Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment

2010

• Jain.,Manjari, Giby Kuriakose and Rohini Balakrishnan,2010. Evaluation of methods to estimate foliage density in the understorey of a tropical evergreen forest Current Science, Vol. 98, No. 4, 25 February 2010.
• Lele.,Sharachchandra, Navroz K Dubash, Shantanu Dixit. 2010. A Structure for Environment Governance: A Perspective EPW february 6, 2010 vol xlv no 6.
• Bawa., Kamaljit S. 2010. Cataloguing life in India: the taxonomic imperative. Current Science, Vol. 98, NO. 2, 25 January 2010.
• Lele, Nikhil., Harini Nagendra, and Jane Southworth. 2010. Accessibility, Demography and Protection: Drivers of Forest Stability and Change at Multiple Scales in the Cauvery Basin, India. Remote Sensing. 2010, 2, 306-332; doi:10.3390/rs2010306. [ Abstract]
• T., Karthik, Ankila J. Hiremath, and Devcharan Jathanna. 2010. Patterns of seed rain and seedling regeneration in abandoned agricultural clearings in a seasonally dry tropical forest in India. Journal of Tropical Ecology (2010) 26:25–33. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009 doi:10.1017/S0266467409990344. [abstract]
• Nagendra, H., Divya Gopal. 2010. Street trees in Bangalore: Density, diversity, composition and distribution. Elsevier (2010), doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2009.12.005. [abstract]
• Sapna Bai, N., T.O Sasidharan, O.K Remadevi, P.D. Rajan & M. Balachander. 2010. Virulence of Metarhiziumisolates against the polyphagous defoliator pest, Spilarctia obliqua (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Journal of Tropical Forest Science 22(1): 74–80 (2010).

2009

• Balachander, M., O.K. Remadevi, T.O. Sasidharan and N. Sapna Bai. 2009. Infectivity of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) isolates to the arboreal termite Odontotermes sp. (Isoptera: Termitidae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 202–207, 2009. [abstract]
• Nagendra, H., 2009. Drivers of regrowth in South Asia's human impacted forests. Current Science 97, 11:1586-1592. [More]
• Nagendra, H., 2009. Society and science: interdisciplinary exchanges. Current Science 97, 11:1513-1514.
• Devy, M Soubadra., Savitha Swamy and Aravind N A. 2009. Reshaping Urban Green Spaces. EPW, November 14, 2009, vol XLIV No 46.
• Ravi, R., and D.R. Priyadarsanan. 2009. Ground insect community responses to habitat restoration efforts in the Attappady hills, Western Ghats, India. Current Science 97 (6): 935-941.
• Sasidaran, T.O., O.K Remadevi, R. Usharani, Priadarsanan Dharmarajan and N. Sapna Bai. 2009. Evaluation of Cultural Characteristic and Pathogenicity of some Isolates of Metarhizium Anisopliae against Teak Defoliator, Hybaea Puera Cramer. Uttar Pradesh J. Jool. 29(2): 142-148.
• Lele, S., 2009, ‘Right direction, but long way to go’, Current Conservation, 2(4): 6-7.
• Lele, S., Watershed services of tropical forests: from hydrology to economic valuation to integrated analysis. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. Science Direct, Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2009, Pages 148-155. doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2009.10.007 Abstract
• Shweta Singh, Sebastian Zuehlke, Ramesha B T, Priti V, Mohana Kumar P, Ravikanth G, Michael Spiteller, Vasudeva R, Uma Shaanker R. 2009. Endophytic fungal strains of Fusarium solani, from Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. ex Arn (Icacinaceae) produce camptothecin, 10-hydroxycamptothecin and 9-methoxycamptothecin. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.09.030
• Mohana Kumara P., Sreejayan N, Priti V, Ramesha B T, Ravikanth G, Ganeshaiah K. N, Vasudeva R, Mohan J, Santhoshkumar T, M P Dutt, R Viswakarma, Uma Shaanker R. 2009 Dysoxylum binectariferum Hook.f (Meliaceae), a rich source of rohitukine. Fitoterapia doi: 10.1016/j.?tote.2009.08.010
• Mohanty, A., Chrungu B, Verma N, Shivanna K.R. 2009. Broadening the genetic base of crop brassicas by production of new intergeneric hybrid. Czech J. Genet. Plant Breed. 45: 117-122.
• Krishnakumar, K., Rajeev Raghavan and Benno Pereira. 2009. Protected on papers, hunted in wetlands: exploitation and trade of freshwater turtles (Melanochelys trijuga coronata and Lissemys punctata punctata) in Punnamada, Kerala, India. Tropical Conservation Science Vol.2 (3):363-373.
• Krishnakumar, K., Rajeev Raghavan, G. Prasad, A. Bijukumar, Mini Sekharan, Benno Pereira and Anvar Ali. 2009. When pets become pests - exotic aquarium fishes and biological invasions in Kerala, India. Current Science Vol. 97(4):474-476.
• Priti, V., B. T. Ramesha, Shweta Singh, G. Ravikanth, K. N. Ganeshaiah, T. S. Suryanarayanan and R. Uma Shaanker. 2009. How promising are endophytic fungi as alternative sources of plant secondary metabolites? Current Science Vol 97 (4): 477-478.
• Nagendra, H., S. Pareeth, S. Paul and S. Dutt. 2009. Landscapes of protection: forest change and fragmentation in northern West Bengal, India. Environmental Management 44(5): 853-864.
• D. Rocchini, H. Nagendra, R. Ghate and B. Cade. 2009. Spectral distance decay: assessing species beta-diversity by quantile regression. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 75(10): 1225-1230.
• R. Ghate, D. Mehra and H. Nagendra 2009. Local institutions as mediators of the impact of markets on non-timber forest product extraction in central India. Environmental Conservation 36(1): 51-61.
• G. Ravikanth, M. Nageswara Rao, B. S. Deepali Singh, Chaluvaraju K. N. Ganeshaiah and R. Uma Shaanker. The tale of two important bamboo species in the central Western Ghats: Implications for in situ conservation. Journal of Bamboo and Rattan Vol.7, No.1&2.
• Thomas, Bejoy K., Roldan Muradian, Gerard de Groot and Arie de Ruijter. Multidimensional Poverty and Identification of Poor Households: A Case From Kerala, India. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 10(2): 237-57, DOI: 10.1080/19452820902940968.
• Kuriakose, G., P.A. Sinu, and K.R. Shivanna. 2009. Domestication of Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) in Western Ghats, India: Divergence in Productive Traits and a Shift in Major Pollinators. Annals of Botany 103: 727-733.
• Raghavendra, T.R., Priti Vaidyanathan, H.K. Swathi, B.T. Ramesha, G. Ravikanth, K.N. Ganeshaiah, A. Srikrishna and R. Uma Shaanker. 2009. Prospecting for alternate sources of shikimic acid, a precursor of Tamiflu, a bird-flu drug. Current Science, Vol 96 (6): 771-772.
• Sumangala, R.C., Naveen Kumar L, B.T. Ramesha, R. Uma Shaanker, K.N. Ganeshaiah and Ravikanth G. 2009. Development of micro satellite markers for a critically endangered species, Ceropegia fantastica from the Western Ghats, India. Conservation Genetics DOI 10.1007/s10592-009-9825-0.
• Shivanna K.R. 2009. Pollination biology, breeding system and reproductive success of Adhatoda vasica, an important medicinal plant. Current Science 96: 408-412.
• Ravikanth, G., Nageswara Rao M., Ganeshaiah K.N.,. and Uma Shaanker.R., 2009. Genetic diversity of NTFP species: issues and implications. Pp.53-64 In: Non-Timber Forest Products Conservation, Management and Policies. R. Uma Shaanker, Ankila J. Hiremath, Gladwin C. Joseph and Nitin Rai(Eds). Published by Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment, Bangalore and Forestry Research Support Program for Asia and the Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organisation, Bangkok.

