PARTHASARATHY N. Professor

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  • Department of Ecology & Environmental Sciences
  • School of Life Sciences
  • nparthasarathypu@gmail.com

Academic Activity

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Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)

S.No Degree Subject/Title of thesis University/Board Year of Passing
1 Ph.D. Botany / Studies on the Vascular flora, Structure and Nutrient cycling in Kalakad Reserve Forest, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu. University of Madras 1988
2 M.Sc., Botany University of Madras 1982
3 B.Sc., Botany University of Madras 1980

Area of Specializaion

Forest ecology, Biodiversity and conservation, Medicinal plants resources and conservation, Ecology of Lianas

Awards / Prizes Conferred

S.No Name / Title of the Award Type Name of the Agency conferred the Award Year of the Award Amount for Cash Award
1 FNASc., (Fellow of National Academy of Sciences) NATIONAL National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad 2013 None

Teaching Experience

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1 Professor Ecology & Environmental Sciences Pondicherry University
2 Reader Ecology & Environmental Sciences Pondicherry University
3 Senior Lecturer Ecology & Environmental Sciences Pondicherry University
4 Lecturer Ecology & Environmental Sciences Pondicherry University

Research Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution Area of Research
1 Professor Ecology & Environmental Sciences Pondicherry University Biodiversity & Conservation, Forest Ecology, Biodiversity & Ecology of Lianas, Medicinal Plant Resources and Conservation

Industry Experience

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Contribution towards Innovation

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Patent Details

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Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals

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Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals

