Faunal Diversity of Tembao Lake Complex- High-Altitude Wetland In North Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya
Bhoj Kumar Acharya, Iswar Kumar Chettri, Bishal Thakuri, Roshan Tamang, Thangsuanlian Naulak , Aita Hang Subb and Sailendra Dewan Indian Journal of Ecology | July 3, 2025 High-altitude wetlands in the Himalaya are critical biodiversity rich ecosystems, supporting unique alpine flora and fauna while providing essential ecosystem services to downstream communities. However, due to their […]
Harnessing Synergies Across Networks to Drive Sustainable Food Systems in India
Mallika Sardeshpande, Abi Tamim Vanak , Akash Ashwini, Chethana V. Casiker, Hetal Hariya, Ronita Mukherjee, Suparna Chatterjee 1 , Pema Yangden Lepcha, Durba Biswas, M. Soubadra Devy, Ankila J. Hiremath, Priyanka Jamwal, Sarala Khaling, Siddappa Setty Journal of Agriculture and Food Research | July 2, 2025 This study aims to identify the policy actions and […]
Detour Migration to Circumvent the Himalayas in the Montagu’s Harrier Circus Pygargus
Arjun Kannan, M. B. Prashanth, Abhishek Samrat, Raymond H. G. Klaassen & T. Ganesh Movement Ecology | June 16, 2025 Migrating birds do not always travel along the shortest possible routes between breeding and wintering sites. Rather, detours are a common phenomenon in response to availability of foraging habitats, generic wind patterns, predation risk, and […]
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 […]
Consumer Preferences and Markets for a Cultural Non-Timber Forest Product (Boswellia serrata Roxb.) Around Hindu Temples in Southwestern India
This paper considers the critical role of local markets in sustaining rural communities and forests through the trade of Boswellia serrata Roxb. gum-resin as a culturally significant non-timber forest product (NTFP). Despite its cultural significance in Hindu rituals, little is known about the market dynamics at the consumer end of the value chain. This is […]
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 […]
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.