2008

• Aravind, N.A., K. P. Rajashekhar and N.A. Madhyastha. 2008. Micro molluscs of the Western Ghats: Distribution and Threats. Zoosymposia, 1: 281-294.
• Ramesha, B.T., R. Srirama, G. Ravikanth, K.V. Ravishankar, S. Dayanandan, N. Sreejayan, R. Vasudeva, K.N. Ganeshaiah and R. Uma Shaanker. 2008. Development of polymorphic microsatellite loci in Nothapodytes nimmoniana, a medicinally important tree from the Western Ghats, India. Molecular Ecology Resources doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02490.
• Ramesha, B.T., T. Amna, G. Ravikanth, Rajesh P, R Gunaga, R. Vasudeva, K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker, K. Khajuria, S.C. Puri and G.N. Qazi. 2008. Prospecting for Camptothecines from Nothapodytes nimmoniana in the Western Ghats, South India: Identification of High-Yielding Sources of Camptothecin and New Families of Camptothecines. Journal of Chromatographic Science, 46:362-368.
• Prathapan, K.D., Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan, T.C. Narendran, C.A. Viraktamath, K.A. Subramanian, N.A. Aravind and J. Poorani. 2008. Death sentence on taxonomy in India. Current Science, 94: 170-171.
• Oommen, M.A. and K. Shanker. 2008. Ecology and behaviour of an endemic treeshrew
  (Tupaia nicobarica Zelebor 1869) on Great Nicobar Island, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 105:55-63.
• Srirama R, Ramesha B.T., Ravikanth G, K.N Ganeshaiah and Uma Shaanker R. 2008. Are plants with anti-cancer activity resistant to crown gall?: a test of hypothesis. Current Science, 95 (10): 1407-1408.
• S., Savitha, Narayani Barve and Priya Dividar. 2008. Response of ants to disturbance gradients in and around Bangalore, India. Tropical Ecology 49(2): 235-243, 2008.
• N. Sapna Bai, T.O. Sasidharan, O. K. Remadevi, Priyadarsanan Dharmarajan and M. Balachander. Efficacy of Metarhizium isolates against the polyphagous defoliator pest, Spilarctia obliqua Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) on forestry species. (communicated to Journal of Tropical Forest Science, FRIM, Malaysia)
• Sasidharan, T.O., O.K. Remadevi, A. Anitha Rani, Priyadarsanan Dharmarajan and Jayeetha Bhattacharya. New record of a microsporidian parasite from the teak defoliator, Hyblaea puera Cramer (Lepidoptera: Hyblaeidae). Hexapoda 15, 97-101.
• Nagendra, H. 2008. Do parks work? Impact of protected areas on land cover clearing. Ambio 37(5):330-337.
• Nikhil Lele and P.K. Joshi. Analyzing deforestation rates, spatial forest cover changes and identifying critical areas of forest cover changes in North-East India during 1972-1999. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. DOI 10.1007/s10661-008-0472-6. http://www.springerlink.com/
• Gotor, E., A. Alercia, V. Ramanatha Rao, J. Watts and F. Caracciolo. 2008. The scientific information activity of Bioversity International: the Descriptor lists. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 55: 757-772.
• G. Ravikanth, M. Nageswara Rao, B. S. Deepali Singh, Chaluvaraju ·K. N. Ganeshaiah and R. Uma Shaanker. 2008. Contrasting spatial patterns of distribution of genetic diversity in two important bamboo species in the central Western Ghats, India. Journal of Bamboo and Rattan Vol.7 (1&2) : 41-52.
• R. Siddappa Setty, Kamal Bawa, Tamara Ticktin, and C. Made Gowda. 2008. Evaluation of a Participatory Resource Monitoring System for Non Timber Forest Products: the Case of Amla (Phyllanthus spp.) Fruit Harvest by Soligas in South India. Ecology and Society 13(2): 19. [online]
• Savitha, S., Narayani Barve, Priya Davidar. 2008. Response of ant diversity to disturbance gradient in and around Bangalore, India. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 49 (2)
• B.T. Ramesha, T. Amna, Ravikanth. G, Rajesh Gunaga, R. Vasudeva, K.N.Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker, R. K.Khajuria, S.C. Puri, and G.N. Qazi.2008. Prospecting for camptothecins from Nothapodytes nimmoniana in the Western Ghats, south India: Identification of high yielding sources of camptothecin and new families of camptothecins. Journal of Chromatographic Science, 46:362-368
• Gotor, E., A. Alercia, V. Ramanatha Rao, J. Watts and F. Caracciolo. 2008. The scientific information activity of Bioversity International: the descriptor lists Genet Resources and Crop Evolution - online publication.
• Nagendra, H., and Duccio Rocchini. 2008. High resolution satellite imagery for tropical biodiversity studies: the devil is in the detail. Biodivers Conserv (2008) 17:3431-3442.
• Nagendra, H., and Y.Gokhale 2008. Management regimes, property rights, and forest biodiversity in Nepal and India. Environmental Management 41(5):719-733
• Nagendra, H., S. Pareeth, B. Sharma, C.M. Schweik and K.R. Adhikari 2008. Forest fragmentation and regrowth in an Institutional mosaic of community, government and private ownership in Nepal. Landscape Ecology 23:41-54
• Joseph, G., Carter, Trent Mcdowell and Naveen Namboodiri. 2008. The Identity Of Gastrochaena cuneiformis Spengler, 1783, And The Evolution Of Gastrochaena, Rocellaria, And Lamychaena (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Gastrochaenoidea) Journal of Palaentology, 82(1): 102-117
• Krishna Chaitanya, Krishnaswamy, J and N. Samba Kumar. 2008. Habitat factors affecting four horned antelope site occupancy and relative abundance in India. Journal of Zoology. 1-8.
• Uma Shaanker, R., B.T. Ramesha, G. Ravikanth, R. Gunaga, R. Vasudeva and K.N. Ganeshaiah. 2008. Chemical Profiling of Nothapodytes nimmoniana for Camptothecin, an Important Anticancer Alkaloid: Toward the Development of a Sustainable Production System. Pp 197-213. Bioactive Molecules and Medicinal Plants. Ramawat KG, Merillon JM (eds.) Springer Publishing, UK.
• Sharma, M.V., G. Kuriakose and K.R. Shivanna. 2008. Reproductive strategies of Strobilanthes kunthianus, an endemic, semelparous species in southern Western Ghats, India. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 157, 155-163.
• Vishal K. Mehta, Patrick J. Sullivan, M. Todd Walter, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Stephen D. DeGloria. 2008. Ecosystem impacts of disturbance in a dry tropical forest in southern India, Ecohydrology, Volume 1 Issue 2 (p 149-160).
• Vishal K. Mehta, Patrick J. Sullivan, M. Todd Walter, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Stephen D. DeGloria. 2008. Impacts of disturbance on soil properties in a dry tropical forest in Southern India , Ecohydrology, Volume 1 Issue 2 (p 161-175).

