Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Planning

The Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Planning programme generates knowledge through applied research and outreach activities by using integrated taxonomy and monitoring biodiversity and ecosystem changes. The programme aims to improve management of biodiversity and ecosystems through a variety of outputs to influence existing policies and conservation planning.

Programme Leaders:

Dr. R Ganesan

Journal Articles

Securing biodiversity, securing our future: A national mission on biodiversity and human well-being for India

Kamaljit S.Bawa, Asmita Sengupta, Ravi Chellam, R.Ganesan, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Nitin Pandit, G.Ravikanth, Mahesh Sankaran, Darshan Shankar, Reinmar Seidler, R. Uma Shaanker, Abi Tamim Vanak Biological Conservation, Volume 253, January 2021, 108867, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108867

An endophyte from salt-adapted Pokkali rice confers salt-tolerance to a salt-sensitive rice variety and targets a unique pattern of genes in its new host

Sampangi-Ramaiah, M.H., Jagadheesh, Prajjal D, Shridhar J, Vasantha Kumari M. M, Oelmüller R, Nataraja K. N, Ravishankar K. V, Ravikanth G and Uma Shaanker R Scientific Reports 10 (1): 1-14.

People

Santhosh Kumar U

Aniruddha Marathe, Research Associate, ATREE

Arunima Sikder

Barkha Subba, Research Associate, ATREE

Bhavani Shankar M

Biswa Bhusana Mahapatra, Doctoral Student

Chetan Misher

Deeke Doma Tamang, PhD Student

Dr Thriveni HN, Research Associate

Dr. Aravind Madhyastha, Fellow (Associate Professor), Suri Sehgal Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation

Dr. G Ravikanth, Senior Fellow (Associate Professor), Suri Sehgal Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation

Dr. Priyadarsanan Dharmarajan, Senior Fellow & Program Leader (Ecosytems & Global Change)

Dr. R Ganesan, Fellow, Suri Sehgal Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation

Iravatee Majgaonkar, PhD student

Nabasmita Malakar, PhD Student

Nakul Mohan Heble, Research Associate (2013-2017)

Nipu Kumar Das, Suri Sehgal Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation

Ovee Thorat

Pavan Kumar Thunga, Junior Research Fellow

Poorna Bhat, Junior Research Fellow

Pownitha KV, Junior Research Fellow

Rajkamal Goswami, Research Associate, ATREE

Sajitha TP, Research Associate

Sandeep Sen, Research Associate, Bangalore

Shagufta Ahmed, Junior Research Fellow(DBT-NEBIORES)

Shruti Menon, Junior Research Fellow & PhD Candidate

Yangchenla Bhutia

Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Planning