Publications

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1. Singh, A. P. and Uniyal, V. P. (2020). Atlas to Beetles of Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area. AkiNik Publications, New Delhi, p. 38.

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2. Sharma, A. (2019). Rekindling Forgotten Ecological Principles: When an Undammed River Taught a Lesson! In: AWSAR Awarded Popular Science Stories: By Scientists for the People – 2019. Vigyan Prasar, Technology Bhawan, New Delhi, p. 220.

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3. Arun Kumar, A., Gaur, T., Upgupta, S., Ramesh, K., Kumar, S. (2019). Land Cover/Land Use Change and Fragmentation in Uttarakhand, the Western Himalaya Based on GlobeLand30 Datasets. In: Smart Technologies for Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development. Springer Nature Singapore, p. 203.

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4. Sharma, A., Dubey, V. K., Johnson, J. A., Sivakumar, K., & Rawal, Y. K. (2022). Himalaya in a rapidly changing world: Climate change impacts and conservation implications on the montane freshwater fauna. In: Environmental Studies and Climate Change (pp. 321–345). CRC Press.

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5. Sathyakumar, S., & Dubey, V. K. (2025). Dynamics of Megafauna in Himalayan Forest Ecosystems. In: Himalayan Forests in a Changing World, Volume II: Climate Impacts, Biodiversity and Human Interactions (pp. 149–177). Springer Nature Singapore.

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Project Completion Report (2015–2020)

DST-NMSHE: Task Force IV

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Bibliography

On the Fauna and Microflora of the Indian Himalayan Region

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Wildlife Watch (2014–2015)

In the Himalayan Region

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Wildlife Watch (2015–2016)

In the Himalayan Region

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Wildlife Watch (2016–2017)

In the Himalayan Region

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Wildlife Watch (2017–2018)

In the Himalayan Region

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Wildlife Watch (2018–2019)

In the Himalayan Region

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1. Joshi, A., Ponnu, D., Dubey, V. K., & Sathyakumar, S. (2025). Filling the gap: first regional record of the Little Owl Athene noctua ludlowi (Strigiformes: Strigidae) from Uttarakhand, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 17(11), 28007‑28010.

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2. Thakur, S., Dubey, V. K., Singh, A., & Sathyakumar, S. (2025). First camera trap records of the elusive spotted linsang Prionodon pardicolor (Carnivora: Prionodontidae) in West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Mammalia, 89(5), 509‑513.

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3. Bansal, D., & Talukdar, G. (2024). Long‑term climate change trends: 43‑year analysis of climatic data in Gangotri National Park, Western Himalaya.

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4. Bansal, D., Sathyakumar, S., & Talukdar, G. (2024). Spatial and temporal variations in respiration rates under experimental warming in alpine meadows of Gangotri National Park, Western Himalaya. Discover Soil, 1(1), 19.

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5. Kashyap, P., Rizvi, A.N., & Uniyal, V.P. (2024). Additions to the Nematode Fauna (Plectidae and Cephalobidae) of India. International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 9(3), 11‑15.

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6. Thakur, S., Pal, R., Kahera, N. S., & Sathyakumar, S. (2023). Forced sympatry? Spatiotemporal interactions of ursids along a gradient of anthropic disturbances in Western Himalaya. Journal of Zoology, 321(1), 59‑74.

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7. Dubey, V. K., Sharma, A., Borah, H., Johnson, J. A., & Sivakumar, K. (2023). Tracing climate change with riverine ecotones and macroinvertebrates. Aquatic Sciences, 85(2), 63.

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8. Sharma, A., Dubey, V.K., Rawal, Y.K., Sivakumar, K., Johnson, J.A., & Sathyakumar, S. (2022). India must protect Himalayan headwaters. Science, 376(6594), 706.

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9. Dasgupta, S., Badola, R., Ali, S.Z., Jiju, J.S., & Tariyal, P. (2022). Adaptive capacity and vulnerability of the socio‑ecological system of Indian Himalayan villages. Journal of Environmental Management, 302, 113946.

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10. Dasgupta, S., Badola, R., Ali, S.Z., & Tariyal, P. (2022). Bioresource, energy and forest sustainability: A case study from Indian Himalayan region. Journal of Cleaner Production, 130497.

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11. Pal, R., Panwar, A., Goyal, S.P. and Sambandam, S. (2022). Space Use by Woolly Wolf Canis lupus chanco in Gangotri National Park, Western Himalaya, India. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, p.980.

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12. Singh, A.P., Chandra, A., De, K., Uniyal, V.P. and Sathyakumar, S. (2022). Decreasing potential suitable habitat of bumble bees in the Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area. Oriental Insects, 1‑18.