2007

• H. Nagendra. 2007. Communities and conservation. Seminar - web edition.
• Nagendra, H. and Elinor Ostrom. 2007. Institutions, Collective Action and Effective Forest Management: Learning from Studies in Nepal. In The Sage Handbook of Environment and Society, ed. Jules Pretty, Andrew S. Ball, Ted Benton, Julie S. Guivant, David R. Lee, David Orr, Max J. Pfeffer, and Hugh Ward, 578-589.
• Nagendra, H., 2007. Drivers of reforestation in human-dominated forests. 15218-15223 _ PNAS _ September 25, 2007 _ vol. 104 _ no. 39.
• Khoisnam Sarma1, Rajesh Tandon1, K. R. Shivanna and H. Y. Mohan Ram. 2007. Current Science, Vol. 93, No. 6:826- 831.
• Nageswara Rao. M, Ramesha. B.T, Ravikanth.G, Ganeshaiah, K.N and Uma Shaanker, R. 2007. Cross- Species amplification of coconut microsatellite markers in rattans. Silvae Genetica 56,6,282-286
• Chetana, H.C and T. Ganesh. 2007. Survey and activity patterns of nocturnal mammals in a fragmented dry deciduous forest of Karnataka. Zoos' Print Journal. 22(4):2644-2647.
• Palatty Allesh Sinu and K. R. Shivanna. 2007. Pollination biology of large cardamom (Amomum subulatum). Current Science, Vol. 93, NO. 4: 548-552.
• Nagendra, H., Jane Southworth and Darla K. Munroe. 2007. Monitoring landscape fragmentation in an inaccessible mountain area: Celaque National Park, Western Honduras. Elsevier, Vol 83, issues 2-3, 19 Nov, 2007.
• Sok-Young Lee, Wan Kah Fai, Myriana Zakaria, Halijah Ibrahim, Rofina Yasmin Othman, Jae-Gyun Gwag, V. Ramanatha Rao and Yong-Jin Park 2007, Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers, isolated from Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) Molecular Ecology Notes 5 (4), 736 738.
• Sinu, P. A. and K. R. Shivanna. 2007. Pollination ecology of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) in Western Ghats, India. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 23:1-4.
• Jha, S. and K.S. Bawa. 2007. The economic and environmental outcomes of micro finance projects: an Indian case study. Environment, Development and Sustainability.9:229-239.
• Bali, A., A. Kumar, and J. Krishnaswamy. 2007. The mammalian communities in Coffee Plantations around a protected area in the Western Ghats, India. Biological Conservation 139:93-102.
• Bawa, Kamaljit S., Gladwin Joseph, Siddappa Setty, R. 2007. Poverty, biodiversity and institutions in forest-agriculture ecotones in the Western Ghats and Eastern Himalaya ranges of India, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 121 (2007) 287-295.
• R., Siddappa Setty and Sushmita Mandal, November 2007. A Case Study on ATREE's Experiences in Participatory Resource Monitoring. Published in Journal of Community Forestry in Ecology section. Page 29-35.
• Siddappa Setty. R and Sushmita Mandal, 2007. Tribal Development and Conservation in a Wildlife Sanctuary. in book of Gender and Social Inclusion for Sustainable Livelihoods, Page 7-17.
• Aravind K, Ravikanth G, Uma Shaanker R, Chandrashekara, K, Kumar, A.R.V and Ganeshaiah, K.N. 2007. DNA Barcoding: An Exercise in Futility or Utility? Current Science 92(9): 1213-1216
• Suhas S, Ramesha B. T, Ravikanth G, Rajesh P. Gunaga, Vasudeva R, Ganeshaiah K. N and, Uma Shaanker R. 2007. Chemical profiling of Nothapodytes nimmoniana populations in the Western Ghats, India for anti-cancer compound, camptothecin ? Current Science 92 (8): 1142-1148.
• Ramesha B.T, Ravikanth G, Nageswara Rao. M, Ganeshaiah, K.N and Uma Shaanker, R. 2007. Genetic structure of rattan, Calamus thwaitesii in core, and buffer and peripheral regions of three protected areas at central Western Ghats, India: Do protected areas serve as refugia for genetic resources of economically important plants? Journal of Genetics 86 (1): 9-18
• Aravind N.A, Bhausaheb Tambat, Ravikanth. G, Uma Shaanker. R and Ganeshaiah K.N. 2007 Patterns of species discovery in Western Ghats. Journal of Biosciences 32(4):781-790
• Tandon, R., R. Chaudhury and K. R. Shivanna. 2007. Cryopreservation of oil palm pollen. Current Science. 92:182-183.

2006

• Southworth, J., H. Nagendra and K. D. Munroe. 2006. Introduction to the special issue: Are parks working? Exploring human-environment tradeoffs in protected area conservation. Applied Geography. 26(2):87-95.
• Das, A., J. Krishnaswamy, K. S. Bawa, M. C. Kiran, V. Srinivas, N. S. Kumar and K. U. Karanth. 2006. Prioritisation of conservation areas in the Western Ghats, India. Biological Conservation. 133:6-31.
• Devy, M. S. and P. Davidar. 2006. Breeding systems and pollination nodes of understorey shrubs in a medium elevation wet evergreen forest, southern Western Ghats, India. Current Science. 90(6):838-842.
• Aravind N.A., K.P. Rajshekhar and N.A. Madhaystha. 2006. Land snails of Western Ghats: Diversity, Distribution and Endemicity. Sahyadri E News. (http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/biodiversity/).
• Aravind, N.A., Dinesh Rao, G. Vanaraj, K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker, and J. G. Poulsen. 2006. Impact of Lantana camara on plant communities at Malé Mahadeshwara reserve forest, South India. In: Rai, L. C. and J. P. Gaur (eds), Invasive alien species and biodiversity in India, pp. 1-12. Banarus Hindu University, Banarus.
• Irfan-Ullah, M., and Davande, S. 2006. Effectiveness of 'Genetic Algorithm for Rule-set Prediction (GARP)' based modeling in predicting Prosopis juliflora invasion - A Case Study. pp. 125-153 in L. C. Rai, and J. P. Gaur (eds), Invasive alien species and biodiversity in India. Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
• Shivanna, K.R. 2006. Challenges in sustainable utilization of some of our gum and gum-resin yielding species. In: BioresourceBiotech2006.(Bioresource and biotechnology in sustainable development) Workshop, CEMDE, Delhi University (3 Feb 06) Workshop Manual. Pp 26-28.
• Joshi, P.K., Lele N., and S.P. Agarwal. 2006. Entropy as an indicator of fragmented landscape - Northeast India case study. Current Science (91) 3: 276-278
• Sinu, P.A. Nasser, M. and Rajan P.D. 2006.Feeding Fauna and Foraging Habits of Tiger Beetles Found in Agro-ecosystems in Western Ghats, India. Biotropica 38: 500 - 507.
• Prasad, S., J. Krishnaswamy, R. Chellam and S. P. Goyal. 2006. Ruminant-mediated seed dispersal of an economically valuable tree in Indian dry forests. Biotropica. 38:679-682.
• Prathapan, K. D., P. D. Rajan, T. C. Narendran, C. A. Viraktamath, K. A. Subramanian, N.A. Aravind and J. Poorani. 2006. Biological Diversity Act 2002: Shadow of permit-raj over research. Current Science. 91(8):1006-1007.
• Sridhar, A. 2006. A shift in conservation approach from Orissa, India, July 2006.IOSEA website.
• Sridhar, A., R. Arthur, D. Goenka, B. Jairaj, T. Mohan, S. Rodriguez and K. Shanker. 2006. Review of the Swaminathan Committee Report on the CRZ Notification, UNDP, New Delhi.
• Krishnaswamy, J., Bunyan, M., Mehta, V.K., Jain. N and Karanth. K.U. 2006. Impact of iron ore mining on suspended sediment response in a tropical catchment in Kudremukh, Western Ghats, India. Forest Ecology and Management. 224:187-198.
• Narendran, T.C., K. Sudheer, P. A. Sinu, D. R. Priyadarsanan. 2006. A new genus of Chalcidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Karnataka, India. J. Ecobiol. 18(2) 155-159.
• Devy, M Soubadra., and P. Davidar. 2006. Breeding systems and pollination nodes of understorey shrubs in a medium elevation wet evergreen forest, southern Western Ghats, India. Current Science 90(6): 838-842.
• Bawa, K.S. 2006. Globally dispersed local challenges in conservation biology. Conservation Biology 20(3): 696-699.
• Perrings, C., Jackson L, Bawa K S, Brussaard L, Brush S, Gavin T, Papa R, Pascual U, De Ruiter P. 2006. Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: Saving natural capital without losing interest. Conservation Biology 20(2): 263-264.
• Shanker, K., and Choudhury. B.C. 2006. ed Sea turtles of the Indian subcontinent. Universities Press, Hyderabad. India.
• Shanker, K. 2006. Taxonomic debates are important. Down to Earth 14(18): 49.
• Shanker, K. 2006. An island away. Down to Earth 14(23): 51.
• Shanker, K. 2006. A common environmental ethic. Down to Earth 14(21): 51.
• Shanker, K. 2006. Small empty patches are important. Down to Earth 15(2):50.
• Tripathy, B., Shanker, K. and B.C Choudhury. 2006. The status of sea turtles and their habitats in the Lakshadweep archipelago, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.
• Nagendra, Harini. 2006. Entries in Our Earth's Changing Land: An Encyclopedia of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change, 2 vols., ed. Helmut Geist. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press.
• Madhusudhan, M. D., K. Shanker, A. Kumar, C. Mishra, A. Sinha, R. Arthur, A. Datta, M. Rangarajan, R. Chellam, G. Shahabuddin, R. Sankaran, M. Singh, U. Ramakrishnan and P. D. Rajan. 2006. Science in the wilderness: The predicament of scientific research in India's wildlife reserves. Current Science. 91(8):1015-1019.
• Murugan, R., K. R. Shivanna and R. R. Rao. 2006. Pollination biology of Aristolochia tagala, a rare species of medicinal importance. Current Science. 91(6):795-798.
• Nagendra, H., S. Pareeth and R. Ghate. 2006. People within parks: Forest villages and fragmentation in the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, India. Applied Geography. 26(2):96-112.
• Narendran, T. C., K. Sudheer, P. A. Sinu and P. D. Rajan. 2006. A new genus of Chalcididae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Karnataka, India. Journal of Ecobiology. 18: 155-159.
• Perrings, C., L. Jackson, K. S. Bawa, L. Brussaard, S. Brush, T. Gavin, R. Papa, U. Pascual and P. De Ruiter. 2006. Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: Saving natural capital without losing interest. Conservation Biology. 20:263-264.
• Ostrom, E., and H. Nagendra. 2006. Insights on linking forests, trees and people from the air, on the ground and in the lab. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 103: 19224-19331.

