Dr. R.Ganesan

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Education

  • Ph.D. Botany, 2001. Thesis title" Tree diversity and regeneration in logged wet evergreen forests of the Agasthyamalai range in south Western Ghats, India" (thesis submitted),University of Madras, Chennai.
  • M.Phil. Botany. 1987, University of Madras, Chennai.
  • M.Sc. Botany. 1985, University of Madras, Chennai.
  • B.Sc. Botany. 1983, University of Madras, Chennai.
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Research Interests

  • Taxonomy of flowering plants in general and specifically, plant family Lauraceae.
  • Documenting, monitoring plant species diversity and regeneration dynamics in permanently monitored plots. Specifically interested in the regeneration dynamics of the disturbed forests due to logging, invasive species and NTFP collection.
  • Botanical exploration, to know the status of endemic plants, their habitat and monitoring their population.
  • Creating awareness among the younger generation about the importance of conservation of biodiversity.
  • Documenting rare plants and their habitats through photography .
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Experience


Work Experience

  • Fellow ,ATREE, Bangalore. Investigating the impact of invasive weeds on the structure and regeneration of NTFP tree species in Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, south western India. (1998-)

Research Experience

  • Documenting and monitoring plant species diversity in small scale permanent plots and mid-elevation wet evergreen forest, Agasthyamalai, South Western Ghats, India. Also studied the restoration dynamics of plant species diversity and regeneration in the logged evergreen forest at Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, South Western Ghats.
  • Made inventories to know about the status of the endemic plant population and their habitat in KMTR. Monitoring the population status of few endemic plants at Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR), south Western Ghats.
  • Vegetation and nutrient cycling in evergreen forest of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (Western Ghats). Focused on below-ground ecosystem functioning to study the role of fine roots, soil and their seasonal dynamics besides vegetation.
  • Research on Seagrass Ecosystem along the Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, India. This includes studies on Taxonomy, inventorying and assessment of threats to their habitat.
  • Interaction between salinity and heavy metals and their effect on biology of centric euryhaline diatom (phytoplankton) as a part of M.Phil. Degree project work.
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Affiliations / Positions / Memberships

  • Association for Tropical Biology, USA.
  • Indian Society for Conservation Biology, Trivandrum.
  • International Society for Tropical Ecology, Varanasi.
  • Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy, Calicut.
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Grants / Awards / Honors

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Select Publications

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Complete Publications

  • Sea grasses of Coromandel Coast, India, Flora of India. Ramamurthy, K. N. P. Balakrishnan, K. Ravikumar R. Ganesan , 1992. Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore.
  • Checklist of orchids from wet evergreen forests of Kakachi and Kodayar. R. Ganesan C. Livingstone, ZOO'S Print Journal, 16; 445-446, 2000
  • More on 'taxanamists'. Ganesan. R. ,Current Science 75; 1103, 1998.
  • A taxonomic hurdle or hurdled by taxonomists? K. N. Ganeshaiah, R. Ganesan , R. Uma Shanker C. Meera. Amruth, 2; 3-8,1998.
  • Diet of the brown palm civet (Paradoxurus jerdonii) in Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. Ganesh.T, R.Ganesan and Devy. S. M., Journal of Bombay Natural History Society 95(1): 108-109,1998.
  • Assessment of plant biodiversity at a mid elevation evergreen forest of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, India. T. Ganesh, R. Ganesan , M. Soubadra Devy, P. Davidar K. S. Bawa. Current Science,71;379-391,1996
  • Distribution of sea grasses along the Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu,Southern India N. Parthasarathy, K. Ravikumar, R. Ganesan K. Ramamurthy. Aquatic Botany 40: 145-153, 1990.
  • A new subspecies of Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) J. D. Hook (Hydrocharitaceae) from the Eastern Coast of Peninsular India. K. Ravikumar and R. Ganesan . Aquatic Botany 36: 351-358, 1990
  • First report of a Seagrass, Halodule wrightii Asch. (Potamogetonaceae) from India. K. Ravikumar, R. Ganesan and K. Ramamurthy. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany, 14, 711-714, 1990
  • Melhania balakrishnanii (Sterculiaceae) -A new species from Tamil Nadu, India K. Ravikumar, R. Ganesan and K. Ramamurthy. Bulletin of Botanical Survey of India 31: 172-174, 1989.
  • Response of Skeletonema costatum (Grev.) Cleve to heavy metals under varying salinity ranges. V. N. R. Rao and R. Ganesan. Seaweed Research and Utilisation, 10: 97-107, 1987
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Meetings / Conferences / Symposiums / Workshops

  • Indo-British workshop on Biodiversity conservation and evaluation, Feb,1996. Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram.
  • International conference on medicinal plant conservation conducted by Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Tradition, Bangalore, 16-19, Feb. 1998.
  • International Conference on Conservation of Tropical species, communities and Ecosystems, Thiruvananthapuram, India, 2-6th December,1998. Poster was presented entitled "Population structure and regeneration of Elaeocarpus venustus Bedd.- endemic tree of Agasthyamalai, south western Ghats, India".
  • XVI-International Botanical Congress, St. Louis, USA, 1999. a) Attended the ICBN-Nomenclature session -St. Louis code from 25 -29th July. b)Presented a poster in the XVI-International Botanical Congress, St. Louis, USA,1999, 1-8th August "Structure and regeneration of selected trees in a logged evergreen forest, southern India".
  • Annual Conference of Ecological Society of America, Spokane, Washington,1999.Co-authored a paper entitled "Invasive weed species and regeneration of NTFP species in Biligiri Rangaswamy wildlife sanctuary, southern India".
  • Exploring forest diversity and change: Science results from the network of Forest Dynamics Plots, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 1-3rd June,2000.
  • Presented a paper titled " Biological Monitoring and Regeneration of a NTFP species, Nelli (Phyllanthus emblica L.), in BRT Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, India".
  • International Conference on Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human Welfare, 15-18th July 2001, Bangalore.
  • Presented a paper entitled "Regeneration dynamics of a wet evergreen forest, southern Western Ghats, India
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Others

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Contact

rganesan@atree.org

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