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1 Integration of community ecology and habitat suitability modelling for restoration and conservation of two endemic tree species from the Western Ghats Babu, K.N., Jetty, S., Ayushi, K., Gour, R., Mandyam, S., Ayyappan, N. and Parthasarathy, N Trees 38, 455-482 2024 2.3
2 Patterns of liana diversity and host interaction networks in selectively logged and unlogged forests of Uppangala, Western Ghats, India Wilson, V.K., Ayyappan, N., Parthasarathy, N., Menon, D. and Behera, D. Biotropica - 2023 2.9
3 Tree Community Structure, Carbon Stocks and Regeneration status of Disturbed Lowland Tropical Rain Forests of Assam, India Manish Kuntal Buragohain, Ashaq Ahmad Dar, Kanda Naveen Babu, Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy Trees, Forests and People 100371 2023 2.4
4 Herb stratum diversity and community structure in Gurez valley of Kashmir Himalaya: application of multivariate techniques in community analyses Ashaq Ahmad Dar, Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy Geology, Ecology and Landscapes 1-17 2023 -
5 Environmental drivers and spatial prediction of forest fires in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India: An ensemble machine learning approach Kanda Naveen Babu, Rahul Gour, Kurian Ayushi, Narayanan Ayyappan, Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy Forest Ecology and Management 540, 121057 2023 4.7
6 Plant size, latitude, and phylogeny explain within-population variability in herbivory Robinson, M.L., ... parthasarathy, N., et al. Science - 2023 54.5
7 Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential Mo, L.,.... Parthasarathy, N., et al. Nature - 2023 60.9
8 The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit Ma, H.,... Parthasarathy, N., et al. Nature Plants - 2023 18.6
9 Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions Delavaux, C.S., ... Parthasarathy, N., et al. Nature - 2023 60.9
10 Evenness mediates the global relationship between forest productivity and richness Hordijk I., .... Parthasarathy, N., et al. Journal of Ecology - 2023 5.5
11 Carbon stocks of tree plantations in a Western Ghats landscape, India: influencing factors and management implications Babu KN, Mandyam S, Jetty S, Dar AA, Ayushi K, Narayanan A, Somaiah S, Narayanaswamy P Environmental Monitoring & Assessment - 2023 3
12 Ecological drivers of soil carbon in Kashmir Himalayan forests: Application of machine learning combined with structural equation modelling Ashaq Ahmad Dar, Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy Journal of Environmental Management 330, 117147 2023 8.91
13 Community associations and ecological drivers of understory vegetation across temperate forests of Kashmir Himalayas, India Ashaq Ahmad Dar and Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy Trees Forest and People 8, 100217 2022 -
14 Tree species composition, stand structure and distribution patterns across three Kashmir Himalayan forests, India Ashaq Ahmad Dar and Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy Ecoscience 1-14 2022 1.95
15 A floristic survey across three coniferous forests of Kashmir Himalaya, India – a checklist Ashaq Ahmad Dar, Akhtar Hussain Malik and Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy Journal of Threatened Taxa 14(1); 20323-20345 2022 0.50
16 Impact of anthropogenic disturbances on the liana diversity and need for conservation of resource valued species -Evidences from Indian tropical dry e Snigdha NATH, Kanda Naveen BABU, K. DILSHAD, Ashaq Ahmad DAR, Narayanaswamy PARTHASARATHY Taiwania 67(1); 129-139 2022 0.925
17 The number of tree species on Earth Roberto Cazzolla Gatti, Peter B. Reich, Javier G. P. Gamarra, Tom Crowther, Cang Hui, Albert Morera, Jean-Francois Bastin, Sergio de-Miguel, Gert-Jan Nabuurs, Jens-Christian Svenning, Josep M. Ser Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119(6); 1-11 2022 11.2
18 Temporal changes in tree community structure and carbon stocks in a human-impacted tropical dry evergreen forest, South India Ashaq Ahmad Dar, kanda Naveen Babu, Dilshad K., Snidha Nath, and Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy Acta Ecologica Sinica - 2022 0.93
19 Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients J Liang... N. Parthasarathy,.... et al. Nature Ecology and Evolution 1-15 2022 15.46
20 Extended distribution of Litsea keralana Kosterm. (Lauraceae) – an endemic and threatened species of the Western Ghats Kanda Naveen Babu, Ayushi Kurian, Ayyappan Narayanan, Parthasarathy Narayanaswamy Feddes Repertorium 00:1-7 2022 0.68
21 Decadal forest dynamics in logged and unlogged sites at Uppangala, Western Ghats, India Vincy K. Wilson, N. Ayyappan, N. Parthasarathy Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 195:66 2022 3.307
22 Increasing liana biomass and carbon stocks in tropical dry evergreen forests of southern India Snigdha NATH, Kanda Naveen BABU, Ashaq Ahmad DAR, Narayanaswamy PARTHASARATHY Notulae Scientia Biologicae 14, 3, 1-12 2022 -
23 Patterns and drivers of tree carbon stocks in Kashmir Himalayan forests: implications for climate change mitigation Ashaq Ahmad Dar and Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy Ecological Processes 11:58 2022 4.40
24 The woody fora of Shethalli Wildlife Sanctuary, central Western Ghats of Karnataka, India - A checklist Kanda Naveen Babu, Kurian Ayushi, Vincy K. Wilson, Narayanan Ayyappan and Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(13); 20033-20055 2021 0.50
25 Tree diversity and carbon storage cobenefits in tropical human-dominated landscapes Anand M. Osuri, Siddarth Machado, Jayashree Ratnam, Mahesh Sankaran, N. Ayyappan, S. Muthuramkumar, N. Parthasarathy ,Raphaël Pélissier, B. R. Ramesh, Ruth DeFries, Shahid Naeem Conservation Letters 13:e12699 2020 8.105
26 Tropical cyclones and island area shape species abundance distributions of local tree communities Thomas Ibanez, Gunnar Keppel, Cláudia Baider, Chris Birkinshaw, F. B. Vincent Florens, Melinda Laidlaw, Christophe Menkes, Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy, Muthu Rajkumar, Fidy Ratovoson, Ladan Rasingam, Oikos 00: 1–11 2020 3.903
27 Assessment of liana diversity and carbon stock in differently disturbed tropical dry evergreen forests of southern India Babu, K.N., Parthasarathy, N Tropical Plant Research 6(1): 74–89, 2019 2019 -
28 Changes in tree diversity and carbon stock over a decade in two Indian tropical dry evergreen forests Babu, K.N., Harpal, B., Parthasarathy, N. Geology Ecology and Landscapes 10.1080/24749508.2019.1696157 2019 -
29 Climatic controls of decomposition drive the global biogeography of forest-tree symbioses B. S. Steidinger, T. W. Crowther, J. Liang, M. E. Van Nuland, G. D. A. Werner, P. B. Reich, G. J. Nabuurs, S. de-Miguel, M. Zhou, N. Picard, B. Herault, X. Zhao, C. Zhang, D. Routh, GFBI consortium (A Nature 569; 404-413 2019 49.96
30 Pan-tropical prediction of forest structure from the largest trees Bastin, J. F., Rutishauser, E., Kellner, J. R., Saatchi, S., Pélissier, R., Hérault, B., ... & Poulsen, J. Global ecology and biogeography 27(11), 1366-1383 2018 5.66