2005

• Narendran, T. C., P. G. Kumar, S. Santhosh and P. A. Sinu. 2005. On a genus and a new species of Eulophidae (Hymenptera: Chalcidoidea) from the paddy fields of Southern India. Zoo's Print Journal. 20:1915-1916.
• Ganesh, T., and M. S. Devy. 2005. Non-flying mammal pollination systems: Case of Cullenia exarillata Robyns (Bombacaceae) a canopy tree from the wet forests of Western Ghats, India. Current Science. 90(12):1674-1679.
• J. Unruh, H. Nagendra, G.M. Green, B.J. McConnell and N. Vogt. 2005. Cross-continental comparisons: Africa and Asia. In Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Human-Environment Interactions in Forested Ecosystems, eds. Emilio Moran and Elinor Ostrom, MIT Press, Cambridge Massachusetts, pp. 303-324.
• Nagendra, H., B. Karna and M. Karmacharya. 2005. Cutting across space and time: Examining forest co-management in Nepal. Ecology and Society 10(1): 24.
• Nagendra, Harini. 2005. Book Review: The Economics of Land Use, in The International Library of Environmental Economics and Policy, ed. Peter J. Parks and Ian W. Hardie. Landscape Research 30(4): 559-571.
• Oommen, M.A. and Shanker K. 2005. Regional species richness patterns emerge from multiple local scale mechanisms in Himalayan plants. Ecology. 86(11): 3039-3047.
• Shanker, K., and Kutty R. 2005. Sailing the flagship fantastic: myth and reality of sea turtle conservation in India. Maritime Studies. (Special Issue) 3 (2): 213-240.
• Shanker, K. 2005. Lessons from Norse Mythology: past diversity, ecology and evolution have significant roles in conservation. Down to Earth. 14 (12): 50.
• Shanker, K. 2005. The holy book and the sacred list: the IUCN's Red List for prioritizing species for protection is beset by serious flaws. Down to Earth. 14 (15): 50.
• Shanker, K. 2005. Reconciliation: Lessons in marine ecology. Down to Earth. 14 (17): 49.
• Shanker, K, Hiremath A, and K Bawa. 2005. Linking biodiversity conservation and livelihoods in India. PloS Biol. 3 (11): e394.
• Shanker, K and Sridhar A. 2005. ed. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter. Issue 2.
• Hiremath, A. J. and B. Sundaram. 2005. The Fire-Lantana cycle hypothesis in Indian forests. Conservation and Society 3(1): 26-42.
• Nagendra, H., B. Karna and M. Karmacharya. 2005. Examining Institutional Change: Social conflict in Nepal's leasehold forestry programme. Conservation and Society 3(1): 72-91.
• Prasad, S., J. Krishnaswamy, and R. Chellam. 2005. Dispersal of seeds that ruminants regurgitate: Phyllanthus emblica Linn. (Euphorbiaceae) at Rajaji National Park, India. In: Proceedings of the IV International Symposium / Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal. Brisbane, Australia. pp. 101.
• Saha, S., H. BassiriRad, and G. Joseph. 2005. Phenology and water relations of tree sprouts and seedlings in a tropical forest of South India. Trees 19: 322-325.
• Aravind, N.A., K.P. Rajashekhar and N.A. Madhyastha. 2005. Species diversity, endemism and distribution of land snails of the Western Ghats, India. Records of Western Australian Museum, Supplement. 68:31-38.
• Seema, P. 2005. Land-use strategies for tribals: A socio economic analysis. Economic and Political Weekly. 40:5611-5620.
• Shanker, K., A.J. Hiremath and K.S. Bawa. 2005. Linking biodiversity conservation and livelihoods in India. PLoS Biology. 3(11): 394.
• Ganesh, T., and P. Davidar. 2005. Fruiting phenology and pre-dispersal seed predation in a rainforest in southern Western Ghats, India. In: Tropical Fruits and Frugivores: The Search for Strong Interactors (eds. J. Lawrence Dew and Jean Philippe Boubli) pp. 137 - 152. Springer, Netherlands.
• Sankaran, S., A. Sridhar and B. Tripathy 2005.Orissa Marine Conservation Legislation (available in Oriya and English). ATREE, Bangalore. 20 p.
• Sridhar A. 2005. Statement on the CRZ Notification and Post Tsunami Rehabilitation in Tamil Nadu. ATREE-UNDP. 40 p.
• Tripathy, B. 2005. Status of the loggerhead turtle in India. Current Science Vol. 88(4): 535-536.
• Aravind, N.A., Manjunath J, Dinesh Rao, K.N Ganeshaiah, R Uma Shaanker and Vanaraj G 2005. 'Are Red Listed species threatened? - A comparative analysis of Red Listed and Non-Red Listed plant species in the Western Ghats, India'. Current Science, 88: 258-265.
• Barve, N., M.C Kiran, G Vanaraj, N.A Aravind, Dinesh Rao, R Uma Shaanker, K.N Ganeshaiah and Poulsen J G 2005. 'Measuring and mapping threats to a wildlife sanctuary in south India'. Conservation Biology, 19: 122-130.
• Tambat, B., Rajanikanth G, Ravikanth G, R. Uma Shaanker, K.N. Ganeshaiah and Kushalappa C.G. 2005. 'Seedling mortality in two vulnerable tree species in the sacred groves of Western Ghats, south India'. Current Science, 88: 350-352.

