First Report of Moth Species of the Family Tineidae (Lepidoptera) in Regurgitated Pellets of Harriers in India
Thalavaipandi S, Arjun Kannan, Prashanth MB, T. Ganesh Journal Of Threatened Taxa | March 26, 2024 The primary food source for Tineidae family moth caterpillars is keratin, and they need warmth and moisture to emerge. The observation that harriers, diurnal migratory raptors wintering in India, had regurgitated pellets containing larvae, pupae, and adults of the […]
Additions to the Trigonalyid (Hymenoptera: Trigonalyidae) Fauna of India With the Description of a New Species From South India
Femi E Benny, Ranjith AP, Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan Zootaxa | March 6, 2024 A new species of Taeniogonalos is described and illustrated from Western Ghats, Kerala, India. The male of Taeniogonalos eurysoma Chen & van Achterberg, 2020 is described for the first time along with its first distribution record from India. The new species and T. eurysoma are illustrated along with […]
Reimagining People’s Participation in the People Biodiversity Register Through Citizen Science – a Case of Small Mammal and Bats From the Eastern Himalaya, India
Sunita Pradhan Current Science | February 28, 2024 In theory, the mandate of The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 of India for the preparation of People Biodiversity Registers (PBRs) by the Biodiversity Management Committees is a participatory process that involves local communities. In practice, the PBR documentation is a hasty process of meeting deadlines where local […]
Structure, Composition, and Regeneration Status of Trees in Non-protected Forests of Eastern Himalaya
Aditya Pradhan, Sarala Khaling Tropical Ecology | February 27, 2024 In the socio-ecological landscapes of tropical mountains, including the highly diverse Eastern Himalaya, fragments of natural forests have been traditionally managed as part of different agriculture systems. Recent studies have recognized their role as important biodiversity repositories outside protected areas. However, basic information on forest […]
Nature’s Contribution to Poverty Alleviation, Human Wellbeing and the SDGs
Anamika Das, Sharachchandra Lele, Siddappa Setty R. Scientific Data | February 22, 2024 Millions of households globally rely on uncultivated ecosystems for their livelihoods. However, much of the understanding about the broader contribution of uncultivated ecosystems to human wellbeing is still based on a series of small-scale studies due to limited availability of large-scale datasets. […]
Impacts of climate change on the distribution of Phyllanthus emblica Linn across Southeast Asia: identifying critical variables that determine the distribution of a medicinally important tree
E. Geethika, G. Ravikanth & R. Siva Tropical Ecology | February 20, 2024 The demand for the fruits of Phyllanthus emblica, an important tree species with a long history of medicinal use, has risen tremendously in recent years. The rapid decline in the distribution of the species can be attributed to habitat loss, climate change, […]
Conservation management of Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W. J. de Wilde (Fabaceae) using ecological niche modeling
Rahul Raveendran Nair, Gudasalamani Ravikanth & Punnakkal Sreedharan Udayan Tropical Ecology | February 13, 2024 Considering the medicinal and conservational significance of Saraca asoca, the present study employed three different geographical ranges for building ecological niche models. The vifstep procedure detected multicollinearity among 10 out of 19 predictor variables. The selected subset included mean diurnal […]
Realizing “30 × 30” In India: The Potential, The Challenges, And The Way Forward
Asmita Sengupta, Manan Bhan, Saloni Bhatia, Atul Joshi, Seshadri K. S. Conservation Letters | February 2, 2024 We find that with its vast network of ecosystems that are under some form of protection and through the recognition of other effective area-based conservation measures sites, India has the potential to meet the quantitative target of conserving […]
Inclusive Management Of Our Water Commons
Rashmi Mahajan, Manish Rajankar Ecology, Economy And Society–The INSEE Journal | January 31, 2024 New study explores the intricate challenges of water management in Maharashtra, from historic systems to present-day conflicts. The essay concludes that we need long-term and sustainable solutions that involve community participation in finding, planning, and implementing solutions.The essay underscores the urgent […]
In-vitro Anti-inflammatory Potential of Standardized Rottlerin Enriched Fraction of Mallotus philippensis Muell. Arg Anti-inflammatory Potential of Rottlerin Enriched Fraction of Mallotus philippensis
Nancy Tripathi, Kapil Mandrah, Bharat Goel, Nivedita Bhardwaj, Vinod Kumar Paswan, G. Ravikanth, Somendu K. Roy & Shreyans K. Jain Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences | January 23, 2024 A rottlerin enriched fraction was prepared from extract of Mallotus philippensis Muell. Arg leaves in ethyl acetate using HP-20 dianion polymeric […]
