Indian Siwaliks

Last updated on 10 Jul 2024
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Mixed forests in Morni hills. Photo by Abhishek Kumar.

Siwaliks refer to southernmost foot hills of the Himalayas. These youngest ranges are considered as one of the most degraded ecosystems of the Himalayan landscape. This project aims to investigate the ecosystem structure and functions in Siwaliks.

Siwaliks
Abhishek Kumar
Abhishek Kumar
Senior Research Fellow

My research interests include plant ecology, restoration ecology and soil ecology.

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Threats to Biodiversity in Indian Siwaliks
The earth has an enormous variability in the life forms at various scales of ecological complexity. More people than ever are …
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Threats to Biodiversity in Indian Siwaliks
Disturbance and vegetational structure in an urban forest of Indian Siwaliks: an ecological assessment
Urban forests face multiple human-mediated pressures leading to compromised ecosystem structure and functioning. Therefore, …
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Disturbance and vegetational structure in an urban forest of Indian Siwaliks: an ecological assessment
Plant ecology in Indian Siwalik range: a systematic map and its bibliometric analysis
The Himalayan foothills or the Siwaliks have been considered as one of the most fragile ecosystems of India. The underlying cause of …
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Plant ecology in Indian Siwalik range: a systematic map and its bibliometric analysis
Comparative litter decomposability traits of selected native and exotic woody species from an urban environment of north-western Siwalik region, India
Exotic plants can potentially modify ecosystem functions like cycling of nutrients by adjusting their decomposition rates. However, …
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Comparative litter decomposability traits of selected native and exotic woody species from an urban environment of north-western Siwalik region, India
Shivalik, Siwalik, Shiwalik or Sivalik: Which one is an appropriate term for the foothills of Himalayas?
Various spelling variants such as Siwalik, Shivalik, Shiwalik and Sivalik, have been introduced in the literature while referring to …
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Events

Tracking spatiotemporal changes in tropical forest vegetation of Indian Siwaliks
Oral Abstract #CSIR-PB-127, p. 150
27 May 2022 Eternal University
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Litter decomposability traits as a tool for plant invasion in an urban environment of north-western Siwalik region, India
Oral Abstract #YAP-02, p. 49
07 Feb 2020 Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET)
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