2004

• Uma Shaanker, R., K.N Ganeshaiah, Srinivasan K., Ramanatha Rao V. and L.T Hong. 2004. 'Bamboo and Rattans of the Western Ghats: Population biology, Socio-economics and Conservation strategies', ATREE, IPGRI and UAS, Bangalore.
• Uma Shaanker, R., K.N Ganeshaiah, Nageswara Rao M and Aravind N.A. 2004. 'Ecological consequences of forest use-from genes to ecosystem: A case study at the Biligiri Ranganswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, south India', Conservation and Society, 2: 347-364.
• Uma Shaanker, R,. K.N Ganeshaiah, Smitha Krishnan, Ramya R, Meera C, N.A Aravind, Arvind Kumar, Dinesh Rao, Vanaraj G, Ramachandra J, Remi Gauthier, Jaboury Ghazoul, Nigel Poole and Chinnappa Reddy B V. 2004. 'Livelihood gains and ecological costs of non timber forest product dependence: Assessing the roles of dependence, ecological knowledge and market structure in three contrasting human and ecological settings in south India', Environmental Conservation, 31: 242-253.
• Hiremath, A.J., (ed.) 2004. Special Section on 'Non-timber forest products'. Conservation and Society. http://www.conservationandsociety.org/vol-2-2-04.html
• Bawa, K., S.R. Seidler, P.H. Raven. 2004. Reconciling conservation paradigms. Conservation Biology, 18 (4): 859-860.
• Shivanna, K.R. 2004. 'Pollen biotechnology for conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources', in R, Chaudhury, R. Pandey, S.K. Malik, and B Mal. (eds), In Vitro Conservation and Cryopreservation of Tropical Fruit Species, pp 201-213. IPGRI Office for South Asia, New Delhi / NBPGR, New Delhi, India.
• Verma, Ashok., S. Balachandran, N. Chaturvedi, and V. Patil. 2004. 'A preliminary report on the biodiversity of Mahul Creek, Mumbai, India with special reference to Avifauna', Zoo's Print Journal, 19(9): 1599-1605.
• Chaitra, M.S., K. Vasudevan, and K. Shanker. 2004. 'The biodiversity bandwagon: the splitters have it', Current Science, 86: 897-899.
• Aggarwal, R.K., T.P. Velavan, D. Udaykumar, P.S. Hendre, K. Shanker and L. Singh. 2004. 'Development and characterization of novel microsatellite markers from the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)' Molecular Ecology, 4: 77-79
• Shanker, K., J. Ramadevi, B. C. Choudhury, L. Singh and R. K. Aggarwal. 2004. 'Phylogeography of Olive Ridley Turtles Lepidochelys olivacea on the East Coast of India: Implications for Conservation Theory', Molecular Ecology 13: 1899- 1909.
• Joseph, Gladwin and Rick G. Kelsey. 2004. 'Ethanol Synthesis and Aerobic Respiration in the Laboratory by Leader Segments of Douglas-Fir Seedlings from Winter and Spring', J. Expt.Bot, 55:1095-1103.
• Uma Shaanker, R., N.A Aravind. and K.N. Ganeshaiah. 2004. 'Forest Management for Conservation, in Burley, J.J., J. Evans and J. A. Youngquist (eds) Encyclopedia of forest sciences, Vol. II. pp. 215-224, London: Elsevier Science.
• M. Zacharias and P. D. Rajan (April 2004) 'Discothyrea sringerensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) a new ant species from India' Zootaxa 484: 1-4, 1 plate; 10 references.
• Ravikanth, G., R. Uma Shaanker, K.N. Ganeshaiah and R. Vasudeva 2004. 'Molecular Analysis of Semicarpus kathalenkanensis (Anacardiaceae)- A newly Described Species from the Myristica Swamps of Western Ghats, India', The Indian Forester, 130: 101-104.
• Aravind, N.A., R. Uma Shaanker and Ganeshaiah, K.N. 2004. 'Croak, Croak, Croak: Are There More Frogs to be Discovered in the Western Ghats?' Current Science, 86: 1471-1472.
• Ravikanth, G., R. Vasudeva, R. Uma Shaanker and K.N Ganeshaiah. 2004, 'Molecular Analysis of Semecarpus Kathalekanensis (Anacardiaceae) -A newly described species from the Myristica swamps of Western Ghtas, India'. The Indian Forester 130(1): 101-104
• Dutta, S.K., K. Vasudevan, M.S Chaitra, K. Shanker, and R.K Aggarwal. 2004, `Jurassic frogs and the evolution of amphibian endemism in the Western Ghats'. Current Science, 86: 211-216.
• Shanker, K., B Pandav, and B.C Choudhury. 2004, 'An assessment of the olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) nesting population in Orissa, India'. Biological Conservation, 115: 149 - 160.

2003

• Ganeshaiah, K.N., Barve, N., Nilima Nath, Chandrashekara, K., Swamy, M. and R Uma Shaanker. 2003. 'Predicting the potential geographical distribution of the sugacane woolly aphid using GARP and DIVA -GIS'. Current Science, 85(11): 1526-28
• Sonali Saha., and A.J Hiremath. 2003. 'Anthropogenic fire in India: a tale of two forests', Arid Lands Newsletter, 54.
• Krishnaswamy, J., M. C. Kiran and K.N. Ganeshaiah. Tree model based eco-climatic vegetation classification and fuzzy mapping in diverse tropical deciduous ecosystems using multi-season NDVI, International Journal of Remote Sensing, volume 25, issue 6, pp. 1185-1205. March 2004.
• Hiremath, A.J., G.C Joseph, and R Uma Shaanker. 2003. 'Proceedings of the Conference on Policies, Management, Utilization and Conservation of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in the South Asia Region' ATREE and FAO.
• Purushothaman, S., and Viswanath, S. 2003. 'Economics of NTFP valuation under different stakeholder scenarios in dry deciduous forest tracts of Peninsular India', in Hiremath, A, G Joseph, and R.U Shaanker, (eds.), Proceedings of the Conference on Policies Management, Utilization and Conservation of Non-timber forest products in South Asia Region, pp.53-56, ATREE and FAO.
• Shanker, K., B.C Choudhury, and Andrews, H.A. 2003. 'Sea turtle conservation: Beach Management and hatchery programmes', A GOI UNDP Project Manual. Centre for Herpetology/ Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Tripathy, B., Shanker, K. and B.C Choudhury, (2003) 'Sea turtles and their nesting habitats along the Andhra coast, India: status and conservation needs', Oryx, 37: 454 - 463
• Shanker, K. 2003. 'Battles Over Nature', in V.
• Saberwal and M. Rangarajan (eds), Seminar 530, October 2003, pp. 71-73.
• Shanker, K. 2003. 'Seeking a brighter horizon', Srishti, September: 22-30.
• Shanker, K. 2003. 'Using wildlife: farming out the problem', Down to Earth, 12 (7): 53.
• Shivanna, K.R. 2003. 'Management of honeybees for pollination services: A low-tech, eco-friendly approach to improve crop productivity', Botanica: 53: 1-7.
• Tandon R, Shivanna KR, Mohan Ram HY 2003. Reproductive biology of Butea monosperma (Fabaceae). Ann Bot 92: 715-723.
• Kelsey, R.G. and G. Joseph. 2003. 'Ethanol in ponderosa pine as an indicator of physiological injury from fire and its relationship to secondary beetles', Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 33:870-884.
• T.C. Narendran and P.A. Sinu. 2003. A new genus and a new species of Eulophidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from India, Zoos' Print Journal 18 (3): 1031-1033.
• T.C. Narendran, Mohammed Hayat and P.A.Sinu. 2003. A new species and a new record of genus Australomymar Girault (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) from the Oriental Region, Zoos' Print Journal 18 (4): 1059-1060.
• Sinha, B., P.S. Ramakrishnan, T. Bhadauria, K.G. Saxena, and R.K. Maikhuri, (2003). 'Impact of landscape modification on earthworm diversity in Hariyali sacred landscape, Garhwal Himalaya', Pedobiologia, 47 (Accepted).
• Kang, Hyesoon, Bawa, Kamaljit.S. 2003. Effects of Successional Status, Habit, Sexual Systems, and Pollinators on Flowering Patterns in Tropical Rain Forest Trees. American Journal of Botany 90: 865-876
• Zacharias, M. and Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan. 2003. Pipilika: An identification and information system for the ant fauna of South India, Building Capacity in Biodiversity information Sharing. (ed. Junko Shimura), 94-98.
• Devy, M. Soubadra and Priya Davidar. 2003. Pollination systems of trees in Kakachi, a mid-elevation wet evergreen forest in western ghats, India. American Journal of Botany 90(4): 650-657.
• K.S.Murali, A.Kavitha and R.P.Harish. Spatial patterns of tree and shrub species diversity in Savanadurga State Forest, Karnataka. Current science,Vol 84,No.6, 25 March 2003,Page 808-813.
• R. Ganesan. Identification distribution and conservation of Phyllanthus indofischeri, another source of Indian gooseberry. Current Science vol.84; 1515-1518. 2003.

