Dear All, I am really happy to be part of this ever progressing group and glad I can interact with so many on sensitive issues. As a group we have progressed from the phase of exploring and watching to scientific observation, analysis and documentation (using taxonomy, -one of the most demanding subjects). Now we are progressing towards the conservation science, where we interpret our observations over wide temporal and spatial scale to understand species status and ecology in the wild. Our observations with/without photographs are important "primary observational data". This will certainly be of great help to the conservation planners. Till now population level data about many rare species was almost non-existent, so our observational data is a step towards it. Hence, let us keep documenting and sharing as we do right now, keeping in mind that the ultimate goal is conservation of flora and fauna in their natural habitat. Regards, Aparna
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com>wrote: > Yes > Thanks everybody for sharing their knowledge. We are here to document the > facts and share with others and this way and by whatever other means try to > conserve these species or help or support them who are already doing it. > I can safely concur that most of the flowering of the species occurs before > Sep. and there are quite a number of specimens on the plateau and as rightly > told by Aparna ji one should not be greedy of its photographs. > Dr Phadke > > > On 22 September 2010 11:23, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> A lone specimen of* Aponogeton satarensis* was observed on Kas plateau 19 >> Sep 2010 which was flowering. >> As per Aparna ji's observation The flowering season might have nearly >> finished. >> We have already seen its pictures posted by Usha ji yesterday and Swagat >> ji who has seen it sometime in Jun Jul this year. >> Regards >> Dr Phadke >> > > -- Dr. Aparna Watve Dr. Aparna Watve Asha Appt, Shanti Nagar, Ekata Colony Nr. BSNL tower, Akbar Ward, Seoni.480661 tel: 07692-228115 mobile: (0)9755667710 and 9822597288 still works
