scholarly journals Additions to the lichens, allied fungi, and lichenicolous fungi of the Ottawa region in Ontario and Quebec, with reflections on a changing biota

2021 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Irwin Brodo ◽  
Robert Lee ◽  
Colin Freebury ◽  
Pak Yau Wong ◽  
Christopher Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hot Spots ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
New Records ◽  
Literature Reference ◽  
Lichenicolous Fungi ◽  
Lichen Diversity ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Lichen Cover ◽  
Lichen Biota ◽  
Local Areas

The inventory of lichens, allied fungi, and their parasites in the Ottawa region has grown from 391 in 1988 to 543 today, almost entirely because of the discovery of species overlooked in previous years and the inclusion of fungal parasites. In addition, almost 140 names have changed with reclassifications and re-identifications. These changes are presented here together with a list of synonyms updating the 1988 list. Vouchers are cited for all new records, and notes are presented for many species neither described nor keyed out in easily accessible literature. Reference is made to the new, complete list of lichens and lichenicolous fungi available online. The new checklist includes one species new for North America (Tremella christiansenii); five species and one variety new for Canada (Caloplaca parvula, Caloplaca reptans, Cladonia petrophila, Enchylium tenax var. ceranoides, Leprocaulon adhaerens, and Merismatium peregrinum); four new for Ontario (Caloplaca reptans, Kiliasia tristis, Lempholemma chalazanum, and Rinodina fimbriata); and nine new for Quebec (Arthonia helvola, Arthonia hypobela, Caloplaca parvula, Cladonia petrophila, Lempholemma chalazanum, Leprocaulon adhaerens, Merismatium peregrinum, Rimularia badioatra, and Tremella christiansenii). Although the climate of the region is warming, especially with higher minimum temperatures in winter, the lichen biota has not increased as a result but, in fact, may be threatened by the effects of climate change on the health of the forests and the trees that support lichens. Air quality has improved in recent decades, allowing numerous lichens to again become established in urban areas. Local areas of especially rich lichen diversity can be found on both the Ontario and Quebec sides of the region, and some of these “hot-spots” are mentioned. Other factors influencing the decrease or increase of lichen cover are also discussed.

scholarly journals Konevets Island (Leningrad Region, Russia) – a historical refuge of lichen diversity in Lake Ladoga

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 51-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry E. Himelbrant ◽  
Irina S. Stepanchikova ◽  
Ekaterina S. Kuznetsova ◽  
Jurga Motiejūnaitė ◽  
Ludmila A. Konoreva
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Lake Ladoga ◽  
Leningrad Region ◽  
Karelian Isthmus ◽  
Old Growth ◽  
Lichenicolous Fungi ◽  
Saprobic Fungi ◽  
Lichen Diversity ◽  
Lichen Biota ◽  
First Time

We present an updated checklist for Konevets Island (Leningrad Region, Russia). The revealed lichen biota comprises 435 species, including 378 lichens, 46 lichenicolous fungi and 11 non-lichenized saprobic fungi, of which 31 species (27 lichens and 4 lichenicolous fungi) are known only from collections made by Veli Räsänen (1917, 1938). Acremonium hypholomatis is reported for the first time for Russia; Caloplaca soralifera, Trapelia corticola, and Muellerella lichenicola for Northwestern European Russia; and Bacidia vermifera, Lecanora mughicola, Micarea contexta, Pyrenochaeta xanthoriae, Rhizocarpon disporum, Stigmidium squamariae and Xylographa difformis for Leningrad Region. From lichenological point of view, the most valuable habitats of Konevets Island are old-growth spruce forests. The studied lichen biota is rich and diverse and exceptionally well-preserved in comparison to the mainland part of Karelian Isthmus. It definitely deserves protection.

scholarly journals Lichen diversity in Amadiya and Rowanduz disricts in Iraq

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Zakaria S. Almola ◽  
Basheer A. Al-Ni'ma ◽  
Nadeem A. Ramadan
Keyword(s):  
Dominant Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Lichen Diversity ◽  
Lichen Biota ◽  
Plant Taxon ◽  
Saxicolous Lichens