2002

• Ravikanth, G., R. Uma Shaanker, and K.N. Ganeshaiah. 2002. Identification of hot spots of species richness and genetic variability in rattans - an approach using GIS and molicular tools. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter 132: 17-21.
• Bawa K, J. Rose, K.N. Ganeshaiah, N. Barve, M.C. Kiran, and R. Umashaanker. 2002. Assessing
• Biodiversity from Space: An Example from the Western Ghats, India. Conservation Ecology. 6, http://www.consecol.org/vol6/iss2/art7.
• Hiremath, A.J., J.J. Ewel, and T.G. Cole. 2002. Productivity, nutrient retention, and nutrient use efficiency in three fast-growing tropical trees. Forest Science 48: 662-672.
• Talukdar, B.K. 2002. Tiger Predation of Rhino Calves at Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Tiger Paper 29: 18-20.
• Talukdar, B.K. 2002. Dedication leads to reduced rhino poaching in Assam in recent years. Pachyderm 33: 58-63.
• Aravind, N.A., N. Barve, R. Uma Shaanker, J. Poulsen, and K.N Ganeshaiah. 2002. Mapping human induced threat to a Sanctuary, India, ETFRN News, 36:41-43.
• Bawa, K.S., J. Rose, K.N. Ganeshaiah, M.C. Kiran, N. Barve and R.Uma Shaanker. 2002. Assessing Biodiversity from Space: An example from the Western Ghats, India, Conservation Ecology, 6(2): 7. (Online)
• Chettri, N. 2002. Impact of tourism on biodiversity: A case study from the Sikkim Himalayas, India, in A.P. Krishnan, P.D. Rai and J. Subba (eds), South Asian Perspectives in Eco-tourism and Conservation, pp. 157-169, Gangtok, India: ECOSS.
• Chettri, N., Sharma, E., D.C. Deb and R.C. Sundriyal. 2002. Effect of firewood extraction on tree structure, regeneration, and woody biomass productivity in a trekking corridor of the Sikkim Himalaya, Mountain Research and Development, 22: 150-158.
• Davidar, P., K. Yoganand, T. Ganesh and M.S. Devy. 2002. Distribution of forest birds and butterflies in the Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal; nested patterns and processes, Ecography, 25: 5-16.
• Bawa, K.S. Impact of Global Changes on the Reproductive Biology of Trees in Tropical Dry Forests. Pp 38-47, in: Frankie, G, B. Vinson and N. Zamora (eds.) Biodiversity Conservation in Costa Rica: Learning the Lessons in a Seasonal Dry Forest. University of California, Berkeley.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., R. Uma Shaanker, N. Barve, M.C. Kiran, K.S. Bawa. and V. Ramanatha Rao. 2002. In Situ conservation of forest genetic resources at regional level: Two complementary programs using GIS approach, in Engels, J.M.M., Ramanatha Rao, V., A.H.D. Brown and M.T. Jackson, eds. Managing Plant Genetic Diversity, pp. 413-423, Wallingford, Oxon, UK: CABI Pub. Wallingford, Oxon, UK
• Ganeshaiah, K. N., R. Uma Shaanker, N. Barve, Kiran, M. C., Bawa, K. S. and Ramanatha Rao, V. 2002. In Situ conservation of forest genetic resources at regional level: Two complementary programs using GIS approach. pp: 413-423, In: Engels, J. M. M., Ramanatha Rao, V., Brown, A. H. D. and Jackson, M. T. (eds.) Managing Plant Genetic Diversity. CABI Pub. Wallingford, Oxon, UK.
• Hiremath, A.J., J.J. Ewel. and Cole. T.G. 2002. Nutrient use efficiency in three fast- growing tropical trees. Forest Science, 48: 662-672.
• Krishnaswamy, J., and D.D. Richter. 2002. Properties of advanced-weathering stage soils in Tropical Forests and Pastures, Soil Science Society of America Journal, 66: 244-253.
• Krishnaswamy, J., M. Bunyan, V. K. Mehta, N. Patil, S. Naveenkumar, K. U. Karanth. Impact of iron-ore mining in Kudremukh on the Bhadra river ecosystem. In: Krishnaswamy, J, Lele, S and Jayakumar, R. (eds), Hydrology and Watershed Services in the Western Ghats: Effects of Land-Cover and Land-Use Change. Tata-McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, India (in Press).
• Ravikanth, G., R. Uma Shaanker and K.N. Ganeshaiah. 2002. Identification of hot spots of species richness and genetic variability in rattans - an approach using GIS and molecular tools, Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter, 132: 17-21.
• Seidler, R. and K.S. Bawa. 2002. Uncertainty and biodiversity conservation. pp: 175-192 In: (ed.) Tickner, J. Precaution, Environmental Science, and Preventive Public Policy. Island Press
• Shaanker and K.S. Bawa (eds), Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human welfare, pp. 85-88, New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Sinha, A., and K.S. Bawa. 2002. Harvesting techniques, hemiparasites and fruit production in two nontimber forest tree species in south India. Forest Ecology and Management 168: 289-300.
• Sinha, A., and K.S. Bawa. 2002. Harvesting techniques, hemiparasites and fruit production in two non timber forest tree species in south India, Forest Ecology and Management, 168: 289-30.
• Talukdar, B.K. 2002. Dedication leads to reduced rhino poaching in Assam in recent years, Pachyderm, 33: 58-63.
• Talukdar, B.K. 2002. Tiger Predation of Rhino Calves at Kaziranga National Park, Assam, Tiger Paper, 29: 18-20

