Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment https://cbaj.in/index.php/journal <div id="additionalHomeContent"> <p><strong>About the Journal:</strong></p> <p><em>Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment</em>&nbsp;is a biannual peer reviewed journal dedicated to cryptogams (algae, fungi, lichens, bryophytes and pteridophytes) and their systematics, ecology, diversity, biomonitoring, bioprospection, conservation, climate change and other allied themes. Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment publishes the most significant research across the basic and applied research on cryptogam. The journal follows the standards for high-quality science set by the Indian Lichenological Society.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About the Indian Lichenological Society (ILS)</strong></p> <p>ILS is a registered society under the Society Registration Act 1860, with its Head Quarter at Lucknow. The major aim of the society is to promote lichen research in India. The society aims to encourage research and developmental activity for the advancement in aspects of Lichenology and other cryptogams. By constituting the society we intend to bring together all lichen researchers scattered all over the country under a single platform.</p> </div> <div id="announcementsHome">&nbsp;</div> en-US editor@mripub.com (Ashwini Shukla) editor@mripub.com (Susheel Kumar) Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 OJS 3.1.1.4 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Diversity of Saxicolous Lichens across the Marine Protected Area, West coast, Gujarat https://cbaj.in/index.php/journal/article/view/241 <p>From 2015 to 2018, extensive surveys were conducted in the Marine National Park and Sanctuary (MNPS) of the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India, focusing on saxicolous lichens in coastal habitats. The MNPS may be collectively called marine protected area (MPA). A total of 138 samples were collected, with 83 from coastal areas and 55 from islands, resulting in the identification of 32 lichen species across 19 genera and 11 families. Notably, Phylliscum indicum was found on both natural and artificial substrates. The study added 17 new saxicolous species to the state’s records and highlighted the unique lichen communities in these coastal environments. The findings provide a baseline for future bio-monitoring, serve as bioindicators for conservation, and suggest potential applications in medicine and industry, particularly in monitoring atmospheric heavy metal contamination.</p> Bhasker Punjani, Jayesh Raval, Sanjeeva Nayaka, Dalip Kumar Upreti ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://cbaj.in/index.php/journal/article/view/241 Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0530