Pub Date : 2024-02-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8700.16.2.24730-24736
Dr. Sanjay Molur, B. ManagingEditorMr., Ravichandran, Dr. Mandar Paingankar, Dr. Ulrike Streicher, Ms. Priyanka Iyer, Dr. B.A. Daniel, Editorial Board Dr. Russel Mittermeier, Prof. Mewa Singh, Stephen D. Nash, Dr. Fred Pluthero, Dr. Priya Davidar, Dr. Martin Fisher, Dr. John Fellowes, Prof. Dr. Mirco Solé, Dr. Rajeev Raghavan, Pune India English Mira Bhojwani, C. Toronto, Ilangovan, Web Development, M. Latha, G. Ravikumar, Zoo Coimbatore Mrs. Radhika, India Mrs, Geetha, FundraisingCommunications, Mrs. Payal, B. Molur, India Coimbatore, Dr. B. Shivaraju, D. R. Verma, Dr. Vatsavaya S. Raju, Dr. M. Krishnappa, Jnana Sahyadri, Dr. K.R. Sridhar, Dr. Kiran Ramchandra, Annasaheb Magar Ranadive, Mahavidyalaya, India Maharashtra, Dr. G.P. Sinha, Dr. N.P. Balakrishnan, Prof. D.J. Bhat, Dr. Ferdinando Boero, Dr. Merlin Franco, Dr. B.S. Kholia, D. P. Kumar, D. V. S. Kumar, Dr Arjun Raju, Dr. Vijayasankar Raman, Dr. B. Ravi, P. Rao, Dr. K. Ravikumar, Dr. Noor Azhar, Mohamed Shazili, Dr. M.K. Vasudeva Rao, Prof. A.J. S
The Long-billed Vulture (LBV) population was systematically monitored across four nesting colonies in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) throughout three extended breeding seasons. Breeding success rates between years ranged from 83.33% in 2018–2019 and 62.5% in 2020–2021. Nesting was monitored at the cliff sites, consistent with prior research. Overall population fluctuations were minimal, varying between 21 individuals in 2020–2021, 17 individuals in 2018–2019, and 16 individuals in 2019–2020. There was an apparent impact of forest fires and other human disturbance activities, and certain proactive conservation measures are proposed to help address these. There was indirect evidence of other threats including poison baits targeting wild carnivores and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) being widely available for use in domestic livestock. The study endorses the approach of establishing vulture-safe zones, which focus on addressing the local threats. This includes raising awareness about wildfire management, controlling toxic NSAIDs availability that are harmful to vultures, discouraging the illegal use of poison-baits, and highlighting the necessity of monitoring threats posed by power infrastructure. Due to the high mobility of LBVs, all these threats need addressing through large-scale vulture safe zone work (up to 100 km radius) surrounding the breeding colonies to secure the LBV’s long-term survival. These conservation actions are urgently needed.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8347.16.2.24658-24693
Dr. Sanjay Molur, B. ManagingEditorMr., Ravichandran, Dr. Mandar Paingankar, Dr. Ulrike Streicher, Ms. Priyanka Iyer, Dr. B.A. Daniel, Editorial Board Dr. Russel Mittermeier, Prof. Mewa Singh, Stephen D. Nash, Dr. Fred Pluthero, Dr. Priya Davidar, Dr. Martin Fisher, Dr. John Fellowes, Prof. Dr. Mirco Solé, Dr. Rajeev Raghavan, Pune India English Mira Bhojwani, C. Toronto, Ilangovan, Web Development, M. Latha, G. Ravikumar, Zoo Coimbatore Mrs. Radhika, India Mrs, Geetha, FundraisingCommunications, Mrs. Payal, B. Molur, India Coimbatore, Dr. B. Shivaraju, D. R. Verma, Dr. Vatsavaya S. Raju, Dr. M. Krishnappa, Jnana Sahyadri, Dr. K.R. Sridhar, Dr. Kiran Ramchandra, Annasaheb Magar Ranadive, Mahavidyalaya, India. Maharashtra, Dr. G.P. Sinha, Dr. N.P. Balakrishnan, Prof. D.J. Bhat, Dr. Ferdinando Boero, Dr. Merlin Franco, Dr. B.S. Kholia, D. P. Kumar, D. V. S. Kumar, Dr Arjun Raju, Dr. Vijayasankar Raman, Dr. B. Ravi, P. Rao, Dr. K. Ravikumar, Dr. Noor Azhar, Mohamed Shazili, Dr. M.K. Vasudeva Rao, Prof. A.J.
