A5071631524- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Plant and animal studies
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Climate variability and models
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Climate change and permafrost
Forest Research Institute
2020-2022
Abstract Warming-induced expansion in vegetation coverage and activity can accelerate the montane hydrological regimes. However, climate impacts on ecohydrology of forested valleys Himalaya are uncertain. In this study, utilizing results about three centuries cellulose isotope chronologies ( δ 13 C 18 O) dominant tree species, geo-chronological proxies, bio-geophysical dataset simulations including satellite observations, we show an activation ecophysiological processes evapotranspiration...
Mound-building termites are ecosystem engineers whose abundance and spatial ecology not adequately addressed in many forest ecosystems. We studied Odontotermes obesus mounds at two moist tropical deciduous forests (pure Sal Sal-Teak mixed) the Doon valley, northern India. Mound abundance, pattern termite population density were determined by direct count, nearest neighbour analyses destructive sampling, respectively. Relations between mound attributes stand characteristics such as woody...
Accelerated glacier mass loss is primarily attributed to greenhouse-induced global warming. Land–climate interactions have increasingly been recognized as an important forcing at the regional-local scale, but related effects on Himalayan glaciers are less explored and thought be factor regulating spatial heterogeneity. The aim of present study a multi-decadal approximation glacier—hydroclimate interaction over western region central Himalaya (WCH). Multi-species, highly coherent, tree-ring...
Sustainable food system ensures adequate and safe supply in an eco-friendly manner. We assessed sustainability perception practices of local community through structured interviews sub-alpine settlements Uttarakhand Himalaya. Major perceived challenges towards were identified using Rank-Based Quotient analysis. Association with various socio-demographic factors (e.g., age, gender, education, socio-economy, socio-culture) was tested. An overall neutral (mean score 2.9) moderately sustainable...