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13. Kashyap, P., Afzal, S., Rizvi, A.N. et al. (2022). Nematode community structure along elevation gradient in high altitude vegetation cover of Gangotri National Park (Uttarakhand), India. Scientific Reports 12, 1428.

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14. Pal, R., Sutherland, C., Qureshi, Q., & Sathyakumar, S. (2021). Landscape connectivity and population density of snow leopards across a multi‑use landscape in Western Himalaya. Animal Conservation.

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15. Sharma, A., Dubey, V.K., Johnson, J.A., Rawal, Y.K. & Sivakumar, K. (2021). Dendritic prioritization through spatial stream network modeling informs targeted management of Himalayan riverscapes under brown trout invasion. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58(11), 2415‑2426.

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16. Pal, R., Sharma, A., Dubey, V. K., Bhattacharya, T., Johnson, J. A., Sivakumar, K., & Sathyakumar, S. (2021). A rare photographic record of Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra with a note on its habitat from the Bhagirathi Basin, Western Himalaya, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 13(13), 20072‑20077.

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17. Patel, N.G., Garg, S., Das, A., Stuart, B.L. & Biju, S.D. (2021). Phylogenetic position of the poorly known montane cascade frog Amolops monticola and description of a new related species from Northeast India. Journal of Natural History, 55(21‑22), 1403‑1440.

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18. Johal, M.S., Sharma, A., Dubey, V.K., Johnson, J.A., Rawal, Y.K., & Sivakumar, K. (2021). Invasive brown trout Salmo trutta induce differential growth strategies in the native snow trout Schizothorax richardsonii. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 37(5), 723‑734.

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19. Sharma, A., Dubey, V.K., Johnson, J.A., Rawal, Y.K., & Sivakumar, K. (2021). Introduced, invaded and forgotten: allopatric and sympatric native snow trout life histories indicate brown trout invasion effects. Biological Invasions, 23(5), 1497‑1515.

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20. Tiwari, P., Bhattacharya, P., Rawat, G.S., Rai, I.D., & Talukdar, G. (2021). Experimental warming increases ecosystem respiration by increasing above-ground respiration in alpine meadows of Western Himalaya. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1‑10.

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21. Singh, A.P., De, K., Uniyal, V.P., & Sathyakumar, S. (2021). A preliminary assessment of odonate diversity along the river Tirthan, Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area, India with reference to the impact of climate change. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 13(11), 19611‑19615.

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22. Singh, A.P., De, K., Uniyal, V.P., & Sathyakumar, S. (2021). An experimental study on bioturbation and dung removal activities of Catharsius molossus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the Greater Himalaya. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 14(2), 169‑173.

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23. Pal, R., Bhattacharya, T., Qureshi, Q., & Sathyakumar, S. (2021). Density estimates of group living and solitary mountain ungulates using distance-based camera trapping: an appraisal. Oryx, 1‑9.

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24. Sharma, A., Dubey, V.K., Johnson, J.A., Rawal, Y.K., & Sivakumar, K. (2020). Is there always space at the top? Ensemble modeling reveals climate-driven high-altitude squeeze for the vulnerable snow trout Schizothorax richardsonii in Himalaya. Ecological Indicators, 120, 106900.

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25. Pal, R., Thakur, S., Arya, S., Bhattacharya, T., & Sathyakumar, S. (2020). Mammals of the Bhagirathi basin, Western Himalaya: understanding distribution along spatial gradients of habitats and disturbances. Oryx, Cambridge University Press, 1‑11.

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26. Patel, N.G., & Das, A. (2020). Shot the spots: A reliable field method for individual identification of Amolops formosus (Anura, Ranidae). Herpetozoa, 33, 7.

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27. Johnson, J.A., Sharma, A., Rajput, V., Dubey, V.K., & Sivakumar, K. (2020). Taxonomic and guild structure of fish assemblages in the streams of Western Himalaya, India. Community Ecology, 1‑19.

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28. Koetke, L., Bhattacharya, T., & Sathyakumar, S. (2020). Diet overlap between livestock and wild herbivores in the Greater Himalaya. Mountain Research and Development, 40(1), R21.

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29. Dasgupta, S., & Badola, R. (2020). Indicator-Based Assessment of Resilience and Vulnerability in the Indian Himalayan Region: A Case Study on Socio-Economy under Different Scenarios. Sustainability, 12(17), 6938.

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30. Singh, A. P., De, K., Uniyal, V. P. & Sathyakumar, S. (2020). Forest cover types as determinants of moth diversity in Indian Himalayan region. Munis Entomology & Zoology, 15(2), 348‑356.

