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Which is the latest literature on Red Listed Plants of India?

Nayar, M.P. & Sastry, A.R.K. 1990. Red Data Book of Indian Plants. Vol. 1-3. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta. This book has been serving as the epitome for those looking for Red Listed...

01 January 2016 2,525 2 View

Is there any method to give weight to ecosystem function of a species?

Fungi play various roles in ecosystems. They act as symbionts, degraders, parasites and a lot more. I was thinking if it is possible to give weight to their ecosystem function viz. -10 for...

01 January 2016 5,051 2 View

How do I choose among a set of explanatory variables (eg. bioclimatic variables) for spatial distribution modelling based on their 'Moran's I' value?

It is suggested for reducing over-fitting of models, the variables should not be auto-correlated. When each variable was tested through SAM module, it gave individual values of Moran's I which...

10 October 2015 7,210 7 View

Which future climate data could be used for modelling cryptogamic plant distribution in South Asia?

There are many database of future climate models enlisted in following link. http://www.worldclim.org/cmip5_30s#2050 Among these which one would be best to work with in case of cryptogams.

09 September 2015 6,133 4 View

How can altitude and aspect help in explaining the difference in pattern of macrofungal distribution among hills and flatlands (plains)?

Many species of macrofungi which are found in the subtropical plainlands, which many times are found to co-occur in a particular type to forest ecosystem are known to be present in another type of...

06 June 2015 3,883 0 View

Since Chloral Hydrate is not easily available as a laboratory reagent, what chemical/mixture could possibly be a replacement for Melzer?

Regarding analysis of Spore Amyloid.

03 March 2014 1,477 3 View

How to understand the structure of abundance in the case of macrofungi?

To understand individuality in the fungi is a difficult proposition, and except when using molecular tools, one cannot be sure about individuality of a fungal species. In this situation, which...

03 March 2014 9,177 2 View

Is there any trial or free version of programs with capability of detrended canonical analysis?

08 August 2013 3,793 7 View