Peer-reviewed papers

2022

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

Dasgupta, S., Badola, R., Ali, S.Z., Jiju, J.S. and Tariyal, P. 2022. Adaptive capacity and vulnerability of the socio-ecological system of Indian Himalayan villages under present and predicted future scenarios. Journal of environmental management, 302, p.113946.

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

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.

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.

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

2021

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

Sharma, A., Dubey, V.K., Johnson, J.A., Rawal, Y.K. and 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.

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

Johal, M.S., Sharma, A., Dubey, V.K., Johnson, J.A., Rawal, Y.K. and Sivakumar, K. 2021. Invasive brown trout Salmo trutta induce differential growth strategies in the native snow trout Schizothorax richardsonii of Himalaya: Are natives in unaltered rivers better at picking the gauntlet of invasion?. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 37(5), 723-734.

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

Tiwari, P., Bhattacharya, P., Rawat, G.S., Rai, I.D. and 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.

Singh, A.P., De, K., Uniyal, V.P. and 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.

Singh, A.P., De, K., Uniyal, V.P. and Sathyakumar, S. 2021. An experimental study on bioturbation and dung removal activities of Catharsius molossus (Linnaeus, 1758)(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the Greater Himalaya. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 14(2), 169-173.

Pal R., Bhattacharya T.,  Qureshi Q., Buckland S. T., Sathyakumar S. 2021. Density estimates of group living and solitary mountain ungulates using distance-based camera trapping: an appraisal. Oryx 1-9. doi:10.1017/S003060532000071X .

2020

Sharma, A., Dubey, V.K., Johnson, J.A., Rawal, Y.K. and 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, p.106900.

Pal, R., Thakur, S., Arya, S., Bhattacharya, T. and 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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Kashyap, P., Rizvi, A.N., Bhattacharya, T. and 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. Indian Journal of Nematology.Vol.50, No. 2, 107-116

Kashyap, P., Rizvi, A.N. and 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.

2019

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

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.

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.

2018

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

Pal, R., Thakur, S., Bhattacharya, T. and 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.

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

Rai, I.D., Bhardwaj, M., Talukdar, G., Rawat, G.S. and 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.

2017

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 Milne-Edwards, 1870 (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from the western Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 9(12):11097–11099.

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

Bhattacharyya, K. and Mondal, K. 2017. An overview of Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo in the Indian Himalayan Region, with information on Recent Records. Ambient Science 4(1) DOI:10.21276/ambi.2017.04.1.nn01.

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

2016

Arun Kumar A, Upgupta S, Gaur T, Sathyakumar S, Ramesh K. 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), 2016.

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.

2015

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

Gupta N, Mondal K. 2015. The valley of divine Bhagirathi – A paradise amidst changing climatic variables. IndiaWilds- Conservation and Wildlife Photography. October 2015.

General Research Articles

Dubey, V.K. and Sharma (2022). Human Hibernation. About Place Journal. Volume 7(1).

Pal, R. Capturing the magic: candid cameras and elusive species. Saevus magazine. (in press)

Sharma, A., Dubey, V.K., Johnson, J.A. and Sivakumar, K. (2020), Trout Travails: Protected and undammed, yet invaded and predated. Saevus magazine, March-May 2020 edition.

Pal, R., (2021). Monitoring mountain ungulates with camera traps.

Pal, R., (2020). Mighty Peaks and Magnificent mammals

Pal R. (2019). Panoroma, peaks, and snow. Sanctuary Asia.

Thakur, S. (2021). My unexpected encounter with a Himalayan Brown Bear. Nature in Focus. 

Sharma, A. (2019). Rivers of mighty Himalayas: The story beneath their echoing silence. India Rivers Forum. India Rivers Forum, a platform partnering with WWF and SANDRP. https://indiariversforum.org/rivers-of-mighty-himalayas/

Pal, R., Bhattacharya, T. & Sathyakumar, S. (2019).First record of Pallas’s cat in Uttarakhand, Nelang valley, Gangotri National Park, India. Cat News. 69:24-26.

Pal, R, Bhattacharya, T & Sathyakumar, S. (2018) First confirmation on the occurrence of threatened Tibetan Argali in Gangotri National Park, Uttarakhand, India. Newsletter for the Caprinae Specialist Group, 13-15

Pal, R., Thakur, S., Arya, S., Iyer, B., Bhattacharya, T., Sathyakumar, S. (2017). Mountain Ungulates of Bhagirathi Basin, India – Field Research Update. Newsletter for the Caprinae Specialist Group, 6-11.

Pal, R., Thakur, S., Bhattacharya, T. and Sathyakumar, S. (2016). First Photographic Evidence of Himalayan Brown Bears in Uttarakhand, India. International Bear News, Spring 2016. Vol 25 no. 1, 23-24

Books and Book Chapters

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

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 (An Autonomous Organization of Department of Science and Technology), Technology Bhawan, New Delhi. 220.

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 Pte Ltd. 203.

Monographs/Internal Publications

Sathyakumar S, Mathur VB. (Eds.). 2019. Wildlife Watch-Series V. A user guide for monitoring wildlife species in the Indian Himalayan region, Wildlife Institute of India, 65pp.

Sathyakumar S, Mathur VB. (Eds.). 2018. Wildlife Watch-Series IV. A user guide for monitoring wildlife species in the Indian Himalayan region, Wildlife Institute of India, 65pp.

Sathyakumar S, Mathur VB. (Eds.). 2017. Wildlife Watch-Series III. A user guide for monitoring wildlife species in the Indian Himalayan region, Wildlife Institute of India, 65pp.

Sathyakumar S, Mathur VB. (Eds.). 2016. Wildlife Watch-Series II. A user guide for monitoring wildlife species in the Indian Himalayan region, Wildlife Institute of India, 65pp.

Sathyakumar, S. (Ed.). 2016. Bibliography on the Fauna and Micro flora of the Indian Himalayan Region. ENVIS Bulletin: Wildlife and Protected Areas. Vol. 17. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India, 319 pp.

Sathyakumar S, Mathur VB. (Eds.). 2015. Wildlife Watch-Series I. A user guide for monitoring wildlife species in the Indian Himalayan region, Wildlife Institute of India, 65pp.