Predicting habitat suitability of Selaginella adunca A.Br. ex Hieron., an endangered and endemic fern-allies of Western Himalaya

Abstract

Selaginella adunca is a quite distinct and rare species of Selaginella found in Western Himalaya. This species is reported only from few populations occurring in India and Nepal. Since most of its reported habitats are under anthropogenic pressure, therefore for proper conservation of this species it is necessary to mark the suitable habitat for its conservation and reintroduction. The present study was aimed to find out the suitable habitat of this species through ecological niche modelling (ENM) technique using Maxent model. This will also help in relocating the species in other preferred habitat type and its reintroduction as well.

Rebuttal to “(2943) Proposal to conserve Selaginella, nom. cons., (Selaginellaceae) with a conserved type”: An unwarranted and disruptive idea

“…Chiefly among these, is the current effort to prepare a World Flora, an initiative directly tied to achieving Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (WFO, 2023). Likewise, efforts seeking to study Selaginella species diversity and develop conservation assessments currently underway around the world will be harshly impacted by nomenclatural changes in the genus (e.g., Heidel & Handley, 2006; Staden, 2011; Ebihara & al., 2012; Gillam & Urban, 2014; Ranil & al., 2016, 2020; Setyawan & al., 2016; Dong & al., 2017; Ebihara & Nitta, 2019; Shalimov & al., 2019; Srivastava, 2020; Sen & Bhakat, 2021; New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, 2023; Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, 2023).…”