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The present paper describes diversity of plasticolous lichens colonizing a 15-year-old nylon net house at Chamoli district, Garhwal Himalaya, documenting a total of 19 species of lichens, in which 12 species are being reported for the first time as plasticolous lichen mycota from India and out of these 12 species, 09 species are being reported first time across the world as plasticolous.
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The authors would like to thank the Head, Department of Botany, S. S. J. Campus Kumaun University, Almora-263601, for providing laboratory facilities and Director, G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development (GBPNIHESD), Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, for permitting the authors to study lichens on nylon net. Thanks also extend to Dr. Arun K. Jugran, Mr. Manoj Bisht and Miss. Renu Suyal, GBPNIHESD, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora-263601, for supporting one of the authors (SU) in the field.
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Upadhyay, S., Bisht, K. & Chandra, K. Further Additions to the Plasticolous Lichens from India. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 43, 647–649 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-020-00946-8
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