Abstract
Bryodiversity, including liverworts and hornworts strongly concentrated in the humid tropics is ecologically very significant. The present paper provides the first hand consolidated account of 42 species of liverworts and hornworts belonging to 19 genera and 13 families of Kolhapur District. It includes a detailed account of the bryodiversity, causes of threats and action plan for their conservation, monitoring and management.
Keywords: Bryodiversity, Liverworts, Hornworts, Conservation, Maharashtra.
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Rajendra Ananda Lavate ;Bryodiversity, Threats and Conservation of Liverworts and Hornworts of Kolhapur District (Maharashtra), India, Recent Advances in Botanical Science Contemporary Research on Bryophytes (2020) 1: 134. https://doi.org/10.2174/9789811433788120010015
DOI https://doi.org/10.2174/9789811433788120010015 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |