We are interested in a broad range of questions: conservation and restoration, nutrient cycling in ecosystems, mathematical models of species interactions, interpretation of satellite data, nonlinear climate feedbacks, long-term vegetation dynamics, and many more. The ecology of Carbon is a common theme that runs through our diverse interests.
Current lab-members
Jose Mathew
I am a 3rd-year Ph.D. student at CES. I am developing a research programme on biogeochemical cycles and climate change. |
Bhanu Priya
I am a 3rd-year Ph.D. student at Divecha Centre for Climate Change. I am co-advised by Prosenjit Ghosh and Sumanta Bagchi. I am developing a research programme on paleo-ecology and climate change. |
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Md. Abdus Shakur
I am a 1st-year Ph.D. student at CES. I am developing a research programme on ecosystem structure and functions under human land use. |
NEWS!
Mar 2023: Shakur's article on natural history of ants |
Yamini Bhat
I am a 1st-year Ph.D. student at Divecha Centre for Climate Change. I am co-advised by Debsunder Dutta and Sumanta Bagchi. I am developing a research programme on biogeochemical cycles and climate change. |
Alumni and past members
NEWS!
Feb 2023: Dilip's work on soil carbon is published in Global Change Biology
Oct 2022: Dilip's work on soil carbon is published in PNAS
Jan 2022: Dilip's work on plant-herbivore interactions is published in Journal of Ecology
Jan 2021: Dilip's work on soil carbon is published in Global Change Biology
Feb 2023: Dilip's work on soil carbon is published in Global Change Biology
Oct 2022: Dilip's work on soil carbon is published in PNAS
Jan 2022: Dilip's work on plant-herbivore interactions is published in Journal of Ecology
Jan 2021: Dilip's work on soil carbon is published in Global Change Biology
NEWS!
Oct 2023: Pronoy's work on soil microbes is published in Soil Biol & Biochem
Sep 2021: Pronoy's paper on tropical ants is published in ICD!
July 2020: A new species of ant described from Goa! Read more.
Feb 2016: Pronoy's paper on long-term monitoring of birds is published!
Oct 2023: Pronoy's work on soil microbes is published in Soil Biol & Biochem
Sep 2021: Pronoy's paper on tropical ants is published in ICD!
July 2020: A new species of ant described from Goa! Read more.
Feb 2016: Pronoy's paper on long-term monitoring of birds is published!
NEWS!
Oct 2023: Shamik's work on soil microbes is published in Soil Biol & Biochem
Feb 2023: Shamik's work on soil carbon is published in Global Change Biology
Oct 2022: Shamik's work on soil carbon is published in PNAS
Sep 2021: Shamik's work on soil carbon is published in Ecosystems
Feb 2017: Shamik's work on soil carbon is published in AGEE
Oct 2023: Shamik's work on soil microbes is published in Soil Biol & Biochem
Feb 2023: Shamik's work on soil carbon is published in Global Change Biology
Oct 2022: Shamik's work on soil carbon is published in PNAS
Sep 2021: Shamik's work on soil carbon is published in Ecosystems
Feb 2017: Shamik's work on soil carbon is published in AGEE
Debarshi Dasgupta
(MSc, 2020) |
Thesis: Impact of the invasive shrub Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae) on carbon and nitrogen stocks in a seasonally dry tropical forest
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Mehreen Khaleel
(PhD, 2020) |
Thesis: Distribution, activity budget and feeding ecology of Himalayan gray langur (Semnopithecus ajax) in Kashmir Himalaya.
Chapters:
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Thesis: Spatial and temporal patterns of vegetation-climate interactions.
Chapters:
Chapters:
- Spatial patterns of long term vegetation greening and browning are consistent across multiple scales: Implications for monitoring land degradation (published here)
- Additive and compensatory effects of temperature and precipitation on long-term phenological change in Central Asian highlands
- Temperature sensitivity of photosynthetic enzymes can explain long-term greening and browning of the Earth
Megha Ojha
Megha worked on plant-herbivore interactions, and on how plants defend themselves against herbivores . She joined the Ph.D. programme at IISER-Pune. Alakananda Maitra
Alakananda worked on soil carbon dynamics in Trans-Himalayan rangelands. She joined the Ph.D. programme at IISER-Pune. Ekta Gupta
Ekta worked on analysis of vegetation change using satellite data. She joined the Ph.D. programme at NIAS-Bangalore. Ruban Sran
Ruban worked on soil carbon dynamics in Trans-Himalayan rangelands. He joined the master's programme at Tezpur University. |
NEWS!
Feb 2017: Alakananda's work on soil carbon is published in Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment NEWS!
Mar 2018: Manjunatha's work on soil microbes is published in Journal of Arid Environments NEWS!
Feb 2017: Ruban's work on soil carbon is published in Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment |
Visitors
Aanchal Sharma
Aanchal undertook coursework in climate science during 2022-23. She joined the graduate program at University of Trento. |
NEWS!
May 2017: Siddharth's paper on facilitation in plant communities is published in Plant Ecology |
Siddharth Bharath
Siddharth completed my BS-MS in Biology from IISER-Pune. He studied the influence of a dwarf shrub (Caragana versicolor) on vegetation communities in the Trans-Himalayan rangelands. He joined the graduate program at University of Minnesota. |
NEWS!
Apr 2016: Ravi's paper on prey-predator dynamics is published in Theoretical Population Biology |
Ravi Ranjan
Ravi completed an Integrated Master's in Biological Sciences and Bachelor's in Manufacturing Engineering from BITS-Pilani. He studied theoretical aspects of consumer-resource interactions. He joined the graduate program at Michigan State University. Ravi's webpage. |
NEWS!
Oct 2016: Anshuman's paper on competition in species interactions is published in Current Science |
Anshuman Swain
Anshuman completed his undergraduate studies in Physics at IISc. He spent a summer in the Ecosystems Lab working on competition and species interactions. He joined the graduate program at University of Maryland. Anshuman's webpage. |
From the field
Dorje 'Sheru' Chhewang
I am from Kibber, Spiti. I attended Delhi University during my undergraduate studies. I work on various field ecology projects in Spiti. |
Dorje Chhering
I am from Kibber, Spiti. I did my undergraduate studies in Political Science at Himachal University, Shimla. I work on various field ecology projects in Spiti. |
Deepak Shetti
I am from Sirsi, Karnataka. I work on various field ecology projects related to soil conservation and land-use. |
NEWS!
Sep 2022: Shetti's plants featured in IISc-Connect |