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Diversity and Species Composition of Subaerial Algal Communities in Forested Areas of Meghalaya, India
Joint Authors
Kharkongor, Diana
Ramanujam, Papiya
Source
International Journal of Biodiversity
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Biology
Abstract EN
The study deals with a comparative study on diversity and species composition of subaerial algal communities from tree barks of closed undisturbed sacred grove, mixed plantation, and open disturbed forest.
A total of 85 taxa had been recorded, 30 cyanobacteria and 55 algal species belonging to six classes of algae.
Sacred grove harboured the highest subaerial algal diversity compared to those of plantation and open disturbed forest.
There was a strong significant difference in species composition among the three different sampling areas.
High number of diatoms with 14 species was recorded in sacred grove.
Cyanobacteria with 22 species were the frequent group in disturbed forest whereas Trentepohliales dominated in plantation.
Canonical correspondence analysis confirmed that high photon irradiance favored the growth of cyanobacteria in disturbed forest.
The abundance of Trentepohliales members correlated to high rainfall and photon irradiance.
High diversity and presence of many diatom species in undisturbed Mawphlang sacred grove were associated with low photon irradiance and high relative humidity and could also be due to a presence of suitable substrata formed by the growth of mosses.
Sunlight, relative humidity, and rainfall were the important factors which played a major role in determining the diversity and distribution of subaerial algal communities.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kharkongor, Diana& Ramanujam, Papiya. 2014. Diversity and Species Composition of Subaerial Algal Communities in Forested Areas of Meghalaya, India. International Journal of Biodiversity،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472926
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kharkongor, Diana& Ramanujam, Papiya. Diversity and Species Composition of Subaerial Algal Communities in Forested Areas of Meghalaya, India. International Journal of Biodiversity No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472926
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kharkongor, Diana& Ramanujam, Papiya. Diversity and Species Composition of Subaerial Algal Communities in Forested Areas of Meghalaya, India. International Journal of Biodiversity. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472926
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-472926