Invasive species are known to cause ‘decline in biodiversity’, ‘flux in available resources’, and messing up the ‘disturbance regimes’.
- But how do biotic communities respond to invasion? - What happens when more than one invasive species co-occurs in an area? - Do they have a combined effect (synergy or mutualism) or their effect nullifies? - What are the indirect effects of invasion on higher trophic levels? - How can we use this information to manage and restore the ecosystems? I am currently looking to expand my research to address these questions about the effects of multiple invasive species across trophic levels, their management and habitat restoration in my PhD at iDiv, Leipzig, Germany. Broadly, I am interested in multiple invasions and how they affect ecosystems, interactions among the trophic levels, livelihood, and human health. If you are willing to collaborate, discuss, or work with me, please write to me at [email protected] or ping me on instagram. |
Lantana invasion, removal and restoration document
- Working with ATREE-CSEI to formulate a state of the art report on lantana invasion and impacts, removal practices and management regimes, restoration guidelines and typology framework. Black Kites Project, Delhi - Working to understand the survivorship pattern of the Black kites (Milvus migrans govinda) in the urban landscape of Delhi. Restoration of a Seasonally dry tropical forest in Madhya Pradesh - Assisting restoration of a denuded landscape near Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh |
National Centre for Biological Sciences
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Wildlife Institute of India
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Wildlife Institute of India (2016-17)Multiple Invasions | Community Ecology | Ecosystem Functioning | Multi-trophic interactionsAs a part of my M.Sc. degree at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, I did my dissertation research on co-occurring invasive plants in Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh (Central Indian Landscape).
I was working under the supervision of Mr Aseem Shrivastava (IFS), Prof Qamar Qureshi, and Dr Yadvendradev Jhala. For my research, I was investigating the effects of two invasive plants (Lantana camara and Pogostemon benghalensis) on native plant assemblage, and soil nutrients. I also studied how animal occurrences are affected due to invasion. You can read the paper, here. If you want to know more or discuss about invasion, please write to me at [email protected] or ping me on Instagram. |
Wildlife Institute of India (2015)Invasive species | Terrestrial and Aquatic invasions
| management | Prioritization | High Concern Invasive Species During my Master's degree in Wildlife Sciences, I was the youngest member in the working group that worked together to prioritize the invasive species among different ecosystems in India.
The work resulted in prioritization of 21 species for management and the paper can be read here. |