Unveiling management suggestions for the invasive tree Senna spectabilis through literature review, species distribution models and ecological knowledge
Anoop N.R., Abhishek Samrat, Shweta Basnett, T Ganesh & Sandeep Sen Biological Invasions | June 6, 2025 In this study, we aim to provide management suggestions through a systematic review of its ecology, distribution, human uses and the mechanisms driving its invasion, combined with an analysis of field-based observations in India’s Western Ghats. We also […]
Rediscovery and phylogenetic position of Moringua hodgarti Chaudhuri, 1913 (Synbranchiformes: Synbranchidae) from the Siang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh, India
Nilanjan Mukherjee, Rahul G Kumar, Surya Narayanan, Aravind N A Zootaxa | May 27, 2025 For more than a century, there have been no records of Moringua hodgarti, first collected during the Abor Expedition of 1911–1912, and subsequently described by Chaudhuri in 1913 as a species of moringuid eel. We report the rediscovery of this […]
Global Impacts Dataset of Invasive Alien Species (GIDIAS)
Sven Bacher, Ellen Ryan-Colton, Mario Coiro, Phillip Cassey, Bella S. Galil, Martin A. Nuñez, Michael Ansong, Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz, Georgi Fayvush, Romina D. Fernandez, Ankila J. Hiremath, Makihiko Ikegami et al. Scientific Data | May 26, 2025 Invasive alien species are a major driver of global change, impacting biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human livelihoods. To document […]
Trophic Interactions of Two Aquatic Anurans From the Mid-elevation Evergreen Forests of the Western Ghats, India
Kadaba Shamanna Seshadri, Preeti Saryan Journal of Natural History | April 28, 2025 Food is an important resource that is often partitioned among co-occurring species. Anurans (Frogs and Toads) are a diverse group of vertebrates distributed globally and are known to be generalist predators. While the dietary ecology of anurans has been extensively studied in […]
Isodon neorensis Ranjan, G. Krishna & Anant Kumar (Lamiaceae): a new record for Sikkim Himalaya, India
Pramod Rai Journal of Threatened Taxa | May 5, 2025 The genus Isodon (Schrad. ex Benth.) Spach (Lamiaceae: Nepetoideae: Ocimeae: Isodoninae) in India is represented by about 22 taxa distributed mostly in eastern and peninsular India (Anonymous 2020; Ranjan et al. 2022). During an exploration of Gangtok flora, an interesting species of the genus Isodon […]
Brokering Power: Bureaucratic Contestations in Participatory Forest Governance
The success of forest governance reforms aimed at decentralisation, local participation, and sustainable resource use depends on the bureaucracy implementing such reforms. One such case of decentralised forest governance is the Forest Rights Act (FRA) in India, which recognises the rights of traditional forest dwellers to forest resources that they historically used.
Isodon neorensis Ranjan, G. Krishna & Anant Kumar (Lamiaceae): a new record for Sikkim Himalaya, India
The genus Isodon (Schrad. ex Benth.) Spach (Lamiaceae: Nepetoideae: Ocimeae: Isodoninae) in India is represented by about 22 taxa distributed mostly in eastern and peninsular India (Anonymous 2020; Ranjan et al. 2022). During an exploration of Gangtok flora, an interesting species of the genus Isodon was collected from Daragaon region of Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim.
Eulophia siamensis (Epidendroideae: Orchidaceae) from Sikkim; a New Record for the Flora of India
Pramod Rai, Santosh Kumar Rai, Prakash Limboo, Sudhizong Lucksom Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica | may 1, 2025 Eulophia R. Br. ex Lindl. (Orchidaceae), com- prising about 281 species distributed mostly in Africa, with some in Asia and Australia, is the largest genus in subtribe Eulophiinae (subfamily Epidendroideae: tribe Cymbidieae) (Martos et al. 2014, POWO 2024). Eulophia is terrestrial […]
Evolutionary Triggers of Plant Speciation in the Himalaya-Tibet-Hengduan Biodiversity Epicentre
Maharaj K. Pandit Kumar Manish, Sandeep Sen, Kamaljit S. Bawa Andrew H. Knoll, A. Alexander G. Webb, Peter D. Clift, Fabien L. Condamine, Carina Hoorn Journal of Biogeography | April 29, 2025 Past studies linking geologic and climatic controls on speciation in the Himalaya, Tibet and Hengduan (HTH) regions do not fully capture the mechanisms […]
IPBES Transformative Change Assessment: Chapter 4. Overcoming the challenges of achieving transformative change towards a sustainable world
Niki Frantzeskaki, Sergio Lambertucci, Edward R. Carr, Jessica Dempsey, Esmail Karamidehkordi, Asmita Sengupta, Fernanda Rojas-Marchini, Coleen Vogel, Mialy Andriamahefazafy, Wiebren Boonstra, Edgar Espinoza-Cisneros, Keisha Garcia, Kanako Morita, Valerie Nelson, Diana Ojeda, Tobias Plieninger, Andy Stirling, Kanae Tokunaga, Ruishan Chen, Camille Guibal Zenodo | April 17, 2025 The unprecedented loss of nature over the past few […]
