Mountain-top bird species face extreme conditions, shaping breeding site selection. We monitored alpine nests in temperate Andes. Rock cavities buffer temperatures, potentially enhancing breeding success and adaptation to harsh weather
Understanding the resilience of Australian alpine plants to climate change: Insights from population genomics and germination trials
By integrating population genomics and common garden experiments, this research explores the adaptive potential of Australian alpine plant species to shifting climate.
Forest stand characteristics and salvage logging strategies affect the dynamics of post-windthrow vegetation trajectories
Satellite imagery combined with field observations proves effective for monitoring forest recovery after wind disturbances across large geographic areas and over multiple years.
Unravelling the fish communities and associated habitat parameters in Tissa river system of Arunachal Pradesh, eastern Himalaya, India.
This study aims to provide a nuanced understanding of species-environment interactions, conservation of endemic fish species providing implementable insights into habitat management & conservation.
Beetles, wind, and fire: integrating disturbance predisposition assessments into decision support systems for climate-adapted management of mountain forests
Climate change alters predisposition to disturbances differently across elevations. Disturbance mitigation may trade off with biodiversity & ecosystem services.
Responses of montane conifers to drought stress: unravelling metabolic pathways of adaptation
Species-specific metabolic responses to drought in conifers reveal biochemical mechanisms via targeted and untargeted analyses of metabolites, hormones, antioxidants and lipid peroxidation products.
Indigenous Agricultural Practices and Pollinator Ecology: Assessing Diversity, DNA Barcoding, and the Impact of Forest Fires on Pollinator Communities in Mandakini catchment, Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand.
Indigenous agriculture techniques have a significant impact on pollinator ecology, especially in biodiverse and environmentally sensitive area such as Mandakini catchment in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand.
Drought effects on alpine conifers: a xylogenetic approach
We analyze wood formation along an elevational gradient in the Alps on four main tree species. Differences in timing and length of growing season, due to the possible effect of drought, were found.