0848-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0848-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rai Himanshu Department of Botany, Pt. L.M.S. Government Post Graduate College, 249201, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Khare Roshni Department of Botany, Pt. L.M.S. Government Post Graduate College, 249201, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Baniya Chitra Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, KPC 785, Kirtipur, Box 15142, Kathmandu, Nepal aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Upreti Dalip Plant Diversity, Systematics and Herbarium Division, Lichenology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, 226001, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gupta Rajan Department of Botany, Pt. L.M.S. Government Post Graduate College, 249201, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biodiversity and Conservation Springer Netherlands 24/5(2015-05-01), 1155-1174 0960-3115 24:5<1155 2015 24 10531