Pankaj: wonders never cease.. your description is just to the point and inspiring... explain this process a bit more.. please when you have time...
sounds like more sophisticated mode of very old way of mapping of cancers or what epidemiologists do with new epidemics as they start... or is it? Usha di =========== On Jan 5, 1:50 pm, Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all > Today something happened so I thought I should reply to this mail. > I was to make a list of Threatened Plants from Indo-Burma region, so I > looked into IUCN Redlist. I filled in all the criteria on the matrix > and put it on search for whole of Orchidaceae in Thailand, Laos, > Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar..... > Pressed enter.... > what I got was: > > Zeuxine strateumatica: Least Concerned > > Only information on Zeuxine strateumatica in such a big area. this is > pathetic. This was joke of the day. > > Anyways, what I intended to say was, if you have following things then > you can assign the Conservation Status to any species sitting at home > and publish it in a good journal and then send it to IUCN. Things that > are needed are: > > 1. Information of broad locality where the plant came from. > 2. Internet with Google earth > 3. A person who can draw polygon on ArcGIS or ERDAS and calculate the > area of the polygon. > > You just have to calculate the Area of Occurence and the Extent of > Occurence and you can assign a robust Conservation Status to atleast > the endemic plants of WG and also of India. At national level you can > do it for any plant found in India. We have 1700 + members. The > information needed is, HAVE YOU SEEN THE PLANT IN YOUR LOCALITY? > If yes then ask him the locality and mark it on Google Earth. When you > have all the points mark the polygon using the outer most points. > Calculate the area and compare it with the crieteria on IUCN. Where it > fits in, you have the answer!! > > Best wishes Rajesh. > > Pankaj > > On Jan 5, 4:35 pm, Rajesh Sachdev <leopard...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Shrikant Sirji, I would need to have your help. I am not able to run > > the identick CD on my system due to some program problem. Can you mail > > me the software pls. I am sure that software would be of large help to > > me in preparing the checklist. > > > On 05/01/2012, shrikant ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com> wrote: > > > > Rajesh 'Sirji, what an idea' to make a list of threatened plants of > > > Maharashtra. I hope (HOPE) has a number of volunteers to help you in > > > the field and experts like HSji can guide you with their vast > > > experience on this. I agree, unlike floras, photographic books are no > > > good to threaten plants but some floras themselves have become highly > > > endemic and threatened such that only a few individuals survive as > > > fragmented population in just a few square kms calling in-situ > > > conservation. Please feel free to ask any help from me as a member > > > (not as an author). Regards, Shrikant > > > > On Jan 4, 10:53 pm, shrikant ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com> > > > wrote: > > >> HS Sirji, please give a list of district floras of Maharashtra which > > >> will be more useful to threaten plants rather than photographic books > > >> and incomplete lists. Regards, Shrikant > > > >> On Jan 4, 7:55 pm, H S <hemsan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > Rajeshji, i guess district floras of Maharashtra will be more useful to > > >> > make list of threaten plant rather using some photographic books or > > >> > incomplete list made by Sanctuaries or any National parks, no doubt it > > >> > will > > >> > very much helpful to us in identification.. > > > >> > regards, > > > >> > On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 8:19 PM, Rajesh Sachdev <leopard...@gmail.com> > > >> > wrote: > > >> > > Right said sir. Presently I am compiling a list in excel format, with > > >> > > data > > >> > > from Shrikant Ingalhalikar`s book and "National Park and Sancturies > > >> > > of > > >> > > Maharashtra (Vol I & II)" for status identification of flora. > > > >> > > On 4 January 2012 17:59, H S <hemsan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> yes this list is available on internet, as i said these plants > > >> > >> cannot > > >> > >> be > > >> > >> treated as threaten species of western ghat... but yes some of the > > >> > >> species > > >> > >> (not all) from the list is from Western ghat which can be treated as > > >> > >> rare > > >> > >> and endangered species.. > > > >> > >> regards, > > > >> > >> regards, > > > >> > >> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Rajesh Sachdev > > >> > >> <leopard...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> > >>> This is what I am following now Madam > > > >> > >>>http://bsienvis.nic.in/threatened_plants_of_india.htm > > > >> > >>>http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/nwdc/threatened_plants_maharashtra.pdf > > > >> > >>> On 4 January 2012 00:17, Ushadi micromini > > >> > >>> <microminipho...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> > >>>> so where is the list? > > >> > >>>> put it up here and we can find you the description of pictures to > > >> > >>>> match ... > > > >> > >>>> otherwise your request does not sound complete or authentic > > >> > >>>> usha di > > >> > >>>> ======= > > > >> > >>>> On Jan 3, 8:34 pm, Rajesh Sachdev <leopard...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > >>>> > Hello all, > > >> > >>>> > I have the list ofthreatenedplants of Maharashtra and in that > > >> > >>>> > there > > >> > >>>> is no > > >> > >>>> > description of any trees in that. Anyone having such data, I > > >> > >>>> > would > > >> > >>>> request > > >> > >>>> > to pls share. > > > >> > >>>> > -- > > >> > >>>> > Regards > > >> > >>>> > Rajesh Sachdevhttp://www.facebook.com/leopardguy > > > >> > >>> -- > > >> > >>> Regards > > >> > >>> Rajesh Sachdev > > >> > >>>http://www.facebook.com/leopardguy > > > >> > >> -- > > >> > >> - H.S. > > > >> > >> A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere > > >> > >> heart > > >> > >> of stone > > > >> > > -- > > >> > > Regards > > >> > > Rajesh Sachdev > > >> > >http://www.facebook.com/leopardguy > > > >> > -- > > >> > - H.S. > > > >> > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart > > >> > of > > >> > stone- Hide quoted text - > > > >> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > Regards > > Rajesh Sachdevhttp://www.facebook.com/leopardguy