Inadequate information on the diversity and dispersion of desmids has led to incomplete floristic data in the northeastern region of India. The present study focuses on contributing to the information on the diversity and geographical distribution of desmid in water bodies of the Brahmaputra River basin of the Indian subcontinent. During the period 2019–2022, desmid flora of 91 waterbodies were studied. Two-hundred-and-thirty-one taxa belonging to five families and 25 genera were recorded, out of which 94 were new records for the northeastern India. Desmidiaceae was the dominant family with 195 species and with 69 species Cosmarium was the dominant genus.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8593.16.2.24737-24745
Dr. Sanjay Molur, B. ManagingEditorMr., Ravichandran, Dr. Mandar Paingankar, Dr. Ulrike Streicher, Ms. Priyanka Iyer, Dr. B.A. Daniel, Editorial Board Dr. Russel Mittermeier, Prof. Mewa Singh, Stephen D. Nash, Dr. Fred Pluthero, Dr. Priya Davidar, Dr. Martin Fisher, Dr. John Fellowes, Prof. Dr. Mirco Solé, Dr. Rajeev Raghavan, Pune India English Mira Bhojwani, C. Toronto, Ilangovan, Web Development, M. Latha, G. Ravikumar, Zoo Coimbatore Mrs. Radhika, India Mrs, Geetha, FundraisingCommunications, Mrs. Payal, B. Molur, India Coimbatore, Dr. B. Shivaraju, D. R. Verma, Dr. Vatsavaya S. Raju, Dr. M. Krishnappa, Jnana Sahyadri, Dr. K.R. Sridhar, Dr. Kiran Ramchandra, Annasaheb Magar Ranadive, Mahavidyalaya, India Maharashtra, Dr. G.P. Sinha, Dr. N.P. Balakrishnan, Prof. D.J. Bhat, Dr. Ferdinando Boero, Dr. Merlin Franco, Dr. B.S. Kholia, D. P. Kumar, D. V. S. Kumar, Dr Arjun Raju, Dr. Vijayasankar Raman, Dr. B. Ravi, P. Rao, Dr. K. Ravikumar, Dr. Noor Azhar, Mohamed Shazili, Dr. M.K. Vasudeva Rao, Prof. A.J. S
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis Swainson, 1838 is a riverine habitat specialist bird and a species of significant conservation concern. In 2020 it was up-listed to the ‘Endangered’ category of the IUCN Red List. Breeding grounds of the species are known from the major rivers of India like Ganga, Chambal, Son, and Mahanadi. We monitored breeding colonies of the species in two breeding seasons (2017 and 2018) in the middle Ganges stretch. We identified nine nesting islands and monitored a total of 111 active nests during the study period. A total of 302 eggs were counted with clutch sizes ranging 1–5 and the mean clutch size of 2.7 (±1.18 SD). We observed a 10% & 7% of hatching and fledgling success rate in 2017 and 10% & 17% in 2018, respectively. Low breeding success was probably due to the severe anthropogenic factors such as egg collection, cattle trampling, and stochastic weather events such as flooding and sand inundation by sand storms in nests. We also recorded instances of nest abandoning because of unknown reasons. This article recommends more surveys to identify new breeding colonies of Indian Skimmer in the middle Ganges and subsequently provide adequate protection to the colonies. We also recommend sensitization programs for different stakeholders to create more awareness for the conservation of this threatened species in the middle Ganges stretch.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8506.16.1.24589-24596
T. Contreras-MacBeath, Byron Josue Rodríguez Pérez, H. Mejía‐Mojica, J. M. Rivas-González
The diversity of freshwater fish species from Lake Cocibolca (Nicaragua) is presented, describing the history of biological explorations in the lake from the first record in 1519, to the 52 species that are listed today. Information on current and future threats is also included.