31 Pan-tropical prediction of forest structure from the largest trees Jean‐François Bastin, Ervan Rutishauser, James R. Kellner, Sassan Saatchi, Raphael Pélissier, Bruno Hérault, Ferry Slik, Jan Bogaert, Charles De Cannière, Andrew R. Marshall, John Poulse, Pat Global Ecology and Biogeography 27:1366–1383 2018 7.148
32 Phylogenetic classification of the world’s tropical forests. J. W. Ferry Slik,Janet Franklin, Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez, RichardField, Salomon Aguilar, Nikolay Aguirre, Jorge Ahumada, Shin-Ichiro Aiba, Luciana F. Alves ,AnithaK, Andres Avella, Francisco Mora, G PNAS (Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.,USA). www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1714977115 2018 9.661
33 Regional forcing explains local species diversity turnover on tropical islands. Thomas Ibanez Gunnar Keppel Cláudia Baider Chris Birkinshaw Heike Culmsee Susan Cordell F. B. Vincent Florens Janet Franklin Christian P. Giardina Thomas W. Gillespie Melinda Laidlaw Creighton M. Lit Global Ecology & Biogeography- A journal of Macroecology 27:474–486. 2018 6.045
34 Contrasting leaf-trait strategies in dominant liana and tree species of Indian tropical dry evergreen forest P. Vivek and N. Parthasarathy FLORA 249(2018) 143-149 2018 1.17
35 Successional status, seed dispersal mode and overstorey species influence tree regeneration in tropical rain-forest fragments in Western Ghats, India. Osuri, A.M., Chakravarthy, D., Mudappa, D., Raman , T.R.S., Ayyappan, N., Muthuramkumar, S. and N. Parthasarathy. Journal of Tropical Ecology 33 :270–284. 2017 1.041
36 Flower traits of plant species and floral resource users in tropical dry evergreen forest on the Coromandel Coast of India. Anil, K. and Parthasarathy, N. Tropical Ecology 58: 539-545. 2017 1.43
37 Patterns of tree-liana interactions: distribution and host preference of lianas in a tropical dry evergreen forest of India. Vivek, P. and N.Parthasarathy. Tropical Ecology 58 : 591-603. 2017 1.43
38 Leaf traits and foliar herbivory in tropical dry evergreen forest on the Coromandel Coast of India Anil, K. and Parthasarathy, N. Tropical Plant Research 3: 52-66 2016 -
39 Comparison of tree diversity & biomass in community-managed & protected forest sites in tropical dry evergreen forest on the Coromandel Coast of India Sriram, R., P. Vivek and N. Parthasrathy Research and Reviews: Journal of Ecology 5: 1-9 2016 -
40 Effect of adult tree density and nearness to the natural forest on the restoration of degraded deciduous forest of Attappady, Western Ghats, Kerala Anusree A.S., P.V. Karunakaran and N. Parthasarathy Indian Journal of Forestry 39:308-315 2016 -
41 Tree diversity changes over a decade (2003-13) in four inland tropical dry evergreen forest sites of peninsular India. Pandian, E. and Parthasarathy, N. Journal of Forest and Environmental Sciences 32: 219-235 2016 -
42 Host preferences of four dominant lianas with contrasting climbing strategies in tropical dry evergreen forest of India Vivek, P. and N. Parthasarathy. Journal of Global Ecology and Environmental Sciences 4: 86-91 2016 -
43 Bark traits and bark resource use by faunal community in tropical dry evergreen forest of India Anil, K. and Parthasarathy, N. International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology 3; 77 - 99 2016 -
44 Short-term girth increment in tree species of tropical dry evergreen forest on the Coromandel Coast of India. P. Vivek, N. Parthasarathy & Monica Pandian Journal of Global Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 4: 147-152 2016 -
45 Decadal (2003-2013) changes in liana diversity, abundance and aboveground biomass in four inland tropical dry evergreen forest sites of peninsular Ind Pandian, E. and Parthasarathy, N. Journal of Forestry Research 27:133-146. 2016 0.774
46 Liana community and functional trait analysis in tropical dry evergreen forest of India. Vivek, P. and N.Parthasarathy. Journal of Plant Ecology (Oxford Univ. Press) 8: 501-512. 2015 2.67
47 Diversity and carbon stock assessment of trees and lianas in tropical dry evergreen forest on the Coromandel Coast of India. Vivek, P. and N.Parthasarathy. Tropical Plant Research 2: 230 – 239. 2015 -
48 An estimate of the number of tropical tree species. J. W. Ferry Slik, Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez, Shin-Ichiro Aiba, Patricia Alvarez-Loayza, Luciana F. Alves, Peter Ashton, Patricia Balvanera, Meredith L. Bastian, Peter J. Bellingham, Eduardo van den Be PNAS- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112: 7472-7477. 2015 9.80
49 Floristics and biogeography of vegetation in seasonally dry tropical regions. K.G. DEXTER, B. SMART, C. BALDAUF, T.R. BAKER, M.P. BESSIKE BALINGA, R.J.W. BRIENEN, S. FAUSET, T.R. FELDPAUSCH, L. FERREIRA-DA SILVA, J. ILUNGA MULEDI, S.L. LEWIS, G. LOPEZ-GONZALEZ, B.H. MARIMON- International Forestry Review 17 (52): 10 – 32. 2015 1.7
50 Assessing the resilience of global seasonally dry tropical forests S. Pulla , G. Ramaswami , N. Mondal , R. Chitra-Tarak , H.S. Suresh , H.S. Dattaraja , P. Vivek , N. Parthasarathy International Forestry Review 17 (52): 1 – 9 2015 1.3
51 Global dry forests: a prologue Sunderland, T.C.H.; Apgaua, D.; Baldauf, C.; Blackie, R.; Colfer, C.J.P.; Cunningham, A.B.; Dexter, K.; Djoudi, H.; Gautier, D.; Gumbo, D.; Ickowitz, A.; Kassa, H.; Parthasarathy, N.; Pennington, R.T. International Forestry Review 17 (52): 1 – 9 2015 1.3
52 Ecosystem services rendered by plant species in tropical dry evergreen forest on the Coromandel Coast of India: Fruit traits and fruit resource use by Anil, K. and Parthasarathy, N. International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology 2(5): 198 - 209 2015 -
53 Diversity and ecology of lianas in tropical dry evergreen forests on the Coromandel Coast of India under various disturbance regimes. Munisamy Anbarashan, Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy Flora (Elsevier) 208: 22-32 2013 1.1716
54 Two-decadal changes in forest structure and tree diversity in a tropical dry evergreen forest on the Coromandel Coast of India. Baithalu, S, Anbarashan M and Parthasarathy, N. Tropical Ecology 54: 395-401 2013 0.708
55 Diversity, distribution and resource values of woody climbers in tropical forests of southern Eastern Ghats, India. Chellam Muthumperumal • Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy Journal of Forestry Research (Springer) 24(2): 365−374. 2013 0.929
56 Coexisting with large carnivores: a case study from western Duars, India. Anushree Bhattacharjee & N. Parthasarathy Human Dimensions of Wildlife (Taylor and Francis) 18: 20-31. 2013 0.75
57 Tree diversity of tropical dry evergreen forests dominated by single or mixed species on the Coromandel Coast of India. M. ANBARASHAN & N. PARTHASARATHY Tropical Ecology 54: 179-190 2013 1.43
58 Understory plant diversity in tropical dry evergreen forests on the Coromandel Coast of India under various disturbance regimes. Anbarashan, M. and N. Parthasarathy. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 39: 115-123. 2013 -
59 Tree diversity and forest stand structure along disturbance gradients in Indian tropical dry evergreen forest. Anbarashan, M. and Parthasarathy, N. Ecotropica 18: 119-136 2012 0.242
60 Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas. Laurance WF, Useche DC, Rendeiro J, Kalka M, Bradshaw CJ, Sloan SP, Laurance SG, Campbell M, Abernethy K, Alvarez P, Arroyo-Rodriguez V, Ashton P, Benítez-Malvido J, Blom A, Bobo KS, Cannon CH, Cao M Nature 489: 290-294 2012 42.351
