The manglicolous lichens are a specific group of lichens which occur in association with mangrove plants.Mangrove ecosystems have limited accessibility and the lichen study in mangrove forests are less studied and rep...The manglicolous lichens are a specific group of lichens which occur in association with mangrove plants.Mangrove ecosystems have limited accessibility and the lichen study in mangrove forests are less studied and reported.The present study is the first-time report on lichen diversity,their distribution and its associated host mangrove species at eight different sites within the mangrove forests of Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park(Odisha),India.The study recorded a total of 49 lichen species which belongs to 26 genera and 14 families.The comparison of growth forms showed presence of 28 species of crustose,18 species of foliose and three species of fruticose type of lichens from the study sites.The analysis of host mangrove species showed Excoecaria agallocha as the most preferable mangrove species as it housed 38 lichen species on its surface(i.e.,45%crustose,47%foliose,and 8%fruticose).The comparison of growth forms of the total recorded lichen species from Bhitarkanika National Park,resulted 57%species crustose,37%foliose and 6%of fruticose type of lichens.The mangrove species,Avicennia officinalis and lichen of the genus Chrysothrix were found as common to all the study sites.The Jaccard similarity index study of lichen species between the study sites showed Kalibhanjadiya Island and Habelikhati as more similar in comparison of lichen species composition(i.e.,0.64).The occurrence of foliose and fruticose type of lichens showed the healthy and undisturbed mangrove forest conditions at many sites within Bhitarkanika National Park.展开更多
文摘The manglicolous lichens are a specific group of lichens which occur in association with mangrove plants.Mangrove ecosystems have limited accessibility and the lichen study in mangrove forests are less studied and reported.The present study is the first-time report on lichen diversity,their distribution and its associated host mangrove species at eight different sites within the mangrove forests of Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park(Odisha),India.The study recorded a total of 49 lichen species which belongs to 26 genera and 14 families.The comparison of growth forms showed presence of 28 species of crustose,18 species of foliose and three species of fruticose type of lichens from the study sites.The analysis of host mangrove species showed Excoecaria agallocha as the most preferable mangrove species as it housed 38 lichen species on its surface(i.e.,45%crustose,47%foliose,and 8%fruticose).The comparison of growth forms of the total recorded lichen species from Bhitarkanika National Park,resulted 57%species crustose,37%foliose and 6%of fruticose type of lichens.The mangrove species,Avicennia officinalis and lichen of the genus Chrysothrix were found as common to all the study sites.The Jaccard similarity index study of lichen species between the study sites showed Kalibhanjadiya Island and Habelikhati as more similar in comparison of lichen species composition(i.e.,0.64).The occurrence of foliose and fruticose type of lichens showed the healthy and undisturbed mangrove forest conditions at many sites within Bhitarkanika National Park.