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31. Pal, R., Bhattacharya, T., & Sathyakumar, S. (2020). Woolly Flying Squirrel Eupetaurus cinereus: A new addition to the diet of Snow Leopard Panthera uncia. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 117.

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32. Patel, N.G., Boruah, B., & Das, A. (2020). Sibynophis Sagittarius (Cantor’s Black-headed Snake). Albinism. Herpetological Review, 51(1).

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33. Kashyap, P., Rizvi, A.N., Bhattacharya, T., & Uniyal, V.P. (2020). Community structure and habitat specific variations of soil-inhabiting nematodes in the forests of Gangotri National Park, Uttarakhand, India. Indian Journal of Nematology, 50(2), 107‑116.

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34. Kashyap, P., Rizvi, A.N., & Uniyal, V.P. (2020). Assessment of Soil Physicochemical Properties along an Altitude Gradient in High Altitude Region of Gangotri National Park, Uttarakhand, India. Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health, 20(3&4), 134‑139.

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35. Sharma, A., Dubey, V.K., Nautiyal, P., Johnson, J.A., Rawal, Y.K., & Sivakumar, K. (2019). When nature decides who stays and who goes: Priority effects extirpating the non-native brown trout Salmo trutta fario population from a Himalayan river. Current Science, 117(2), 186.

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36. Singh, A., Uniyal, V.P., & Sathyakumar, S. (2019). Upward Distribution Shift of Calochroa flavomaculata (Hope, 1831) in Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area. Indian Forester, 145(10), 1017‑1018.

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37. Gaur, T., Sinha, A., Adhikari, B. S., & Ramesh, K. (2019). Dynamics of Landscape change in a mountainous river basin: A case study of the Bhagirathi river, Western Himalaya. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 17(4), 8271‑8289.

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38. Pal, R., Thakur, S., Arya, S., Bhattacharya, T., & Sathyakumar, S. (2018). Recent records of dhole (Cuon alpinus, Pallas 1811) in Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India. Mammalia, 82(6), 614‑617.

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39. Pal, R., Thakur, S., Bhattacharya, T., & Sathyakumar, S. (2018). Range extension and high elevation record for the endangered woolly flying squirrel Eupetaurus cinereus in Western Himalaya, India. Mammalia, 83(4), 410‑414.

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40. Sathyakumar, S., Mathur, V. B., Mondal, K., & Dasgupta, S. (2018). Wildlife Watch in the Indian Himalayan Region. Current Science, 114(4), 718.

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41. Rai, I.D., Bhardwaj, M., Talukdar, G., Rawat, G.S., & Sathyakumar, S. (2018). Large scale infestation of blue pine by Himalayan dwarf mistletoe in the Gangotri National Park, Western Himalaya. Tropical Ecology, 59(1), 157‑161.

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42. Sharma, A., Rajput, V., Dubey, V.K., Dhanda, A., Thakur, S., Johnson, J.A., Sathyakumar, S., & Sivakumar, K. (2017). New distribution records of Elegant Water Shrew Nectogale elegans from the western Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 9(12), 11097–11099.

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43. Bhattacharya, P., Talukdar, G., Rawat, G.S., & Mondol, S. (2017). Importance of monitoring soil microbial community responses to climate change in the Indian Himalayan region. Current Science, 112(8), 1622‑1623.

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44. Bhattacharyya, K., & Mondal, K. (2017). An overview of Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo in the Indian Himalayan Region, with information on Recent Records. Ambient Science, 4(1).

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45. Gupta, N., Raut, S., Nautiyal, P., Johnson, J.A., Sivakumar, K., & Mathur, V.B. (2017). Climate change and species distribution in the Indian Himalayan biodiversity hotspot. NeBIO, 8, 1‑5.

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46. Arun Kumar A., Upgupta S., Gaur T., & Sathyakumar S. (2016). Perspective from the field: Innovative Geographic Visualization for Improved Understanding and Effective Public Participation in Environmental Policy Making and Implementation. Environmental Practice, 18(2).

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47. Sathyakumar S., Bhattacharya T., Mondal K., Naha D., Mathur VB. (2016). Human Wildlife interactions (conflicts) in the Indian Himalayan Region – current scenario and the path ahead. Technical Compendium of National Conference on Hill Agriculture in Perspective, February 2016.

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48. Gupta, N., Rajvanshi, A., Sathyakumar, S., Johnson, J.A., Sivakumar, K., Rawat, G.S., & Mathur, V.B. (2015). Need for targeted education programme for preparedness and formulating adaptive strategies in the Indian Himalayan region. Current Science, 109(7), 1233‑1234.