2001

• Bawa, K.S., Rose, J., K.N. Ganeshaiah, M.C. Kiran, Narayani B., Shaanker, R.U. 2001. Mapping biodiversity from the sky. pp: 523-525. In: (eds.) Ganeshaiah, K.N., Shaanker, R.U., K.S. Bawa. Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human Welfare. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Bawa, K.S., Shaanker, R.U., K.N. Ganeshaiah 2001. Conserving tropical forest genetic resources: Threats and mitigation strategies. pp: 303-307. In: (eds.) Ganeshaiah, K.N., Shaanker, R.U., K.S. Bawa. Forest Genetic Resources: Status, Threats, and Conservation Strategies. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Davidar, P., K. Yoganand and T. Ganesh. 2001. Distribution of forest birds in the Andaman Islands: importance of key habitats, Journal of Biogeography, 28: 663-671.
• Devy, M.S. and C. Livingstone. 2001. Interactions between social bees and their food plants in a rainforest canopy of Western Ghats, pp. 420-422, In: K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker and K.S. Bawa (eds), Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human welfare, New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd
• Ganesan, R., and C. Livingstone. 2001. Check list of orchids from wet evergreen forests of Kakachi and Kodayar, Zoos Print Journal, 16: 445-446.
• Ganesh, T. and P. Davidar. 2001.Dispersal modes of tree species in the wet forests of southern Western Ghats, Current Science, 80:394-399.
• Ganesh, T., M.S. Devy. and P. Davidar. 2001. Pollination and fruit dispersal in the wet forests of the southern Western Ghats, in K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker and K.S. Bawa (eds), Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human welfare, pp. 363-365, New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., B. Shivaraj, N. Barve, M.C. Kiran and R. Uma Shaanker. 2001. Mapping forests based on their biological diversity to identify the conservation sites: a case study from Udupi and South Canara districts of Karnataka, Journal of Indian Institute of Science, 80: 531-536.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., R. Uma Shaanker and Rao M.N. 2001. Genetic diversity of medicinal plant species in deciduous forest of South India: Impact of harvesting and other anthropogenic pressures, Journal of Plant Biology, 28: 91-97.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., R. Uma Shaanker, N. Barve, M.C. Kiran and K.S. Bawa. 2001. A regional approach for the conservation of the biological diversity of the Western Ghats, in K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker and K.S. Bawa (eds), Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human welfare, pp. 552-556, New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., R. Uma Shaanker, S. Padmini, and M.N. Rao. 2001. Genetic diversity of Phyllanthus emblica in tropical forests of south India: Impact of Anthropogenic Pressures, Journal of Tropical Forest Science 13: 297-310.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., Shaanker, R.U., K.S. Bawa. 2001. Conservation of forest genetic resources of a region: Combining species-centered and ecosystem-based approaches. Pp: 273-281. In: (eds.) Ganeshaiah, K.N., Shaanker, R.U., K.S. Bawa. Forest Genetic Resources: Status, Threats, and Conservation Strategies. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Hiremath, A.J. and J.J. Ewel. 2001. Diversity and ecosystem functioning in managed tropical communities. in K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker and K.S. Bawa (eds), Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human welfare, pp. 465-468, New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Hiremath, A.J. and J.J. Ewel. 2001. Ecosystem nutrient use efficiency, productivity, and nutrient accrual in model tropical communities, Ecosystems, 4: 669-682.
• Krishnaswamy, J., P. Halpin, P. and D.D. Richter. 2001. Dynamics of sediment discharge in relation to land-use and hydro-climatology in a tropical, humid watershed. Journal of Hydrology, 253: 91-109.
• Krishnaswamy, J., D.D. Richter, P. Halpin, and M. Hofmockel. 2001. Spatial Patterns of Suspended Sediment Yields in a Humid Tropical Watershed in Costa Rica, Hydrological Processes, 15: 2237-2257.
• Lele, S., Srinivasan, V. and K.S. Bawa. 2001. Returns to investment in conservation: Disaggregated benefit-cost analysis of the creation of wildlife sanctuary, in K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker and K.S. Bawa (eds), Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human welfare, pp. 31-33. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Menon S., Bawa K.S., Ganeshaiah K.N., R.U. Shaanker. 2001. Land-use change and conservation priorities in the Western Ghats. pp: 549-551 In: (eds.) Ganeshaiah, K.N., R.U. Shaanker, K.S. Bawa. Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human Welfare. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Murali, K.S. and R. Siddappa Setty. 2001. Effect of weeds lantana camara and chromelina odorata growth on the species diversity, regeneration and stem density of tree and shrub layer in BRT sanctuary, Current Science, 80: 675-678.
• Prasad, S., R. Chellam and J. Krishnaswamy. 2001. Fruit removal patterns and dispersal of Emblica officinalis (Euphorbiaceae) at Rajaji National Park, India in K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker and K.S. Bawa (eds), Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human welfare, pp. 513-516, New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Rao Nageswara, M., Anuradha, M., K.N. Ganeshaiah and R. Uma Shaanker 2001. Protected areas as refugees for genetic resource: Are sandal genetic resources safe in our sanctuaries? K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker and K.S. Bawa (eds), Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human welfare, pp.121-124, New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Rao, D. and G. Poyyamoli. 2001. Role of structural requirements in website selection of Cyrtophora cicatrosa Stolicza (Araneae: Araneidae), Current Science, 81:678-680.
• Rastogi, A. and N. Chettri. 2001. Extended biodiversity hotspot analysis: A case of Eastern Himalayan region, India in K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker and K.S. Bawa (eds), Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human welfare, pp. 622-628. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Seidler, R. and K.S. Bawa. 2001. Logged forests, in S. Levin, (ed), Encyclopedia of Biodiversity Volume 3, pp. 747-759, New York: Academic Press.
• Setty R.S., K.S. Bawa, J. Bommaiah. 2001. Participatory research monitoring for non-timber forest products in Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple wildlife sanctuary, Karnataka, India. pp: 85-88 In: (eds.) K.N. Ganeshaiah, Shaanker, R.U., K.S. Bawa. Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human Welfare. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Uma Shankar, R., S.D. Lama and K.S. Bawa. 2001. Ecology and Economics of Domestication of Non-Timber Forest Products: An Illustration of Broomgrass in Darjeeling Himalaya. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 13: 171-191
• Sinha, A., and K.S. Bawa. 2001. Impacts of anthropogenic pressures on population dynamics, demography, and sustainable use of forest species in the Western Ghats, India, in K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker and K.S. Bawa (eds), Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human welfare, pp. 101-103, New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Uma Shaanker, R., K.N. Ganeshaiah, Rao, M.N. and G. Ravikanth. 2001. Forest Gene Banks: a new approach to conserving forest tree genetic resources. in Engels-Ramanatharao, (edr), Managing Plant Genetic Diversity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 229-235, CABI publishing.
• Uma Shaanker, R., Lama, S. D. and Bawa. K.S. 2001. Ecology and economics of domestication of non-timber forest products: An illustration of broomgrass in Darjeeling Himalaya, Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 13: 171-191.
• Vanaraj, G. 2001. Observations on debarking of trees by elephants in Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple wildlife sanctuary, Karnataka, Zoos Print Journal, 16: 484-486.
• Aravind, N.A., D. Rao and P.S. Madhusudan 2001. Additions to the birds of Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, India, Zoos Print Journal, 16:541-547.
• Badrinarayanan, S., J. Krishnaswamy, S. Lele and K. Chandrashekara. 2001. Consequence of forest conversion to coffee plantations on litter beetle and ant communities. K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker and K.S. Bawa (eds), Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human welfare, pp. 162-166, New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
• Aravind, N. A. and Rao. D. 2001. Biodiversity: An introduction, in B.B. Hosetti and M. Venkateshwaralu, (eds), Current Trends In Wildlife Conservation And Management, pp. 1-25 Daya Book House, New Delhi, India.
• Rajan, Priyadarsanan Dharma, K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker, T.M. Mushtak Ali, A.R.V. Kumar and K. Chandrashekara 2001. Impact of human-induced disturbance on the diversity of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidaae). In K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker and Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan.1999. A new species of agaonid wasp (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) pollinating Ficus krishnae C. DC (Moraceae), Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 96: 106-110.
• Aravind, N.A. Ficus pumila L: A new host plant of Common Indian Crow (Euploea core Cramer, Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, (accepted).

2000

• Ganesh, T. and Devy, S.M. 2000. Flower use by arboreal mammals and pollination of a rain forest tree in the south Western Ghats, India, Selbyana, 21:60-65.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N. and R. Uma Shaanker. 2000. Measuring biological heterogeneity of forest vegetation types: Avalanche index as an estimate of biological diversity, Biodiversity and Conservation, 9: 953-963.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., and Dhanapal, G.N. 2000. Competitive interaction between two weeds: Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.] Solms.) and alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides [Mart.] Griseb.), Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 34: 121-124
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., R. Uma Shaanker and K.S. Bawa. 2000. Underlying processes governing genetic differentiation in the Western Ghats, IPGRI FGR Research highlights, July 2000 issue. pp. 20-22.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., R. Uma Shaanker, G. Ravikanth, Singh, D., Rao, V.R. and Barve, N. 2000. Mapping the genetic resources of rattans using GIS and molecular tools: a new approach to identify genetic hot spots for in situ conservation, in R. Uma Shaanker, K.N. Ganeshaiah and K.S. Bawa, (eds), Forest Genetic Resources: Status, Threats and Conservation Strategies, pp 99-113, Oxford-IBH, New Delhi.
• Krishnaswamy, J., Michael Lavine, D.D. Richter and Karl Korfmacher. 2000. Soil Dynamic modeling of long term sedimentation in the Yadkin river basin, Advances in Water Resources, 23: 881-892
• Menon, S., Pontius, R.G., Rose, J., M.L. Khan and K.S. Bawa. 2000. Identifying conservation priority areas in the tropics: A land-use change modeling approach, Conservation Biology, 15: 501-512.
• Bawa, K.S., C.S. Jha, and S. Dutt. 2000. Deforestation in Western Ghats, India, Current Science, 79: 231-238.