{"title":"Fishes of Cocibolca, the great Central American lake","authors":"T. Contreras-MacBeath, Byron Josue Rodríguez Pérez, H. Mejía‐Mojica, J. M. Rivas-González","doi":"10.11609/jott.8506.16.1.24589-24596","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8506.16.1.24589-24596","url":null,"abstract":"The diversity of freshwater fish species from Lake Cocibolca (Nicaragua) is presented, describing the history of biological explorations in the lake from the first record in 1519, to the 52 species that are listed today. Information on current and future threats is also included.","PeriodicalId":17370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Threatened Taxa","volume":"52 40","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139594528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8636.16.1.24503-24528
T. Q. Le, Lien V. Vu
Study on hawkmoths (Sphingidae family) in the Central Highlands of Vietnam (Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong provinces) was carried out during the years 2016–2022. Light traps and butterfly nets were used to collect specimens of the Sphingidae family in the night and day times. An update checklist of Sphingidae was based on collected specimens in the studied area and combine the review data. Totally, 113 Sphingidae species from the Central Highlands of Vietnam are recorded. Among them, 78 species are recorded from collected specimens and 35 species without collected specimens are compiled from the literatures. Addition, 14 species are herein added to the known list, including one very rare species, Eurypteryx geoffreyi Cadiou & Kitching, 1990, and two endemic species, Griseosphinx marchandi Cadiou, 1996 and Callambulyx schintlmeisteri Brechlin, 1997.
{"title":"Checklist of hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea: Sphingidae) in the Central Highlands of Vietnam","authors":"T. Q. Le, Lien V. Vu","doi":"10.11609/jott.8636.16.1.24503-24528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8636.16.1.24503-24528","url":null,"abstract":"Study on hawkmoths (Sphingidae family) in the Central Highlands of Vietnam (Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong provinces) was carried out during the years 2016–2022. Light traps and butterfly nets were used to collect specimens of the Sphingidae family in the night and day times. An update checklist of Sphingidae was based on collected specimens in the studied area and combine the review data. Totally, 113 Sphingidae species from the Central Highlands of Vietnam are recorded. Among them, 78 species are recorded from collected specimens and 35 species without collected specimens are compiled from the literatures. Addition, 14 species are herein added to the known list, including one very rare species, Eurypteryx geoffreyi Cadiou & Kitching, 1990, and two endemic species, Griseosphinx marchandi Cadiou, 1996 and Callambulyx schintlmeisteri Brechlin, 1997.","PeriodicalId":17370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Threatened Taxa","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139595356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8622.16.1.24469-24484
K. Manjunath, H.S. Shashwathi, H.M. Rakshitha Jain, Y.L. Krishnamurthy
The article deals with the taxonomy of the genus Holigarna found in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. Five species of Holigarna have been reported from the Western Ghats of Karnataka. The field surveys, herbarium examinations, and literature references provided the information on endemism, correct names, a short description, flowering & fruiting period, distribution, and illustrations & photographs of all the five species of the genus Holigarna.
{"title":"The genus Holigarna Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. (Anacardiaceae) in the central Western Ghats, Karnataka, India","authors":"K. Manjunath, H.S. Shashwathi, H.M. Rakshitha Jain, Y.L. Krishnamurthy","doi":"10.11609/jott.8622.16.1.24469-24484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8622.16.1.24469-24484","url":null,"abstract":"The article deals with the taxonomy of the genus Holigarna found in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. Five species of Holigarna have been reported from the Western Ghats of Karnataka. The field surveys, herbarium examinations, and literature references provided the information on endemism, correct names, a short description, flowering & fruiting period, distribution, and illustrations & photographs of all the five species of the genus Holigarna.","PeriodicalId":17370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Threatened Taxa","volume":"73 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139593440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8591.16.1.24463-24468
M. Dubey, R. Upadhyay, R. Gupta
Two species of Ceratosporella collected on leaf litter of Mohru Oak Quercus floribunda in Uttarakhand, India, are described herein and compared with closely allied species. They are Ceratosporella deviata and Ceratosporella cheiroidea. Among them, C. cheiroidea is newly recorded from India. Morphological descriptions, illustrations, and comments are provided for the aforementioned species.