61 Changes in tree diversity & stand structure of two tropical dry evergreen forests on the Coromandel coast India over a decade(2001-2011). Smita Baithalu, Munisamy Anbarashan & Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 38: 87-96 2012 -
62 A large-scale inventory of liana diversity in tropical forests of southern Eastern Ghats, India Muthumperumal, C. and Parthasarathy, N. Systematics and Biodiversity 8: 289-300 2010 2.41
63 Indigenous knowledge of the medicinal plant resources of coromandel Coast forests of Peninsular India in modern period Parthasarathy, N. Indian Journal of History of Sciences 45.3: 441-445 2010 -
64 Annual rainfall and seasonality predict pan-tropical patterns of liana abundance and basal area De Walt, S.….Parthasarathy, N.….et. al. Biotropica 42: 309-317 2010 2.508
65 Flacourtia jangomas (LOUR.) RAEUSCH. (Flacourtiaceae)- A new record to tree flora of Southern Eastern Ghats, India Pragasan, L.A. and Parthasarathy, N. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 407-408 2010 -
66 Angiosperms, Coromandel Coast tropical dry evergreen forests, Tamil Nadu, India Udayakumar, M. and Parthasarathy, N. Journal of Check List: Species and Distributions 6: 368-381 2010 0.6
67 Nucleated succession by an endemic palm Phoenix pusilla enriches diversity of woody species in the arid Coromandel Coast of India Kinhal, V. and Parthasarathy, N. Annals of Botany plq007 2010 3.276
68 Landscape-level tree diversity assessment in tropical forests of southern Eastern Ghats, India Pragasan, L.A. and Parthasarathy, N. Flora 205: 728-737 2010 2.08
69 Tree population and above-ground biomass changes in two tropical dry evergreen forests of peninsular India Mani, S. and Parthasarathy, N. Tropical Ecology 50: 249-258 2009 1.137
70 Angiosperms, Climbing plants in tropical forests of southern Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India Muthumperumal, C. and Parthasarathy, N Journal of Check List: Species and Distributions 5: 92-111 2009 0.6
71 Rediscovery of Memecylon madgolense Gamble (Melastomataceae), after a century from Eastern Ghats of India. Pragasan, L.A. and Parthasarathy, N. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 33: 426-427 2009 -
72 Angiosperms, Tree species in tropical forests of southern Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India Pragasan, L.A. and Parthasarathy, N. Journal of Check List: Species and Distributions 5: 542-569 2009 0.6
73 Tree species diversity and population structure across major forest formations and disturbance categories in Little Andaman Island, India Rasingam, L. and Parthasarathy, N. Tropical Ecology 50:89-102 2009 1.137
74 Memecylon parvifolium Thwaites (Melastomataceae) from southern Eastern Ghats – A new record to tree flora of India Pragasan, L.A. and Parthasarathy, N. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 33: 337-338 2009 -
75 Biodiversity inventory as a tool to determine forest degradation: a case study from tropical forests of Bodamalai, Eastern Ghats, India Pragasan, L.A. and Parthasarathy, N. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 35: 329-341 2009 -
76 Secondary succession and resource use in tropical fallows: A case study from the Coromandel coast of south India Kinhal, V. and Parthasarathy, N. Land Degradation and Development 19:1-14 2008 4.977
77 Tropical dry evergreen forests of peninsular India: Ecology and conservation significance Parthasarathy, N., Selwyn, M.A. and Udayakumar, M. Tropical Conservation Science 1: 89-110 2008 1.968
78 Food habits of the Indian giant flying squirrel (Petaurista philippensis) in a rain forest fragment, Western Ghats Nandini, R and Parthasarathy, N. Journal of Mammalogy 89:1550-1556 2008 -
79 Tree diversity and structure of Andaman giant evergreen forest, India Rajkumar, M. and Parthasarathy, N. Taiwania 53: 356-369 2008 0.8
80 Ecology of dioecious palm Phoenix pusilla (Arecaceae), endemic to Coromandel coast of India Kinhal, V. and Parthasarathy,N. Indian Journal of Science and Technology 1:1-7 2008 -
81 Diversity of understory plants in undisturbed and disturbed tropical lowland forests of Little Andaman Island, India Rasingam, L. and Parthasarathy, N. Biodiversity and Conservation 18: 1045-1065 2008 3.551
82 Fruiting phenology in a tropical dry evergreen forest on the Coromandel coast of India in relation to plant life-forms, physiognomic groups, dispersal Selwyn, M.A. and Parthasarathy, N. Flora 202: 371-382 2007 2.088
83 Above-ground biomass estimation in ten tropical dry evergreen forest sites of peninsular India Mani, S. and Parthasarathy, N. Biomass & Bioenergy 31: 284-290 2007 5.061
84 Plant community structure in tropical rainforest fragments of the Western Ghats, India Muthuramkumar, S., Ayyappan, N., Parthasarathy,N., Mudappa, D., Raman, T. R. S.. Selwyn, M.A. and Pragasan, L.A. Biotropica 38: 143-160 2006 2.508
85 Reproductive traits and phenology of plants in tropical dry evergreen forest on the Coromandel coast of India Selwyn, M.A. and Parthasarathy, N. Biodiversity and Conservation 15:3207-3234 2006 3.551
86 A note on the diet of Indotestudo travancorica. Ramesh, M. and Parthasarathy, N. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society 103:106 2006 -
87 Liana diversity and distribution on host trees in four inland tropical dry evergreen forests of peninsular India Reddy, M. S. and Parthasarathy, N. Tropical Ecology 47: 103-116 2006 1.137
88 Tree diversity and stand structure in inland and coastal tropical dry evergreen forests of peninsular India Mani, S. and Parthasarathy, N. Current Science 90: 1238-1246 2006 1.102
89 A standard protocol for liana censuses Gerwing, J. J., Schnitzer, S. A., Burnham, R. J., Bongers, F. , Chave, J., DeWalt, S. J., Ewango, C. E. N., Foster, R., Kenfack, D., Martinez-Ramos, M., Parren, M., Parthasarathy, N., Perez-Salicrup, Biotropica 38: 256-261 2006 2.508
90 Biodiversity assessment of trees in five inland tropical dry evergreen forest of peninsular India Mani, S. and Parthasarathy, N. Systematics and Biodiversity 3: 1-12 2005 2.410
91 Community-level fruit production and dispersal modes in two tropical dry evergreen forests of peninsular India Swamynathan, B. and Parthasarathy, N. Tropical Biodiversity 8:159-171 2005 -
92 Tree population changes in a tropical dry evergreen forest of south India over a decade (1992-2002) Venkateswaran, R. and Parthasarathy, N. Biodiversity and Conservation 14: 1335-1344 2005 3.551
93 Litter production in tropical dry evergreen forests of south India in relation to season, plant life-forms and physiognomic groups. Pragasan, L. A. and Parthasarathy, N. Current Science 88: 1255-1263 2005 1.102
94 Prismatomeris tetrandra (Roxb.) K. Schum subsp. malayana (Ridley) J.T.Johansson – a new record to Indian tree flora Ayyappan, N. and Parthasarathy, N. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 29: 802-804 2005 -
95 Short-term changes in tree populations in a tropical evergreen forest at Varagalaiar, Western Ghats, India Ayyappan, N. and Parthasarathy, N. Biodiversity and Conservation 13: 1843–1851 2004 3.551
96 Patterns of liana diversity in tropical evergreen forests of peninsular India Parthasarathy, N., Muthuramkumar, S. and Reddy, M.S. Forest Ecology and Management 190:15-31 2004 3.558