The lichen biota of the Amadiya and Rowanduz districts in the Mountain physiogeographic region in Iraq was sampled in 2013. The samples provided 47 species belonging to 29 genera and 14 families. Among them 37 species are new records for Iraq. All species except Lichinella cribellifera and Thelidium sp. were found in Amadiya district whereas only 13 species occurred in Rowanduz district. Most of the species (59.5%) were crustose, while 27.6% were foliose, 12.7 % squamulose and none fruticose. The three most species-rich genera are Caloplaca with 7 species, Collema with 5 species and Aspicilia with 3 species; 6 genera were represented by 2 species and 20 by single species. All saxicolous lichens were calciphilic while the corticolous lichens were acidophilic. The most common and dominant species is Lecanora muralis, found in all 17 studied locations.Keywords: Lichens; Iraq; Physiogeographic regions; Mountain region.Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 24(1): 23–32, 2017 (June) 

scholarly journals Floristic assessment of lichens in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Satish Mohabe ◽  
Anjali Devi B. ◽  
A. Madhusudhana Reddy ◽  
Sanjeeva Nayaka
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Pattern ◽  
Habitat Preference ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
New Records ◽  
Pollution Monitoring ◽  
Growth Forms ◽  
Lichen Diversity ◽  
Lichen Biota ◽  
First Time

The district revealed the occurrence of 51 species belonging to 22 genera under 14 families. The lichen biota included 15 new records to Andhra Pradesh and five species endemic to India. Among the different growth forms foliose and crustose exhibit the maximum diversity represented by 22 and 21 species followed by 7 squamulose and 2 leprose lichens. Based on the habitat preference corticolous lichens showed maximum diversity represented by 32 species followed by 21 saxicolous and two ramicolous species while four species found growing on more than one substrates. Among the different families, Caliciaceae is the largest family which is consisting of 13 species under the five genera. Among the seven localities surveyed in the district, Gundumala and Penukonda hills exhibited maximum diversity of lichens represented by 34 and 26 species. Pyxine petricola Nyl. is widely distributed and recorded from 6 localities of the district. This species can be used for pollution monitoring studies in the area in future. The present paper is providing status of lichen diversity and their distribution pattern in Anantapur district for the first time.

scholarly journals Prediction of Hourly Effect of Land Use on Crime

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Matijosaitiene ◽  
Peng Zhao ◽  
Sylvain Jaume ◽  
Joseph Gilkey Jr
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Time Range ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Police Departments

Predicting the exact urban places where crime is most likely to occur is one of the greatest interests for Police Departments. Therefore, the goal of the research presented in this paper is to identify specific urban areas where a crime could happen in Manhattan, NY for every hour of a day. The outputs from this research are the following: (i) predicted land uses that generates the top three most committed crimes in Manhattan, by using machine learning (random forest and logistic regression), (ii) identifying the exact hours when most of the assaults are committed, together with hot spots during these hours, by applying time series and hot spot analysis, (iii) built hourly prediction models for assaults based on the land use, by deploying logistic regression. Assault, as a physical attack on someone, according to criminal law, is identified as the third most committed crime in Manhattan. Land use (residential, commercial, recreational, mixed use etc.) is assigned to every area or lot in Manhattan, determining the actual use or activities within each particular lot. While plotting assaults on the map for every hour, this investigation has identified that the hot spots where assaults occur were ‘moving’ and not confined to specific lots within Manhattan. This raises a number of questions: Why are hot spots of assaults not static in an urban environment? What makes them ‘move’—is it a particular urban pattern? Is the ‘movement’ of hot spots related to human activities during the day and night? Answering these questions helps to build the initial frame for assault prediction within every hour of a day. Knowing a specific land use vulnerability to assault during each exact hour can assist the police departments to allocate forces during those hours in risky areas. For the analysis, the study is using two datasets: a crime dataset with geographical locations of crime, date and time, and a geographic dataset about land uses with land use codes for every lot, each obtained from open databases. The study joins two datasets based on the spatial location and classifies data into 24 classes, based on the time range when the assault occurred. Machine learning methods reveal the effect of land uses on larceny, harassment and assault, the three most committed crimes in Manhattan. Finally, logistic regression provides hourly prediction models and unveils the type of land use where assaults could occur during each hour for both day and night.

