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Drivers of Taxonomic, Phylogenetic, and Functional Beta Diversity of Himalayan Riverine Birds

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Abiotic and biotic factors drive compositional differences among local species assemblages. Determining the influence of different drivers on beta diversity patterns can provide insights into processes governing community organization.
Ankita Sinha, Rohan K. Menzies, Nilanjan Chatterjee, Megha Rao, Rohit Naniwadekar   +4 more
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Lectotypifications and taxonomic changes in the holoparasitic Orobanchaceae

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Based on further extensive studies of specimens in various herbaria, lectotypes are designated for many taxa of holoparasitic Orobanchaceae. In particular, 47 names in the genera Boschniakia (incl. Xylanche), Cistanche, Orobanche, Phelipanche and Phelypaea are lectotypified.
Holger Uhlich, Stefan Rätzel, Óscar Sánchez Pedraja, Renata Piwowarczyk, Valerio Lazzeri, Patrice Descombes   +5 more
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Watershed: a more efficient sampling unit for mountain camera traps

Scientific Reports
Wildlife camera trap (CT) surveys typically employ two-dimensional equal-area grid sampling, which often neglects the influence of complex mountainous terrain on species distribution, potentially yielding misleading outcomes.
Jun-Jie Li, Yi-Hao Fang, Ji-Cong Zhan, Xue-Jun Yang, Can-Bin Huang, Yan-Peng Li, Kun Tan, Zhi-Pang Huang, Liang-Wei Cui, Wen Xiao   +9 more
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Interpreting Microbial Species–Area Relationships: Effects of Sequence Data Processing Algorithms and Fitting Models

Microorganisms
In the study of Species–Area Relationships (SARs) in microorganisms, outcome discrepancies primarily stem from divergent high-throughput sequencing data processing algorithms and their combinations with different fitting models.
Fu-Liang Qi, Wei Deng, Yi-Ting Cheng, Xiao-Yan Yang, Na Li, Wen Xiao   +5 more
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Pixel-Based Long-Term (2001–2020) Estimations of Forest Fire Emissions over the Himalaya

Remote Sensing, 2022
Forest/wildfires have been one of the most notable severe catastrophes in recent decades across the globe, and their intensity is expected to rise with global warming.
Somnath Bar, Bikash Ranjan Parida, Arvind Chandra Pandey, Navneet Kumar   +3 more
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India-China Border Trade Through Nathu La Pass: Prospects and Impediments [PDF]

, 2018
This paper attempts to examine and analyze the important studies on the prospects and impediments of Nathu La cross Border Trade after its reopening in 2006 up to 2015.
Chettri, Pramesh
core   +1 more source

Plant diversity of the Kangchenjunga Landscape, Eastern Himalayas

Plant Diversity, 2019
The Kangchenjunga Landscape (KL) in the Eastern Himalayas is a transboundary complex shared by Bhutan, India, and Nepal. It forms a part of the 'Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot' and is one of the biologically richest landscapes in the Eastern Himalayas.
Pratikshya Kandel, Nakul Chettri, Ram P. Chaudhary, Hemant Kumar Badola, Kailash S. Gaira, Sonam Wangchuk, Namgay Bidha, Yadav Uprety, Eklabya Sharma   +8 more
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Indigenous Community Fishing Practices in Nagaland, Eastern Indian Himalayas

Sustainability, 2022
The significance of indigenous knowledge under the current scenario of biodiversity imperilment is well-known since such knowledge is gained through continuous intergenerational observations of natural systems. In this study, we present a description of indigenous community fishing practices in Nagaland and investigate their relationship with the ...
Etsoshan Y. Ovung, Lizabeni M. Kithan, Francis Q. Brearley, Shri Kant Tripathi   +3 more
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Alpine flora of Kashmir Himalaya: floristic assessment, life history traits and threat status

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Alpine ecosystems in the Himalaya are considered to be at a higher risk to anthropogenic global change drivers. The Kashmir Himalaya, located in the north‐western side of the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot, harbors a diverse alpine flora, which remains systematically little investigated.
Bilal A. Rasray, Showkeen A. Lone, Rameez Ahmad, Tajamul Islam, Hitendra Padalia, Anzar Ahmad Khuroo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biogeographic Patterns and Richness of the Meconopsis Species and Their Influence Factors across the Pan-Himalaya and Adjacent Regions

Diversity, 2022
Understanding the potential habitat of Meconopsis, their species richness distribution patterns, and their influencing factors are critical for the conservation and rational exploitation of this valuable resource.
Ning Shi, Chunya Wang, Jinniu Wang, Ning Wu, Niyati Naudiyal, Lin Zhang, Lihua Wang, Jian Sun, Wentao Du, Yanqiang Wei, Wenkai Chen, Yan Wu   +11 more
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