97 Tropical dry evergreen forests on the Coromandel coast of India: structure, composition and human disturbance Venkateswaran, R. and Parthasarathy, N. Ecotropica 9: 45-58 2003 -
98 Liana diversity and distribution in four tropical dry evergreen forests on the Coromandel coast of south India Reddy, M.S. and Parthasarathy, N. Biodiversity and Conservation 12: 1609-1627 2003 3.558
99 Tree growth, mortality and recruitment in four tropical wet evergreen forest sites of the Kolli hills, Indian Eastern Ghats Sundaram, B. and Parthasarathy, N. Tropical Ecology 43: 275-286 2002 1.137
100 Changes in forest composition and structure in three sites of tropical evergreen forest around Sengaltheri, Western Ghats Parthasarathy, N. Current Science 80: 389-393 2001 1.102
101 Tree-liana interactions in a tropical evergreen forest in the Anamalais, Western Ghats, India Muthuramkumar, S. and Parthasarathy, N. Journal of Tropical Ecology 17:395-409 2001 1.32
102 Population analysis of Alphonsea sclerocarpa Thw. (Annonaceae) in the Kalrayan hills of Eastern Ghats, India 77. Kadavul, K.A. and Parthasarathy, N. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 27: 51-54 2001 -
103 Liana diversity and host relationships in a tropical evergreen forest of Indian Eastern Ghats Chittibabu, C. V. and Parthasarathy, N. Ecological Research 16:519- 529 2001 1.917
104 Patterns of tree diversity within a large-scale permanent plot of tropical evergreen forest, Western Ghats, India Ayyappan, N. and Parthasarathy, N. Ecotropica 7: 61-76 2001 -
105 Drypetes subsessilis (Kurz) Pax and Hoffman-a new record to southern peninsular India Ayyappan, N. and Parthasarathy, N. Phytotaxonomy 1:132-133 2001 -
106 Composition, population structure and distribution of dipterocarps in a tropical evergreen forest at Varagalaiar, Anamalais, Western Ghats, south Indi Ayyappan, N. and Parthasarathy, N. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 13:311-321 2001 0.9
107 Diversity and distribution of herbaceous vascular epiphytes in a tropical evergreen forest in the Anamalais, Western Ghats, India Annaselvam, J. and Parthasarathy, N. Biodiversity and Conservation 10:317-329 2001 1.137
108 Abundance and distribution of lianas in tropical lowland evergreen forest of Agumbe, central Western Ghats, India Padaki, A. and Parthasarathy, N. Tropical Ecology 41: 143-154 2000 1.137
109 Regeneration patterns of woody species in a tropical semi-evergreen forest of Shervarayan hills, Eastern Ghats Kadavul, K. and Parthasarathy, N. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 26: 37-48 2000 -
110 Alpha diversity of lianas in a tropical evergreen forest in the Anamalais, Western Ghats, India Muthuramkumar, S. and Parthasarathy, N. Diversity and Distributions 6: 1-14 2000 5.139
111 Understorey plant diversity in a tropical evergreen forest at Kollihills,Eastern Ghats,India Chittibabu, C. V. and Parthasarathy, N. Ecotropica 6:129-140 2000 -
112 Attenuated tree species diversity in human-impacted tropical evergreen forest sites at Kolli hills, Eastern Ghats, India Chittibabu, C. V. and Parthasarathy, N. Biodiversity and Conservation 9: 1493-1519 2000 3.558
113 Comparative analysis of tree diversity and dispersion in tropical lowland evergreen forest of Agumbe, central Western Ghats, India Srinivas, V. and Parthasarathy, N. Tropical Biodiversity 7: 45-60 2000 -
114 Inventories of understory plants in a tropical evergreen forest in the Anamalais, Western Ghats, India Annaselvam,J.and Parthasarathy,N. Ecotropica 197-211 1999 -
115 Tree diversity and distribution in undisturbed and human-impacted sites of tropical wet evergreen forest in southern Western Ghats, India Parthasarathy, N. Biodiversity and Conservation 8: 1365-138 1999 3.558
116 Biodiversity inventory of trees in a large-scale permanent plot of tropical evergreen forest at Varagalaiar, Anamalais, Western Ghats, India Ayyappan, N. and Parthasarathy, N. Biodiversity and Conservation 8:1533-1554 1999 3.558
117 Lianas in two tropical semi-evergreen forest sites on the Kalrayan Hills, Eastern Ghats, south India Kadavul, K. and Parthasarathy, N. Tropical Biodiversity 6: 197-208 1999 -
118 Structure and composition of woody species in tropical semi-evergreen forest of Kalrayan hills, Eastern Ghats, India Kadavul, K. and Parthasarathy, N. Tropical Ecology 40: 77-90 1999 1.137
119 Plant biodiversity and conservation of tropical semi-evergreen forest in the Shervarayan hills of Eastern Ghats, India Kadavul, K. and Parthasarathy, N. Biodiversity and Conservation 8: 421-439 1999 3.558
120 Population status of cinnamon tree in the montane forests of the Nilgiris, southern India Ajit, M. and N. Parthasarathy Ecoprint 5: 17-23 1998 -
121 Population structure of Grewia pandaica, a rare and endemic tree species in Western Ghats Parthasarathy,N. and Karthikeyan,R. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 23:85-90 1997 -
122 Plant biodiversity inventory and conservation of two tropical dry evergreen forests on the Coromandel coast, of south India Parthasarathy, N. and Karthikeyan, R. Biodiversity and Conservation 6: 1063-1083 1997 3.558
123 Trees and liana species diversity and population structure in a tropical dry evergreen forest in south India Parthasarathy, N. and Sethi, P. Tropical Ecology 38:19-30 1997 1.137
124 Biodiversity and population density of woody species in a tropical evergreen forest in Courtallum reserve forest, Western Ghats, India 94. Parthasarathy, N and Karthikeyan, R . Tropical Ecology 38: 297-306 1997 1.137
125 On the rediscovery of Grewia pandaica Drumm. in Tirunelveli hills, Western Ghats 97. Parthasarathy, N. and Karthikeyan, R. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19: 486 - 488 1995 -
126 Distribution of seagrasses along the Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu Parthasarathy, N., Ravikumar, K. Ganesan, R. and Ramamurthy, K. Aquatic Botany 40: 145-153 1991 2.473
127 Halophila decipiens Ostenf. in southern India Parthasarathy, N., Ravikumar, K. and Ramamurthy, K. Aquatic Botany 32:179-185 1988 2.473
128 Seasonal dynamics of fine roots in a tropical forest in south India Parthasarathy, N. Journal of Indian Botanical Society 66: 338-345 1988 -
129 Roscoea alpina Royle (Zingiberaceae) - a record for south India Parthasarathy, N. Mahadevan, A. Geobios New Reports 7: 40-41 1988 -
130 Floral biology and ecology of Halophila beccarii Aschers. (Hydrocharitaceae) Parthasarathy, N., Ravikumar, K. and Ramamurthy, K. Aquatic Botany 31: 141-151 1988 2.473
131 A phytogeographic analysis of the flora of Kalakad Reserve Forest Western Ghats, south India Parthasarathy, N. Journal of Indian Botanical Society 67:342-346 1988 -
132 Floristic account of forest types in Kalakad reserve forest, Western Ghats, India Parthasarathy, N. and Mahadevan, A. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 10: 355-360 1987 -
133 Two interesting taxa of plants from Coromandel coast of south India Parthasarathy, N., Ramamurthy, K. and Ravikumar, K. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 11: 207-209 1987 -
134 Reidia singampattina Sebastine et Henry (Euphorbiaceae) - a rare and little known taxon from Western Ghats Parthasarathy, N. and Mahadevan, A. Bulletin of Botanical Survey of India 27: 259 1985 -

Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Details of Conference Publication Page Nos. Year
1 Quantitative assessment of plant diversity, bioresource values and conservation of tropical forests of Southern Eastern Ghats, India Parthasarathy, N., Arul Pragasan, L., Muthumperumal, C., Raja, S. and Rajkumar, M. National Seminar on Conservation of Eastern Ghats - 2007
2 Plant biodiversity and conservation of tropical wet evergreen forest in the Anamalais, Western Ghats, India Parthasarathy, N. Ayyappan, N., Muthuramkumar, S. and Annaselvam, J. International Conference on Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human Welfare 557-560 2001

Books

S.No Title of the Book Name of the Authors as per the order in Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Tropical dry Evergreen forest. Parthasarathy, N., Vivek, P., Anil, K Lambert Academic Publishing, GmbH and Co. Germany. 2015 978-3-659-68967-3
2 Biodiversity inventories of Little Andaman Island, India Rasingam, L. and Parthasarathy, N LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, GmbH and Co. Germany. 2012 978-3-8473-3124-7
3 Flora of Pondicherry University Campus. Parthasarathy, N., Pragasan, L.A, Muthumperumal, C. and Anbarashan, M. Pondicherry University Publication. Puducherry 2010 978-81-920894-1-6

Chapters in Books

S.No Title of the Chapters Name of the Authors Title of the Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Sacred Groves: Potential for Biodiversity and Bioresource Management N. Parthasarathy, K. Naveen Babu Life on Land, Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Springer 2019 -
2 Liana composition and diversity among tropical forest types of peninsular India. Parthasarathy, N., Vivek, P., Muthumperumal, C., Muthuramkumar, S., Ayyappan, N Ecology of lianas John Wiley & sons. Ltd, New York 2015 9781118392492
3 Biogeographical patterns of liana abundance and diversity. DeWalt, S.J...., Parthasarathy, N.... et al. Ecology of lianas John Wiley & sons. Ltd, New York 2015 9781118392492
4 Changes in liana diversity over decade in Indian tropical dry evergreen forests. Khadanga, S. S., Muthumperumal, C., Parthasarathy, N. Biodiversity of tropical ecosystems Today & Tomorrows printers and publishers. New Delhi. 2015 9788170195139
5 Liana Diversity and Their Ecosystem Services in Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest on the Coromandel Coast of India N. Parthasarathy, P. Vivek, K. Anil Biodiversity of Lianas Springer 2015 978-3-319-14592-1/ 978-3-319-14591-4
6 General Introduction N. Parthasarathy, P. Vivek Biodiversity of Lianas Springer 2015 978-3-319-14592-1/ 978-3-319-14591-4
7 Invasive alien plants in tropical forests of southern Eastern Ghats, India. Parthasarathy, N., Pragasan, L.A., Muthumperumal, C. Invasive Alien Plants: An Ecological Appraisal for the Indian Subcontinent CABI Publishers, Oxfordshire 2012 978-1-84593-907-6
8 Shola Forests and Some Important Species of Southernmost Eastern Ghats Pragasan, L.A., Muthumperumal, C. and Parthasarathy, N. Special Habitats and Threatened Plants of India Envis bulletin, Wildlife Institute of India 2008 -
9 Comparitive tree community analysis of two old-growth tropical dry evergreen forests of peninsular India Anbarashan, M. and Parthasarathy, N. Biodiversity impact and assessment Pointers publishers, Jaipur 2008 -
10 Biodiversity, complex web of species interactions and holistic approach in Wildlife Conservation Parthasarathy, N. Wildlife Biodiversity conservation Daya Publishing House. Delhi 2008 -
11 Distributional analysis of liana diversity in coastal and inland forest Reddy, M.S. and Parthasarathy, N. Ecology, Diversity and Conservation of plants and Ecosystems in India Regency Publishers. New Delhi 2006 -
12 Plant diversity in undisturbed and human- impacted sited of tropical evergreen forest in the Kolli hills Eastern Ghats Chittibabu, C.V. and Parthasarathy, N. Recent advances in environmental sciences Discovery Publ. house. New Delhi 2003 -

Edited Books

S.No Title of the Book Name of the Authors as per the order in Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Biodiversity of Lianas Parthasarathy, N. Springer Int. Publishing AG, Switzerland.289 p 2015 978-3-319-14591-4

Ongoing Projects

S.No Title of the Project Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year

Ongoing Consultancy Works

S.No Title of the Consultancy Work Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year

Completed Projects

S.No Title of the Project Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year
1 Scared grove ecosystem services assessment in tropical dry evergreen forest on the Coromandel Coast of peninsular India. Minstry of Environment & Forests (MOEFCC), New Delhi 2012 - 2017 28.80 lakhs 2017
2 Floral diversity of Pondicherry University campus Pondicherry University 2010-2011 0.5 2011
3 Quantitative assessment and mapping of plant resources of Eastern Ghats DBT 2005-2009 16.02 2009
4 Indigenous knowledge on the medicinal plant resources of Coromandel coast forests of peninsular India in the modern period INSA Project 2006-2008 1.78 2008
5 Biomonitoring of permanent plots for biodiversity changes and aspects of tree biology and forest ecology in tropical dry evergreen forest on Coromandel coast, south India DST 2002-2006 10.34 2006
6 Biodiversity resource inventory of trees and epiphytes and shola forest dynamics in the Anamalais, Western Ghats DST 1996-2000 11 2000
7 Studies on environmental impact assessment of oil and gas drilling activities in Cauvery Project Area ONGC 1996-1999 7 1999
8 Studies on the effect of flaring of natural gas on the productivity of paddy around Narimanam station ONGC 1996-1997 7 1997
9 Ecological inventories of plant biodiversity and seed dispersal in a tropical dry evergreen forest in the Coromandel coast UGC 1995-1996 0.075 1996
10 Studies on natural resources and human impacts in a mico-catchment of the Western Ghats MOEFCC 1993-1996 4.6 1996
11 Ecological studies in Agasthyamalai rainforest, Western Ghats MOEFCC 1988-1991 6 1991

Completed Consultancy Works

S.No Title of the Consultancy Work Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year

Career Guidance Offered to students

S.No Name of the Scheme No. of Students Competitive Examinations/ Career Counseling No. of Students Passed No. of Students Placed

List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,

S.No Name of the Programme/Scheme Date of Implementation No. of Students Enrolled Agencies Involved

Research Guidance - PG

S.No Year Degree No. of Students Awarded Department/Centre
1 2021 M.SC 7 Ecology & Environmental Sciences
2 2020 M.SC 10 Ecology and Environmental Sciences
3 2019 M.SC 7 Ecology and Environmental Sciences
4 2018 M.SC 5 Ecology & Environmental Sciences
5 2017 M.SC 2 Ecology & Environmental Sciences
6 2016 M.SC 3 Ecology & Environmental Sciences
7 2015 M.SC 3 Ecology & Environmental Sciences
8 2014 M.SC 1 Ecology & Environmental Sciences
9 2013 M.SC 2 Ecology & Environmental Sciences
10 2012 M.SC 4 Ecology & Environmental Sciences
11 2011 M.SC 2 Ecology & Environmental Sciences
12 2010 M.SC 3 Ecology & Environmental Sciences
13 2009 M.SC 4 Ecology & Environmental Sciences
14 2008 M.SC 3 Ecology & Environmental Sciences
15 2007 M.SC 2 Ecology & Environmental Sciences

