This paper highlights the Thar Desert and its ecosystem. The work reviews and presents the natural condition of the Thar Desert within Rajasthan State. The diversity of the vegetation and of higher animals is discussed on the basis of earlier works and surveys. Major problems and conservation issues are presented along with their possible solutions. Recommendations are made for the protection o...

The Himalayan thar (Hemitragus jemlahicus Smith) is an introduced ungulate pest of the alpine zone in New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Considerable money is spent attempting to mitigate their effects on indigenous flora (Tustin, 1990). Current management focuses on maintaining thar densities below specified densities by a combination of recreational, commercial, and government-funded hunting (Depar...

Open-cast lignite mining is causing large-scale and long-term disturbance, resulting in a destruction of existing ecosystems and creation of landscapes formed by overburden spoil piles. Overburden sediments can largely differ from parent geological material of previously existing and undisturbed sites. It is expected that new soils and ecosystems will develop from overburden sediments with elem...

Objective is to evaluate the impact of occupational exposure to lignite dust on respiratory system. 103 blue-collar workers exposed to lignite dust and 62 controls completed a questionnaire on respiratory symptoms and underwent spirometry. Levels of lignite dust in workplace were measured. Univariate and multivariate analysis of the data were performed. The concentration of lignite dust varied ...

This paper tries to assess the ability of UAVs equipped with RGB cameras monitor stability specific slopes in surface lignite mines Ptolemaida basin. For this purpose, results high measurement accuracy surveying, which was applied based on a series target prisms placed crests mine benches, are compared displacements detected by subtracting successive digital terrain models produced using combin...

We report that two species of basidiomycete fungi (Polyporus versicolor and Poria monticola) grow in minimal liquid or solid medium when supplemented with crushed lignite coal. The fungi also grow directly on crushed lignite coal. The growth of both fungi was observed qualitatively as the production and extension of hyphae. No fungal growth occurred in minimal agar medium without coal. The fung...