{"title":"Two Ceratosporella (Fungi: Ascomycota) species from oak leaf litter in Almora, Uttarakhand, India","authors":"M. Dubey, R. Upadhyay, R. Gupta","doi":"10.11609/jott.8591.16.1.24463-24468","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8591.16.1.24463-24468","url":null,"abstract":"Two species of Ceratosporella collected on leaf litter of Mohru Oak Quercus floribunda in Uttarakhand, India, are described herein and compared with closely allied species. They are Ceratosporella deviata and Ceratosporella cheiroidea. Among them, C. cheiroidea is newly recorded from India. Morphological descriptions, illustrations, and comments are provided for the aforementioned species.","PeriodicalId":17370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Threatened Taxa","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139593995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8639.16.1.24557-24567
Dr. Sanjay Molur, B. ManagingEditorMr., Ravichandran, Dr. Mandar Paingankar, Dr. Ulrike Streicher, Ms. Priyanka Iyer, Dr. B.A. Daniel, Editorial Board Dr. Russel Mittermeier, Prof. Mewa Singh, Stephen D. Nash, Dr. Fred Pluthero, Dr. Priya Davidar, Dr. Martin Fisher, Dr. John Fellowes, Prof. Dr. Mirco Solé, Dr. Rajeev Raghavan, Pune India English Mira Bhojwani, C. Toronto, Ilangovan, Web Development, M. Latha, G. Ravikumar, Zoo Coimbatore Mrs. Radhika, India Mrs, Geetha, FundraisingCommunications, Maheshwari Payal, B. Molur, India Coimbatore, Dr. B. Shivaraju, D. R. Verma, Dr. Vatsavaya S. Raju, Dr. M. Krishnappa, Jnana Sahyadri, D. K. Sridhar, Dr. Kiran Ramchandra, Annasaheb Magar Ranadive, Mahavidyalaya, India. Maharashtra, Dr. G.P. Sinha, Dr. N.P. Balakrishnan, Prof. D.J. Bhat, Dr. Ferdinando Boero, Dr. Merlin Franco, Dr. B.S. Kholia, D. P. Kumar, D. V. S. Kumar, Dr Arjun Raju, Dr. Vijayasankar Raman, Dr. B. Ravi, P. Rao, Dr. K. Ravikumar, Dr. Noor Azhar, Mohamed Shazili, Dr. M.K. Vasudeva Rao, Prof. A.
The study investigates bird population dynamics in Bengaluru, India, post-lockdown, focusing on occurrence, seasonal abundance, species diversity, richness, dominance, and evenness. It covers 55 bird species across 52 genera, grouped into 32 families within 13 orders, with a notable peak in winter. Various indices, including Shannon Wiener, Margalef’s, Pielou’s, and Simpson’s, reveal significant seasonal differences in bird population characteristics. The Rock Pigeon Columba livia dominates, while the Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus is less prevalent. The study identifies Near Threatened species like Black-headed Ibis and Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster, along with Least Concern species per the IUCN Red List. Common species include Rock Pigeon, Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos, House Crow Corvus splendens, Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus, Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis, Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus, Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus, and Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola. The study aims to inform improved management and conservation strategies for Bengaluru’s diverse bird species.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-26DOI: 10.11609/jott.8164.16.1.24451-24462
Dr. Sanjay Molur, B. ManagingEditorMr., Ravichandran, Dr. Mandar Paingankar, Dr. Ulrike Streicher, Ms. Priyanka Iyer, Dr. B.A. Daniel, Editorial Board Dr. Russel Mittermeier, Prof. Mewa Singh, Stephen D. Nash, Dr. Fred Pluthero, Dr. Priya Davidar, Dr. Martin Fisher, Dr. John Fellowes, Prof. Dr. Mirco Solé, Dr. Rajeev Raghavan, Pune India English Mira Bhojwani, C. Toronto, Ilangovan, Web Development, M. Latha, G. Ravikumar, Zoo Coimbatore Mrs. Radhika, India Mrs, Geetha, FundraisingCommunications, Maheshwari Payal, B. Molur, India Coimbatore, Dr. B. Shivaraju, D. R. Verma, Dr. Vatsavaya S. Raju, Dr. M. Krishnappa, Jnana Sahyadri, D. K. Sridhar, Dr. Kiran Ramchandra, Annasaheb Magar Ranadive, Mahavidyalaya, India. Maharashtra, Dr. G.P. Sinha, Dr. N.P. Balakrishnan, Prof. D.J. Bhat, Dr. Ferdinando Boero, Dr. Merlin Franco, Dr. B.S. Kholia, D. P. Kumar, D. V. S. Kumar, Dr Arjun Raju, Dr. Vijayasankar Raman, Dr. B. Ravi, P. Rao, Dr. K. Ravikumar, Dr. Noor Azhar, Mohamed Shazili, Dr. M.K. Vasudeva Rao, Prof. A.