New Records of Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi in Lithuania, Mainly from Quarries

Herzogia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jurga Motiejūnaitė ◽  
Gražina Skridlaitė
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Lichenicolous Fungi

Two new records of Lichens for India from Maharashtra

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 380-382
Author(s):  
Pushpi Singh ◽  
◽  
K.P. Singh ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
The State ◽  
Lichen Biota

Malmidea subgranifera (Kalb & Elix) Kalb & Elix and Thelotrema porinaceum Müll.Arg. are discovered as new records for Indian lichen biota from the state of Maharashtra. Brief descriptions are provided for the species with ecology, distribution and illustrations to facilitate their identification.

Eight new records of lichenized and lichenicolous fungi from Turkey

Mycotaxon ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
pp. 575-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Candan
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Lichenicolous Fungi

scholarly journals New records of lichens and allied fungi from the Leningrad Region, Russia. VII

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry E. Himelbrant ◽  
Irina S. Stepanchikova ◽  
Jurga Motiejūnaitė ◽  
Ludmila V. Gagarina ◽  
Alexandra V. Dyomina
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
European Russia ◽  
Leningrad Region ◽  
Lichenicolous Fungi ◽  
The North ◽  
Western European ◽  
First Time ◽  
North Western

Fourteen species of lichens, fifteen lichenicolous fungi and one saprobic fungus are reported for the first time for St. Petersburg, Western or Eastern Leningrad Region. The lichen Lecidella meiococca and the lichenicolous fungus Tremella phaeophysciae are reported as new to Russia, the lichen Lecania sambucina and the lichenicolous fungus Endococcus tricolorans are new for the European Russia, the lichens Buellia arborea, Chaenotheca cinerea, Bellemerea sanguinea, resinicolous calicioid fungus Chaenothecopsis mediarossica and lichenicolous fungi Arthonia molendoi, Lichenochora obscuroides, Pronectria leptaleae, Sphaerellothecium cladoniae are new for the North-Western European Russia. The most interesting records are briefly discussed. 

scholarly journals Exploring Factors Influencing Customers Decision Making towards Online Grocery Retail Services in Kolkata

2020 ◽  
pp. 280-283
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Retail Sector ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Service Convenience ◽  
Prime Objective ◽  
Retail Services

Online grocery retail services are a new trend in Indian urban cities. The two large players namely Grofersand Big Basket attracting customers. The study is an attempt to understand the changing scenario in grocery retail sector. The prime objective of the study is to explore the factors that are attracting customers to choose e retail for Groceries. The data was collected through questionnaire from 100 respondents. Factor analysis (Principle Component Analysis method) was used to explore the influencing factors. These results have shown that mainly customer service, convenience, loyalty rewards, product vailability and payment options are attracting the customers to choose Grophers and Big Basket. These companies have a huge untapped markets and will easily convert the habits of customers in Urban areas.

scholarly journals The preservation status of the lichen biota in the designed Special Area of Conservation NATURA 2000 „Middle Łyna River Valley – Smolajny”

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Kubiak ◽  
Paweł Czarnota ◽  
Anna Zduńczyk ◽  
Maria Dynowska ◽  
Grzegorz Leśniański ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natura 2000 ◽  
River Valley ◽  
Forest Communities ◽  
Lichenicolous Fungi ◽  
Black Alder ◽  
Alder Forest ◽  
Lichen Biota ◽  
Forest Division ◽  
Special Area

The paper presents the list of 159 taxa, including 151 lichens and 8 saprotrophic or parasitic (lichenicolous) fungi, recorded in the designed Special Area of Conservation NATURA 2000 „Middle Łyna River Valley – Smolajny” (the Forest Division of Wichrowo). The analysed area (2953 ha) covers mostly forest communities, with natural character, associated with the valley of the Łyna river (hillside lime-oak-hornbeam forests, streamside alder-ash forest, riparian black alder forest).

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