1999

• Arathi, H.S., K.N. Ganeshaiah, R. Uma Shaanker and S.G. Hegde. 1999. Seed abortion in Pongamia pinnata (Fabaceae), American Journal of Botany, 86:659-662.
• Bawa, K. S., S. Lele, K.S. Murali and B. Ganesan. 1999. Extraction of non-timber forest products in Biligiri Rangan Hills, India: Monitoring a community-based project, pp: 89-102 In Saterson, K., Margolius, R. and Salafsky, N. (eds). Measuring Conservation Impact: An Interdisciplinary Approach To Project Monitoring And Evaluation. Biodiversity Support Program. World Wildlife Fund, Inc. Washington D. C., USA.
• Bawa, K.S. 1999. Prescriptions for conservation, in Biodiversity Conservation Network Final Stories from the Field. Biodiversity Support Program, Washington D.C., USA pp. 48-55.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N. 1999. Measuring transpiration in plants, Current Science, 76: 1410.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N. and R. Uma Shaanker 1999. Planning conservation strategies, GIS@development, September-October Vol III, Issue 5.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., A.R.V. Kumar. and K. Chandrashekara. 1999. How much should the Hutchinson ratio be and why? Oikos, 87: 201-203.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., R. Uma Shaanker and K.S. Bawa. 1999. In situ conservation of FGR, Forgen News, March, pp. 17-19.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., R. Uma Shaanker and P. Kathuria. 1999. Does optimal packing of flowers in syconia shape the style length variation in monoecious figs?, Biotropica, 31: 115-123.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., R. Uma Shaanker, R. Chelvaraju and K. Ravikanth. 1999. Mapping rattan species diversity in South India, IPGRI Newsletter, January-April Issue.
• Rajan, Priyadarsanan Dharma. 1999. Ficus superba (Miq.) and F. fergusoni (King) Worthington (Moraceae), two new reports to India, Journal of Bombay Natural Histoty Society, 96: 492-493.
• Ganesh, T and P. Davidar. 1999. Fruit biomass and relative abundance of frugivores in a rain forest of southern Western Ghats, Journal of Tropical Ecology, 15: 399-413.

1998

• Murali, K.S., R. Siddappa setty, K.N Ganeshaiah and R Uma Shaanker. 1998, Does forest type classification reflect spatial dynamics of vegetation? An Analysis using GIS techniques. Current Science 75: 220-227
• Bawa, K. S. and S. Menon. 1998. Data requirements for assessing patterns and causes of biodiversity loss, in LUCC Report Series No. 3. LUCC Data Requirements Workshop: Survey of needs, gaps and priorities on data for land-use/land-cover change research, pp. 58-66, LUCC International Project Office, Institute Cartographic De Catalunya, Barcelona, Catelonia, Spain.
• Bawa, K. S. and R. Seidler. 1998. Natural forest management and conservation of biodiversity in tropical forests, Conservation Biology, 12: 46-55.
• Bawa, K.S. and S. Dayanandan 1998. Climate change and tropical forest genetic resources, Climate Change, 23: 449-466.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N. and R. Uma Shaanker 1998. Contours of conservation- A National agenda for mapping biodiversity, Current Science, 75: 292-298.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N. and R. Uma Shaanker. 1998. Sensing and mapping of biological resources for conservation, Current Science, 75: 176.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., R. Uma Shaanker, K.S. Murali, and K.S. Bawa. 1998. Extraction of non-timber forest products in the forests of Biligiri Rangan Hills, India. 5. Influence of dispersal mode on species response to NTFP extraction, Economic Botany, 52: 316-319.
• Khoshoo, T.N. 1998. Assessing genetic diversity in wild mega animals using non-invasive methods, Current Science, 74: 13-14.
• Menon, S. and Bawa, K. S. 1998. Deforestation in the tropics: Reconciling disparities in estimates for India, AMBIO, 27: 567-577.
• Musthak Ali, T.M. and K.N. Ganeshaiah 1998. Mapping diversity of ants and root grubs. Current Science, 75:201-204.
• Uma Shaanker, R., Hegde, and Bawa. K.S. 1998. Extraction of non-timber forest products in the forests of Biligiri Rangan Hills, India. 6. Fuelwood pressure and management options, Economic Botany, 52: 320-336.
• Uma Shaanker, R., K.D. Lama and K.S. Bawa. 1998. Ecosystem reconstruction through taungya plantations following commercial logging in dry mixed deciduous forest in Darjeeling Himalaya, Forest Ecology and Management, 102: 131-142.
• Uma Shankar, R., K.D. Lama and K.S. Bawa. 1998. Ecosystem reconstruction through taungya plantations following commercial logging in dry mixed deciduous forest in Darjeeling Himalaya, Forest Ecology and Management, 102: 131-142.

1997

• Bawa, K. S. and S. Menon. 1997. Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and a landscape ecology approach to biodiversity conservation in the Western Ghats, Current Science (Special issue on Western Ghats - Biodiversity and Conservation), 73: 134-145.
• Bawa, K.S. and S. Dayanandan. 1997. Causes of tropical deforestation and institutional constraints to conservation, pp: 175-198, In: Goldsmith, B. (eds.), Tropical Rain Forest, A Wider Perspective, Chapman and Hall, London, UK.
• Bawa, K.S. and S. Dayanandan 1997. Socioeconomic factors and tropical deforestation, Nature, 386:562-563.
• Bawa, K.S. and M. Gadgil. 1997. Ecosystem services in subsistence economies and conservation, in Natures Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems, pp: 295-310, Island Press, Washington, D.C., USA.
• Bawa, K.S. and S. Menon. 1997. Biodiversity monitoring: the missing ingredients, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 12: 42.
• Bawa, K.S., M.L. Khan and S. Menon. 1997. Effectiveness of the protected area network in biodiversity conservation: A case study of Meghalaya state, Biodiversity and Conservation, 6: 853-868. [abstract]
• Ganeshaiah, K. N., R. Uma Shaanker and K.S. Bawa. 1997. Diversity of species assemblages of islands: Predictions and their test using tree species composition of shola fragments, Current Science, 73:188-194.
• Ganeshaiah, K.N., K. Chandrashekara and A.R.V. Kumar. 1997. Avalanche index: a new measure of biodiversity based on biological heterogeneity of the communities, Current Science, 73: 128-133.
• Khoshoo, T.N. 1997. Biodiversity in the Indian Himalayas: Conservation and Utilisation in Pei Shengjie, (eds.), Biodiversity in the Hindu Kush Himalayas. ICIMOD, Kathmandu, pp. x-y.
• Khoshoo, T.N. 1997. Conservation of endangered mega animals: tiger and lion, Current Science, 73:830-842.
• Priyadarsanan, D. R. 1997. Daridryavum Vikasanavum (Poverty and Development), Journal of Quilon Public library (Swarna Jayanthy Special), Volume XI (8&9): 59-61 & 68.
• Ramesh, B.R., S. Menon. and K.S. Bawa. 1997. A vegetation based approach to biodiversity gap analysis in the Agastyamalai region, Western Ghats, India, AMBIO, 26: 529-536.
• Uma Shaanker, R., and K.N Ganeshaiah. 1997. Impact of anthropogenic pressures on forest genetic resources in south India. FORGEN, IPGRI, Dec, 1997, pp12
• Uma Shaanker, R., and K.N Ganeshaiah. 1997. Mapping genetic diversity of Phyllanthus emblica: Forest gene banks as a new approach for in situ conservation of genetic resources. Current Science 73: 163-168.
• Bawa, K. S., R Uma Shaanker and K.N Ganeshaiah. 1997. Conservation of forest genetic resources: A research programme for the Western Ghants, India, FORGEN, IPGRI, Dec 1997, pp. 13-14.

1996

• Ganeshaiah, K. N. 1996. Core-satellite hypothesis and the distribution of species: Why are species not found everywhere? Current Science, 70: 340-342.
• Khoshoo, T.N. 1996. Biodiversity, bioproductivity, and biotechnology, AMBIO, 24: 251-53.
• Khoshoo, T.N. 1996. India needs a national conservation board, Current Science, 71: 506-513.
• Khoshoo, T.N. 1996. Making forestry in India sustainable, Current Science, 70: 205-214.
• Murali, K.S. 1996. Patterns of seed size, germination and seed viability in tropical tree species in South India, Biotropica, 29: 271-279.
• Murali, K.S., R. Uma Shaanker, K.N. Ganeshaiah and K.S. Bawa. 1996. Extraction of non-timber forest products in the forests of the Biligiri Rangan Hills, India. 2. Impact of NTFP extraction on regeneration, population structure, and species composition, Economic Botany, 50: 251-269.
• Shankar, U., K.S. Murali, R. Uma Shaanker, K.N. Ganeshaiah and K.S. Bawa. 1996. Extraction of non-timber forest products in the forests of Biligiri RanganHills, India 3. Productivity, extraction and prospects of sustainable harvest of Nelli (Amla) (Emblica officinalis), Economic Botany, 50: 270-279.