Research Guidance - Ph.D

S.No Student Name Registration Date Registration No. Thesis Title Thesis Submitted Status Thesis Submitted Date Vivavoce Completed Status Date Awarded
1 K. Anil PU/CE/E9/Ph.D/ 0000 Community-level study on plant traits & plant resource users in Tropical dry evergreen forest on the Coromandel Coast of India YES 29-03-2016 YES 27-03-2017
2 P. Vivek PU/CE/E9/Ph.D/ 0000 Biodiversity & Cmmunity Ecology of Lianas in tropical dry evergreen forest of India YES 02-08-2016 YES 20-01-2017
3 E. Pandian PU/CE/E9/Ph.D/ 000 Decadal changes in tree & Liana diversity & biomass in four inland tropical dry evergreen forests on the Coromandel Coast of India YES 01-08-2015 YES 27-04-2016
4 M. Anbarashan PU/CE/E9/Ph.D/ 0000 Plant diversity assessment and stand structure of Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests on the Cormandel Coast of India under various disturbance regimes YES 12-09-2013 YES 14-04-2014
5 Indrani Suryaprakash - - Palaeoecological study in peninsular India YES - YES 08.04.2003
6 C. Muthumperumal - - A large scale inventory of liana diversity in tropical forest Eastern Ghats, India YES - YES 16.12.2011
7 R. Venkateswaran - - Sort term changes in tree population, growth and phenology of woody species in tropical dry evergreen forest on the Coromendel coast of India YES - YES 04.04.2005
8 L. Rasingam - - Biodiversity inventory of trees and understory plants in undisturbed and disturbed lowland tropical forest of Little Andaman island, India YES - YES 19.09.2008
9 K .Kaduval - - Biodiversity inventory and dispersion patterns of trees and lianas and stand structure in tropical semievergreen forests of Shervarayan and Kolli hills, Eastern Ghats, India YES - YES 07.07.2000
10 S. Muthuramkumar - - Diversity and Ecology of lianas in a tropical evergreen forest in the Anamalais, Western Ghats YES - YES 02.09.2002
11 N. Ayyappan - - Biodiversity inventory of trees in tropical evergreen forest of Varagaliar, Anamalais, India YES - YES 11.10.2002
12 C.V. Chittibabu - - Plant diversity inventories in undisturbed and human impacted tropical evergreen forest of Kolli hills Eastern Ghats, India YES - YES 21.01.2003
13 M. Sridhar Reddy - - Liana diversity, distribution and tree-liana interactions in tropical dry evergreen forests of peninsular India YES - YES 06.09.2005
14 S. Mani - - Biodiversity assessment of trees and short-term population changes in five inland tropical dry evergreen forests of peninsular India YES - YES 15.12.2006
15 Vijayalaxmi Kinhal - - Secondary succession on the Coromendel coast of India YES - YES 27.02.2009
16 Arul Pragasan - - A landscape-level assessment of tree diversity in southern Eastern Ghats India YES - YES 16.11.2010

Research Guidance - Post Doctoral

S.No Scholar Name Designation Funding Agency Fellowship Title Year of Joining Year of Completion

Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year

S.No Conference/ workshop attended for which financial support provided Professional body for which membership fee is provided Amount of Support Place From Date To Date Year

E-Lecture Details

S.No E-Lecture Title Development of e-content/e-learning/delivering Member of Editorial Bodies Reviewer/Referee of
Content/Module Title Institution/Platform Year Weblink

