Untangling Quantitative Lichen Diversity in and Around Badrinath Holy Pilgrimage of Western Himalaya, India

Authors

  • Sugam Gupta Department of Environmental Science Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
  • Omesh Bajpai Division of Plant Sciences Plant and Environmental Research Institute (PERI), Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Himanshu Rai Lichenology laboratory, Plant Diversity, Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Dalip Kumar Upreti Lichenology laboratory, Plant Diversity, Systematics and Herbarium Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Pradeep Kumar Sharma Department of Environmental Science Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
  • Rajan Kumar Gupta Department of Botany Pt. Lalit Mohan, Government P.G. College, Rishikesh, Dehradun, India

Keywords:

Lichens, Quantitative Ecology, Badrinath, IVI, Alpha Diversity.

Abstract

The present study was conducted in the Badrinath holy pilgrimage in Western Himalaya. Lichen collected from
seven localities (Badrinath, enroute Bhimpul to Vasudhara, Mana, enroute Vasudhara to Mana, Bhimpul,
Vasudhara Glacier and enroute Vasudhara to Bhagirathi Glacier). The highest overall IVI (6.64) was recorded
for Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca. The maximum number of lichens have been documented in Badrinath locality (139
spp.) while minimum (6) in enroute Vasudhara to Bhagirathi Glacier. The Badrinath has also express maximum
71 site specific species, while the Vasudhara Glacier has only 2 species. The dominance has been computed
maximum (0.17) for enroute Vasudhara to Bhagirathi Glacier while, minimum for the Badrinath (0.01). The
lowest Simpson Index value (0.83) has been recorded in enroute Vasudhara to Bhagirathi Glacier while the
highest (0.99) in Badrinath. The lowest value of Berger-Parker diversity index (0.03), as well as the highest
values of Brillouin, Shannon, Menhinick, Margalef and Fisher alpha diversity indices (7.20, 4.78, 8.03, 24.2 and
100.6 respectively) from the Badrinath locality, designates it as a site of highest species diversity. While enroute
Vasudhara to Bhagirathi Glacier locality shows the highest value of Berger-Parker diversity index (0.17) as well
as the lowest values of Brillouin, Shannon, Menhinick, Margalef and Fisher alpha diversity indices (1.75, 1.79,
0.35, 0.88 and 1.03 respectively). The value of evenness and equitability has been computed maximum (1.00)
for enroute Vasudhara to Mana and Vasudhara to Bhagirathi Glacier localities, on the other hand, minimum
(0.086 and 0.97 respectively) in the Badrinath

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Gupta, S., Bajpai, O., Rai, H., Upreti, D. K., Sharma, P. K., & Gupta, R. K. (2023). Untangling Quantitative Lichen Diversity in and Around Badrinath Holy Pilgrimage of Western Himalaya, India. Journal of Graphic Era University, 6(1), 36–46. Retrieved from https://www.journal.riverpublishers.com/index.php/JGEU/article/view/88

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