Temples and bats in a homogeneous agriculture landscape: Importance of microhabitat availability, disturbance and land use for bat conservation
T. Ganesh, A. Saravanan, M. Mathivanan Plos One | July 13, 2022
A Multi-pronged Approach to Source Attribution and Apportionment of Heavy Metals in Urban Rivers
Priyanka Jamwal, Divya Nayak, Praveen Raje Urs, Mohamed Zuhail Thatey, Malavika Gopinath, Mohammad Idris & Sharachchandra Lele Ambio | June 8, 2022 Heavy metal (HM) contamination of water bodies is caused by both first generation (industries) and second generation (distributed sources, domestic sewage, sediments) sources. We applied a multi-pronged approach to quantify the contribution of […]
Niche shift in invasive species: is it a case of “home away from home” or finding a “new home”
Aravind N.A, Maanya Uma Shaanker, Poorna Bhat H. N., Bipin Charles, Uma Shaanker R., Manzoor A. Shah, Ravikanth G
Fifty Years After Un Environment Summit, Researchers Renew Call for Action
Maria Ivanova & Sharachchandra Lele Correspondence | June 1, 2022 On the eve of the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, a group of 2,200 scientists signed a letter — now known as the Menton Message — to their (then) 3.5 billion neighbours on Earth. In one of the earliest examples of […]
Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of Northeast India – Patterns and gaps in discovery
SNEHA HARIDAS, HARSHA MALHOTRA, SEENA NARAYANAN KARIMBUMKARA, DHARMA RAJAN PRIYADARSANAN
Native tree species richness enhances matrix functionality for soil arthropods in tropical plantation landscapes: A case study from the Himalayas
Annesha Chowdhury, Abhishek Samrat, Rathnavel Pandian, Soubadra Devy
Assessing the role of groundwater recharge from tanks in crystalline bedrock aquifers in Karnataka, India, using hydrochemical tracers
Veena Srinivasan Journal of Hydrology X | Volume 15, 1 May, 2022 The majority of India’s rural drinking water supply is sourced from groundwater, which also plays a critical role in irrigated agriculture, supporting the livelihoods of millions of users. However, recent high abstractions are threatening the sustainable use of groundwater, and action is needed to […]
The Impact of Anthropogenic Disturbance to the Canopy Microclimate of Tropical Forests in the Southern Western Ghats, India
Soubadra Devy Front. For. Glob. Change | 13 April 2022
Status of important coastal habitats of North Tamil Nadu: Diversity, current threats and approaches for conservation
Vikas Madhav Nagarajan, M. Yuvan, Rohith Srinivasan, Nanditha Ram Satagopan, Aswathi Asokan, Anooja A Regional Studies in Marine Science | Volume 49 Coasts are among the most vulnerable ecosystems to the effects of climate change and the impacts of strong weather events. At the same time, they are also crucial buffers of these phenomena around the world. […]
Beyond income: correlates of conspicuous and luxury consumption in India
Soumyajit Bhar , Sharachchandra Lele, and Narasimha D. Rao Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy | January 10, 2022 Concern about the environmental impacts of consumption has drawn research attention to the drivers of conspicuous and luxury (C/L) consumption. Given the prevailing patterns of overconsumption, most studies to date have focused on countries in the global North. However, an emerging high-consuming middle […]