Details of Online Education Conducted

S.No Nature of Online Course No. of Sessions Target Group Date

Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme

S.No Title of the Paper Conferences/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme Organized by Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year
1 Contribution to global biodiversity database and the way forward in ecological informatics International Conference cum Workshop on Plant Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics Pondicherry University International 04-02-2023 04-02-2023 2023
2 Bio-resources: Sustainable use and conservation need for human welfare National conference on conservation strategies for sustainability of natural resources Tamil University National 21-03-2023 21-03-2023 2023
3 Forest Ecology - Liana diversity and carbon stocks - conservation need under climate change and huma DST SERB Workshop Manonmaniam Sundaranar University National 23-03-2023 23-03-2023 2023
4 Ecological assessment of Tree diversity and Carbon stocks DST SERB Workshop Manonmaniam Sundaranar University National 23-03-2023 23-03-2023 2023
5 Ecological assessment of plant diversity in southern Eastern Ghats and promising areas of future res Symposium on conserving biodiversity of Eastern Ghats IISER Tirupati National 30-04-2022 01-05-2022 2022
6 Advances in Biodiversity Research and significance of resource conservation - Periyar University - 09-09-2022 09-09-2022 2022
7 Urban forest tree diversity- vanishing species in Chennai landscape - Nizhal, Chennai - 29-08-2022 29-08-2022 2022
8 Plant inventories: significance & multipurpose use of data Workshop MAHE, Manipal National 14-02-2022 14-02-2022 2022
9 LETR Studies – Potential Usefulness in Forest Functional Ecology and Conservation Efforts Seminar IFGTB, Coimbatore National 29-11-2021 29-11-2021 2021
10 Biodiversity conservation and bio-resources Serminar Merci College, Palakkad Regional 28-2-2020 28-2-2020 2020
11 Plant resource conservation for local people livelihood conference Govt. Arts College, Chennai National 12-3-2020 12-3-2020 2020
12 Plant Biodiversity and medicinal plants conservation Seminar Deapartment of Botany, SV University, tirupathi Regional 24-2-2020 24-2-2020 2020
13 Biodiversity conservation for human welfare Conference Q.M. Govt. college for women, Chennai International 31-1-2020 31-1-2020 2020
14 Recent advances in Biodiversity Conference Ethiraj college for women, chennai National 7-2-2020 7-2-2020 2020
15 Biodiversity and bio-resource conservation for human welfare Workshop K.M. PG Center, Puducherry National 16-3-2020 16-3-2020 2020
16 Biodiversity conservation and research opportunities DST Inspire workshop DST Inspire camp, University of Madras, Chennai Regional 28-12-2019 28-12-2019 2019
17 Research opportunities in life sciences Workshop Science city, Chennai Regional 24-12-2019 24-12-2019 2019
18 Tropical dry evergreen forests - Biodiversity, Ecology and conservation Workshop IFGTB Coimbatore National 22-11-2019 22-11-2019 2019
19 Trends in Plant Ecology under Climate change era: Lessons from Biomonitoring of LTER plots National Symposium on current trends in Plant Sciences Madras Christian College, Chennai. National 23.02.2018 23.02.2018 2018
20 Ecology of biomes and biodiversity conservation DST INSPIRE Camp University of Madras University 29.10.2017 29.10.2017 2017
21 Biodiversity Conservation under global change scenario: Absorptive Learning from School-Level DST INSPIRE Camp Periyar University, Salem University 23.12.2017 23.12.2017 2017
22 Plant Taxonomy- Developing skills to recognize families and the importance of assessing species abu Science Academies Lecture Workshop Vivekananda College, Trichengode College 08.03.2017 08.03.2017 2017
23 Science as a career under changing global scenario: Opportunities, Training and Skill Development DST INSPIRE Camp University of Madras University 25.09.2017 25.09.2017 2017
24 Ozone layer, Climate Change, Biomes and Biodiversity issues World Ozone day ENVIS Centre, CAS in Zoology University of Madras University 16.09.2017 16.09.2017 2017
25 Floristic wealth of tropical marine ecosystem and their conservation significance Science Academies Lecture Workshop Vivekananda College, Trichengode College 07.01. 2017 07.01. 2017 2017
26 Floristic and life-form diversity of tropical biomes and their conservation need under global clima Science Academies Lecture Workshop Vivekananda College, Trichengode College 07.01. 2017 07.01. 2017 2017
27 Ecological importance and conservation of selected Eco-historic World heritage sites in India Academic Workshop Lady Doak College, Madurai. College 24.01.2017 24.01.2017 2017
28 Lianas in tropical forests under climate change scenario: Biodiversity, Ecology and resource values Winter School, School of Biological Sciences Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai University 15.02.2017 15.02.2017 2017
29 Tropical forests: Issues and contemporary research Winter School, School of Biological Sciences Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai University 15.02.2017 15.02.2017 2017
30 Biodiversity conservation under global change scenario, with special reference to hotspots National Seminar on Neoclassical approach in Zoological Sciences. University of Madras National 16.02.2017 17.02.2017 2017
31 Science and research culture under the current environmental scenario National Symposium on Science and Technology for National Development, Indian Science Congress Association, Pondicherry Chapter Pondicherry University National 27.02.2017 27.02.2017 2017
32 Taxonomy – Distinguishing taxa of closer morphology and contribution of non-trees to biodiversit Science Academies Lecture Workshop Vivekananda College, Trichengode College 08.03.2017 08.03.2017 2017
33 Biodiversity Conservation. 2nd National Conference on Frontiers in Ecobiological Sciences and its Applications. Periyar University, Salem. National 17.03.2017 17.03.2017 2017
34 Global environmental changes and biodiversity conservation for human welfare DST Inspire Camp Periyar University, Salem University 10.07.2017 10.07.2017 2017
35 Medicinal plant wealth of the Western Ghats Academies’ Lecture Workshop Providence College for Women, Coonoor College 11.08.2017 11.08.2017 2017
36 Floristic resources of the Western Ghats and their conservation Science Academies Lecture Workshop Providence College for Women, Coonoor College 11.08.2017 11.08.2017 2017
37 Current trends in medicinal plant research, sustainable resource use and conservation International Symposium on Medicinal plants and drug discovery for human welfare Pachaiyappas College, Chennai International 16.01.2016 16.01.2016 2016
38 Blue carbon sequestration, Seagrass ecosystem, faunal interactions and conservation. Science Academies Lecture Workshop on Integrated Research Approach in Biology. Nirmala College, Coimbatore National 07.08.2015 07.08.2015 2015
39 Ecosystem services of tropical forests with special reference to plant resource use by faunal commun Science Academies Lecture Workshop on Integrated Research Approach in Biology Nirmala College, Coimbatore National 07.08.2015 07.08.2015 2015
40 Environmental Education for Forest Conservation and Human welfare : Climate Change and Forest functi Guest lecture on the occasion of International Forestry day School of Education, Pondicherry University University 25.03.15 25.03.15 2015
41 Challenges in biodiversity conservation of tropical forests in the face of climate change. National seminar on Climate change and Biodiversity Conservation Queen Mary’s College, Chennai National 21.02.2014 21.02.2014 2014
42 Bioresources: Forest resources, Carbon issues and Management UGC – NRCBS Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai University 12.10.2012 12.10.2012 2012
43 Bioresources: Threats and aspects of conservation. UGC – NRCBS Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai University 12.10.2012 12.10.2012 2012
44 Biodiversity–Issues, Challenges and Strategies for Conservation. Guest Lecture Dept. of Botany Thiyagarajar College, Madurai College 28-8-2012 28-8-2012 2012
45 Eco-conservation of biodiversity from endangering forest types International conference on Eco-conservation and sustainable development Quaid-E-Millath Govt. College, Chennai International 1-2-2012 1-2-2012 2012

Conferences/Seminars Organized

S.No Title of the Programme Sponsors Venue & Duration Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year

Workshop Organized

S.No Title of the Programme Sponsors Venue & Duration Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year

Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies

S.No Name of the Position Agency/Organisation Duration Nature of Duties

Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies

S.No Name of the Body/Society Nature of Affiliation Year
1 Mycological Society of India Life Member 2004
2 Association for Plant Taxonomy Life Member 2002
3 National Institute of Ecology Life Member 2000
4 Indian Science Congress Association Life Member 2000
5 Indian Botanical Society Life Member 1990
6 International Society for Tropical Ecology Life Member 1988

Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)

S.No Name of the Position (Head, Dean, Co-ordinator, Director, etc.,) Duration Nature of Dutites
1 HOD 3 years (15.2.2010 - 05.3.2013) Dept. Academic & Administrative
2 Dean 3 years (2.3.16 - 1.3.19) Academic & Administrative works of 7 SLS departments
3 Co-ordinator (Refresher Course in Ecol. & Env. Sci.) 20.12.11 – 09.01.12 Conducting Refresher Course

Participation & Extension Activities (Co-Curricular)

S.No Name of the Position (NSS, NCC, Warden etc.,) Duration Nature of Dutites

Collaboration with Institution/Industry

S.No Collaborator Name Designation Institution/Industry Type Nature of Collaboration Period of Collaboration Visits to Collaborating
Institution / Industry		 Details of Collaborative Research/Teaching
From Date To Date From Date To Date
1 Dr. N. Ayyappan Researcher/Scientist French Institute of Pondicherry NATIONAL Research fellowship to one university scholar 1-8-2018 130-4-2022 5-12-2019 5-12-2019 Research program of Ph.D. Scholar in central Western Ghats, Karnataka

Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)

S.No Title of the FDP Organiser Venue Duration From Date To Date Year

Details of Executive Development Prog/Management Development Prog. conducted

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Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme

S.No IMPRESS/IMPRINT/SPARC/STARS/LEAP/Others Place From Date To Date Year

Enrolment under ARPIT Programme

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From Date To Date