It is crucial to accurately quantify land use and land cover (LULC) within a protected area to understand the implications of habitat changes on biodiversity. Today’s remote sensing and GIS technologies greatly facilitate analysis of LULC, especially with regards to tracing changes over space and time. This study uses remote sensing and GIS to examine the impact of climate, herbivore, and anthropogenic pressures including invasive Mesquite Prosopis juliflora on native plant communities at Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary. Classification of satellite images revealed that dry evergreen, mudflat, and water bodies had transformed into open scrub from 1995 to 2018 and the shift in LULC is detected with optimal accuracy (85%). Changes in LULC are largely attributable to a rise in open scrub caused by the growth in P. juliflora from 3 to 6 km2 since 1995. GLM-based regression to examine the influence of climate, herbivores, and anthropogenic pressure including P. juliflora on native flora show native tree density, shrub density, shrub diversity, herb, and grass cover decreasing with P. juliflora cover or density. These findings imply that as the P. juliflora spreads the native plant diversity and density at Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary will continue to decline. P. juliflora is being eradicated in phases through management efforts, however, here we recommend a coordinated effort to curb further expansion in order to reverse ecological decline.
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Curcuma caesia Roxb is a perennial, medicinal herb, which is native to northeastern India but can be found in other Asian countries like China, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, and Bangladesh. The plant is used in traditional medicine for treating conditions like leucoderma, asthma, tumours, piles, bronchitis, and bruises. During recent floristic exploration, C. caesia was recorded from Orong Geog of Samdrup Jongkhar district (26.933117 N, 91.493064 E), Bhutan on 10 July 2021 at an elevation of 1,227 m. Identification and morphological description of C. caesia was done through Flora of Bhutan, India (manual) & other literature. The thriving plants were discovered in a warm broadleaved forest close to a settlement, sheltered from grazing and human activities. A detailed description, distribution, habitat information, conservation status, and photographic illustrations are available.
{"title":"Additional record of the Black Turmeric Curcuma caesia Roxb. (Zingiberales: Zingiberaceae) in Bhutan","authors":"Karma Orong, Namgay Shacha, Kezang Tobgay, Rinchen Namgay","doi":"10.11609/jott.8637.16.1.24607-24610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8637.16.1.24607-24610","url":null,"abstract":"Curcuma caesia Roxb is a perennial, medicinal herb, which is native to northeastern India but can be found in other Asian countries like China, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, and Bangladesh. The plant is used in traditional medicine for treating conditions like leucoderma, asthma, tumours, piles, bronchitis, and bruises. During recent floristic exploration, C. caesia was recorded from Orong Geog of Samdrup Jongkhar district (26.933117 N, 91.493064 E), Bhutan on 10 July 2021 at an elevation of 1,227 m. Identification and morphological description of C. caesia was done through Flora of Bhutan, India (manual) & other literature. The thriving plants were discovered in a warm broadleaved forest close to a settlement, sheltered from grazing and human activities. A detailed description, distribution, habitat information, conservation status, and photographic illustrations are available.","PeriodicalId":17370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Threatened Taxa","volume":"49 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139594760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}